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Welcome to Game Collector, where GameSpot points you to the best deals on the best games. This week, we're showcasing 10 of the best-looking PC games ever made--but their beauty isn't only skin deep. If you want to push your new computer or graphics card to the limit, need a gift for a new gamer, or just want to add great games to your collection, then you'll want to check out the following.
American McGee's Alice (2000)
Street Price: $19
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Still one of the best-looking, best-sounding PC games to date, Alice is perhaps the perfect way to show off the power of a brand-new PC. It's a fun if simple game that's easily accessible for virtually all players--as long as they're not squeamish at the twisted imagery found throughout.
Sacrifice (2000)
Street Price: $9
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Sacrifice is weird, but there can be no denying that it's got some of the most impressive visual design of any game to date. Its unusual fantasy world is populated by all kinds of indescribable creatures, which are brought to life by the game's great 3D engine. The game itself is fun and interesting to play.
Ground Control (2000)
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This futuristic tactical combat game lets you command powerful tank platoons, devastating artillery, infantry divisions, and more in real time. Ground Control's visual effects and its 3D engine are simply spectacular. From virtually any angle, the intense, fast-paced combat looks virtually real.
Max Payne (2001)
Street Price: $35
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The long-awaited Max Payne turned out to be one of the best action games of the year. This gritty third-person shooter stars a stoic renegade cop trying to clear his name of a crime he didn't commit and get a little cold vengeance for good measure. Max Payne looks incredible and runs smoothly.
Giants: Citizen Kabuto (2000)
Street Price: $29
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Extremely impressive graphics is the first thing you'll notice in Giants: Citizen Kabuto, which turns out to be a fun, inventive, and often hilarious action game. It's even got real-time strategy elements along with other surprises. You'll play as three types of memorable characters throughout the game.
Black & White (2001)
Street Price: $39
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Black & White is perhaps the most-talked-about game of the year and was very well received by critics--though some gamers were turned off by its unusual combination of play elements. Still, most everyone agreed that the game's impressive graphics and evocative animations were remarkable.
FreeSpace 2 (1999)
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The winner of our Best Sci-Fi Sim award for 1999 is immediately notable for its visual quality--a visual quality that remains first-rate two years after the game's release. FreeSpace 2 features truly enormous spacecraft and memorable ship designs, and it's an outstanding space combat game to boot.
Superbike 2001 (2000)
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Superbike 2001 is perhaps the most realistic motorcycle racing simulation ever created. The motorcycles and riders are rendered with painstakingly authentic detail. A slew of adjustable options makes the game suitable for all players. If you've ever been thrilled by motorcycle racing, then Superbike 2001 is your game.
NHL 2002 (2001)
Street Price: $39
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Ice hockey is reproduced with striking detail, realism, and drama in NHL 2002, the latest and greatest in EA Sports' long line of highly acclaimed ice hockey simulations. NHL 2002 is a superb game in every way. Among its many new features, it adds optional dramatic camera replays.
MechWarrior 4: Vengeance (2000)
Street Price: $29
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Ever wanted to pilot an 80-ton giant walking-robot tank? Even if you haven't, you have to admit it sounds like fun--and MechWarrior 4 lets you have this kind of fun in this highly convincing, enjoyable, action-packed simulation. MechWarrior 4 excels in its multiplayer mode, but it's great to look at, regardless.
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