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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Might and Magic VI is a classically designed role-playing game that features both a huge gaming world and lots of attention to detail.
Grand Prix Legends will reward you with arguably the most intense racing experience ever seen on a personal computer.
Its lack of distinguishing features renders it entirely tedious for real-time veterans, while its difficulty and bland presentation make it the wrong choice for newcomers to the genre.
Messiah is relatively short, and the memorable set pieces are interrupted by too many uninspired jumping puzzles.
A genuinely original game of tactics, planning, and precision.
Despite the small problems, building a thriving city in Caesar III is fun.
The core elements of 1997's best role-playing game are intact and, in several ways, have been improved.
Its emphasis on stealth, strategy, and ingenuity, coupled with its strong narrative structure and excellent mission design, adds up to a game that's stylish, serious, rewarding, and unique.
The excellent story, unique puzzles, and addictive swordplay help make Redguard an immensely rich and enjoyable adventure.
Gangsters has many interesting features, but they don't come together in the big picture.
Starsiege brings new life to a genre otherwise devoid of it, even if it doesn't really succeed in elevating robot sims out of their long-term rut.
If you're not adverse to a little lowbrow humor and a lot of violence and mayhem, you'll find plenty of action and still more fun in Carmageddon II.
Warzone 2100's highly navigable 3D engine, unique campaign structure, and multiplayer gameplay should please most real-time strategy fans.
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri is another one of those games that can make hours pass like minutes.
Beyond the Call of Duty ends up feeling like a shadow of its former self, being both shorter and more frustrating than the original.
Crystal Dynamics' long-awaited sequel to Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain is a far different animal from its predecessor.
Although Revenant is also a great-looking game that's fun to play, it constantly threatens to break apart at the seams.
Homeworld is both an excellent game and one that may well reshape the entire real-time strategy genre.
Kingdoms suffers from a long list of problems that collectively prevent it from exceeding its ancestor or from rejuvenating a tired genre.
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