If you didn't care for Tomb Raider's third-person perspective and camera angles then Deathtrap Dungeon will probably leave you cold.
Need for Speed III is one of the best times I have had playing a racing game.
SimCity 3000 is a stable, attractive, finely balanced game with just enough new features to satisfy veterans of the series.
If you're armed with weapons and a strong disrespect for authority, you might just want to take that Body Count song to heart and become a cop killer.
If you can brave its shortcomings, Resident Evil 2 is good, scary fun.
TOCA Touring Car Championship is basically a mix of Gran Turismo and Destruction Derby.
This is a good translation of a good arcade title, and fans of the arcade version won't be disappointed.
JSF is mighty fun and points toward a promising future for Innerloop.
If Digital Integration's iF-16 feels about a year old, there's a good reason: Essentially, it is.
The gameplay becomes incredibly monotonous almost immediately.
It doesn't have the globe-spanning sweep of Microsoft Flight Simulator, but it renders its own little corner of the world with admirable fidelity.
It's Circle of Blood with new characters, a new storyline, and a new threat to world harmony.
This limited method of play is similar to first-generation real-time strategy games.
Atomic Bomberman is one of this year's biggest missed opportunities.
Following in the footsteps of Diablo, Theme Hospital has arrived almost completely intact on the PlayStation.
There are new weapons, enemies, and levels, but the game engine and basic play are essentially the same.
The painfully obvious conclusion is that this game simply does not provide enough variety (or fun) to keep you entertained.
Tomb Raider is simply a smart game, bursting with great touches.
Investigate a mysterious bombing and unravel a deep mystery in this point-and-click adventure.
Touting many new features and improved graphics, the box would have us believe the game offers a state-of-the-art gaming experience, however, this is not the case.
In the final analysis, suffice to say that other soccer sims do it better for the same price.
Civilization II is a solid, if not spectacular, game that strategy fans will not want to miss.
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Put simply, X-COM is a bona fide modern classic, standing proudly alongside Civilization and Populous as a benchmark in the evolution of strategy gaming.
Deus Ex's gameplay features and story elements, as well as the expansiveness of the game's environments and the scope of its setting, add up to a satisfying and unusual experience.
Super Hornet contains none of the extras that make a flight simulation a complete package, even though there's a good flight simulator at its core.
It can be a difficult game, especially at first, but Commandos 2 truly evokes the intensity of World War II that you've probably seen in film or on television.
It's a beautiful, sprawling, and open-ended game that lets you play pretty much however you like as long as you're willing to fill in a few blanks using your imagination.
Take a trip down the rabbit's hole to a wickedly deformed Wonderland in American McGee's Alice.
Renegade makes great use of the source material, yet it's suitable both for C&C fans and for those who enjoy team-based multiplayer competition in general.
1nsane is the only 4x4 racing game to date that truly offers a sense of the freedom--and the chaos--found in real-life off-road racing.
The Art of Magic is an interesting game whose every strength seems to be hurt by a related weakness.
Those players familiar with the original Soul Reaver should have a good idea of what to expect from the sequel and its innovative blend of action and puzzle-solving.
The logical environment-based puzzles in Project Eden represent what may be the best hope for the continuing evolution of adventure games.
Red Alert 2 offers lots of challenges and variety for real-time strategy players of all skill levels, and it'll be particularly fun for fans of previous Command & Conquer games.
Undying has superb graphics, truly impressive sound effects, and fast-paced, enjoyable action sequences. The entire game is very atmospheric, and a lot of fun to play.
It features a blend of stealth, covert surveillance, and high-powered firefights at secret military bases, though the game also has several significant shortcomings.
Even if you like the basic premise and action of the game, a number of very serious flaws quickly sap its entertainment value.
Zeus is a major improvement for Impressions' line of city-building games, and it's a significant advancement for city-building games in general.
It's a testament to Startopia's fundamentally sound design and attractive presentation that you'll enjoy it despite the fact that, at times, it'll make you feel slightly alienated.
The vivid and inviting setting in Desperados can't make up for some substantial gameplay flaws.
It's got some problems and takes some time to get into, but should otherwise appeal to players who've enjoyed previous hack-and-slash action games, or like the idea of them.
SimCoaster dismisses the elegant design of its predecessor, and instead favors the often-overwhelming amount of management found in the original Theme Park.
Though it's worth considering that this game was essentially developed by a group of amateur designers, there are many first-person shooters available that are much more worthwhile.
Without exceptional gameplay or style, Steel Soldiers ends up as a fairly formulaic real-time strategy game.
Aside from a few novelty options, Codename: Outbreak is an uninspired first-person shooter that really doesn't stack up against the glut of similar games currently out on the market.
Far Cry isn't just a stunning technical accomplishment. It's quite possibly the best single-player first-person shooter experience for the PC since Half-Life.
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