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King Arthur: The Role-Playing Wargame Review

King Arthur: The Role-Playing Wargame Review

Step back in time with King Arthur and you'll find an enjoyable, if rough, ride through the dark ages. King Arthur: The Role-Playing Wargame appears very much as a spin-off from the Total War series;... Read More

A Game of Thrones: Genesis Review

A Game of Thrones: Genesis Review

Like many others, I was introduced to the “A Song of Fire and Ice” universe with the recent HBO series “A Game of Thrones.” The plot, setting, and characters all spoke to me and I instantly fe... Read More

Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse Review

Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse Review

Since the Freelance Police, aka Sam & Max, made their debut in comic book form in the mid-1980s, the dog and rabbit duo have appeared in numerous graphic adventure games on our PCs. [caption id... Read More

Pirates of Black Cove Review

Pirates of Black Cove Review

My impressions on booting up Pirates of Black Cover for the first time (wow, this looks really good) and my impressions on playing more of the game (why the hell am I even playing this?) are so much i... Read More

Bastion (PC) Review

Bastion (PC) Review

Bastion was released on Xbox Live only a few weeks back, and it caught out attention. We played it, and we loved it. Not only did we think it was the best downloadable game of this year, we also thoug... Read More

The Asskickers Review

The Asskickers Review

We often come across games that suck- downright suck. I will name no games here today, but I will say this- no game I have ever played has sucked as much as The Asskickers. It tries to be bold and o... Read More

Limbo (PC) Review

Limbo (PC) Review

Games like these don't come along too frequently, and when they do, they need to be played. Limbo is an amazing simplistic game that provides good entertainment for 3 to 4 hours.

Virtua Tennis 4 PC Review

Virtua Tennis 4 PC Review

For all the times I see a console RTS and shake my head in dismay, there are many times when I see a game better focused for the lounge audience making an appearance on PC. Virtua Tennis 4 is one such... Read More

Supreme Ruler: Cold War Review

Supreme Ruler: Cold War Review

Paradox Interactive has made plenty of strategy games, and while not all of them are perfectly polished gems, or complete masterpieces, they are, undoubtedly, extremely fun, addictive, deep and immers... Read More

Revenge of the Titans Review

Revenge of the Titans Review

Two trends in gaming have dominated our fair market as of late. We have a surge of very similar Tower Defence games to match many casual gamers now purchasing smart phones, and we also have an obsessi... Read More

STORM: Frontline Nation Review

STORM: Frontline Nation Review

The incredibly generic title and the Advance Wars level graphics might not make much of a first impression, especially to the PC gamer used to such stunning (and imaginatively titled) games such as ... Read More

Hearts of Iron III: For the Motherland Review

Hearts of Iron III: For the Motherland Review

Hearts of Iron III is one of the most enjoyable strategy games you'll ever play. The game had a ton of flaws when it was released, and even after a lot of patches and an expansion pack, it never reach... Read More

Duke Nukem Forever Review

Duke Nukem Forever Review

Interesting fact: back when 3D Realms originally announced Duke Nukem Forever, Nintendo released it's first polygonal 3D Zelda, Ocarina of Time, on a system that was struggling in the market to give i... Read More

Armada 2526: Supernova Review

Armada 2526: Supernova Review

It is with the passing of time that the humble expansion pack has been replaced by cheap, easily accessible and opinion dividing DLC. Seemingly stuck in some kind of programming time warp, Ntronium Ga... Read More

Darkspore Review

Darkspore Review

It's really hard to review a game like Darkspore. By all accounts, this is a great game, and certainly one of the more fun titles we've had in a generation when an increasing number of games are dista... Read More

Brink PC Review

Brink PC Review

With so many shooters out these days, it's getting harder and harder to spot the difference. In an attempt to avoid the usual Where's Wally style hunt for creativity, Brink enters guns blazing with an... Read More

Mount and Blade: With Fire and Sword Review

Mount and Blade: With Fire and Sword Review

Yet another PC action RPG based on an obscure Polish novel I'd never encountered didn't exactly seem like my idea of a fun day at the office but, my cynical pre-conceptions were ill called for as, Wit... Read More

Fable 3 PC Review

Fable 3 PC Review

Finally, nearly half a year after the original release of Fable 3 on Xbox 360, PC gamers are able to try out the game on their native platform. Though the port is a little late coming, it offers a fai... Read More

The Witcher II: Assassins of Kings Review

The Witcher II: Assassins of Kings Review

This generation of gaming has produced some really captivating role playing games with the likes of Mass Effect, Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and Dragon Age. But it is safe to assume that the Polish dev... Read More

Starpoint Gemini Review

Starpoint Gemini Review

It has always struck me as odd that there is such a discernible split between console and PC gaming. The console experience is explosive and direct, whist its PC counterpart has always been a more exp... Read More

Alter Ego Review

Alter Ego Review

What self respecting PC gamer doesn't enjoy a good point and click adventure? With that in mind, Alter Ego releases as a polished and well designed blast from the past. It is as classic as point and c... Read More

Operation Flashpoint: Red River PC Review

Operation Flashpoint: Red River PC Review

INDIA Review: Having not played the original Operation Flashpoint I was excited about what the next instalment in the series, Red River will offer to the already ‘over’ saturated market of first p... Read More

Portal 2 PC Review

Portal 2 PC Review

Note: Reviews for Portal 2 (PC) and Portal 2 (Xbox 360) have been written by different authors from different countries, so their views may differ. Please note that this is an individual review, not ... Read More

Homefront (PC) Review

Homefront (PC) Review

Note: Reviews for Homefront (PS3/Xbox 360) and Homefront (PC) have been written by different authors, so their views may differ. Please note that this is an individual review, not a supplement to the ... Read More

Hoard (PC) Review

Hoard (PC) Review

Hoard was released some time ago for PSN, and it was, quite understandably, loved by one and all. The game is not out for the PC, but the question is, is it as fun and as addictive as the original ver... Read More

Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood PC Review

Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood PC Review

PC gamers have it hard. If it isn't bad enough that many are constantly anticipating the “death” of PC gaming, then it's even worse that many publishers are taking ages to port popular console gam... Read More

Total War: Shogun 2 Review

Total War: Shogun 2 Review

One of the first things a player will notice about Shogun 2 is the look. The developers have painstakingly recreated the colorful and esoteric art style of Feudal Japan, and in intertwining the art st... Read More

Dreamcast Collection Review

Dreamcast Collection Review

In an attempt to appeal to the slightly older generation of gamers who grew up with the now legendary Dreamcast, Sega have brought us the Dreamcast Collection. The collection features four DC games: S... Read More

Painkiller: Redemption Review

Painkiller: Redemption Review

Painkiller: Redemption started off life as a fanmade mod for 2004's original Painkiller but, having proven its quality, Redemption has now been turned into an official PK expansion and has been absorb... Read More

Amazing Adventures: The Caribbean Secret Review

Amazing Adventures: The Caribbean Secret Review

Some games hold a certain place in our hearts for their undeniable quality. Others stay in our brains for their severe strangeness, in a “so bad it's good” sort of way. Amazing Adventures: The Car... Read More