The story still stands up, but the game that has been wrapped around it simply cannot keep up its end of the bargain.
War of the Ring is a competent, if lackluster, effort that will probably appeal to Middle-earth fans and casual gamers who haven't played a lot of real-time strategy before.
SWAT: Global Strike Team is an impressive and successful effort to bring the old series into the 21st century.
If you're in search of a cooperative action game to play with friends, Hunter works, but it certainly isn't the most exciting game in town.
The Simpsons: Hit & Run borrows heavily from the Grand Theft Auto series and, in so doing, it brings the world of the Simpsons to life with proper justice.
Those who had a great time playing the original should by all means enjoy the sequel, as will most anyone interested in managing epic battles between huge spaceship fleets.
In-game tutorials, cash scoring, and hot-seat multiplayer play promise to enhance the Hoyle renditions of these 18 popular table games: backgammon, battling ships, bump ‘em, checkers, chess, chinese checkers, dominoes, ...
You'll find hundreds of variations of 17 inventive puzzle games in this Hoyle game compilation.
This year's edition of Hoyle casino games has more than 500 variants of 14 popular games, including baccarat, blackjack, Caribbean Stud poker, craps, horse racing, keno, Let It Ride, poker, ...
This edition of Hoyle Card Games promises 18 lively and crisply rendered games: bridge, canasta, crazy eights, cribbage, euchre, gin rummy, go fish, hearts, memory match, old maid, pinochle, pitch, ...
Chaos Bleeds is an excellent, well-put-together action adventure game that most fans of the genre should be able to enjoy and any Buffy fan will love.
Unless you're a rabid fan who simply has to be in contact with all things Futurama, this game is playable enough to warrant a rental but little else.
Though NASCAR Racing 2003 Season isn't quite a revolutionary game, it is nevertheless a worthy finale for the series.
Considering how crowded the first-person shooter market has gotten lately, there really shouldn't be much room in your collection for Die Hard: Vendetta.
The development of Dark Angel probably should have been canceled at the same time as the television series on which it is based.
No One Lives Forever 2 is a rousing success on every level.
The Fellowship of the Ring is ultimately an average game at its best and a frustrating and boring one at its worst.
Casino Empire lacks a lot of features that you'd expect from any good management game, though it still manages to be enjoyable at times.
Broadband-enabled PS2 owners will find that Tribes Aerial Assault is a fun, tactics-oriented online first-person shooter with some impressive technical features.
Emperor is a fun and satisfying management game, but it is primarily the same fun and satisfying management game as those that have preceded it.
This exclusive Xbox action game will feature a tongue-in-cheek story reminiscent of 1960s spy films and cartoon-style visuals.
Sierra's popular SWAT franchise is back with more weapons, more combat gear, more bad guys, and a quicker pacing than ever before.
The next action game in the Tribes universe will focus on smaller, faster battles.
SWAT begins with an interesting premise, but the designers seem to have paid too much attention to detail in the wrong areas.
SWAT 2 could have been filled with nail-biting intensity and adrenaline-pumping action; instead, it's composed of a frustrating command system and messy gameplay.
Good chess players looking to become great will probably find Power Chess helpful.
With the glaring omissions fixed and a graphics overhaul, Pro Pilot could be contender.
It's an offbeat but nonetheless great sports game that successfully treads the line between orthodox simulation and arcade action.
If what you're looking for in an adventure game is plenty of challenging puzzles, you'll be in high heaven with Rama.
Kudos to Sierra and Dynamix for taking a disappointing disaster and turning it into the best World War I simulation yet.
If you like Civil War games, this one deserves a place by your computer.
Roberta Williams did not invent the adventure game genre, but she has aided in its evolution time and time again.
A surprising change from the typical Sierra blueprint, this graphic adventure aimed at teens offers an intricately detailed world to explore and plenty of classic puzzles to solve.
The plot in Shivers II is hauntingly intelligent.
Silent Thunder is a wicked, clean, no-B.S. combat sim with enough options and realism to hold the serious gamer's interest.
SODA Off-Road Racing is a great title marred only by poor graphics and uninspired sound.
IMPORT: Sorcerian is bad. Any fond memories of the original games will quickly be cast aside when you play the Dreamcast incarnation.
SWAT 3's most impressive feature has to be the amazing artificial intelligence employed by friend and foe alike.
This is well-executed, visceral, mentally exhausting, and exciting entertainment.
Rise & Rule does a fantastic job of making players feel like they belong to their selected culture.
In his latest project, Torin's Passage, Lowe has cast aside the bathroom humor and created a game suitable for adventurers both young and old.
If you're at all interested in the concept, you'll find Trophy Bass well-made and fun to play. If not, cast your line elsewhere.
Those who want to sink their hooks into some down-and-dirty, realistic fishing action will find the game a perfect fit.
Newcomer Monster Games came up with an interesting concept for Viper Racing: Create the type of ultrarealistic physics model found in games like Grand Prix Legends and use it to ...
Questions test both classical book-smarts and pop-culture awareness, forcing you to combine these opposing forces and choose a correct answer.
It's definitely a great multiplayer party-style game.
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