User Rating: 7 | Sacrifice (2000) PC
At first I really enjoyed Sacrifice. Sure, combat was a little messy and confusing, but in the end there seemed to be enough control to handle a battle and come out victorious. The graphics were great and it was a very unique idea that offered a lot of varying ways to play. But as time went on and the battles became more involved, the complexity of control became a significant hindrance for me. Also, I started getting really annoyed at situations where logically I should have no problem winning the battle but somehow (and I never figure out why) all of a sudden all of my creatures are dead and I'm being overrun. I'm sure some folks reading this will say that I'm just a sore loser, but I really felt that the battle logic didn't make sense in these situations and after it happened to me about 4 or 5 times I stopped playing. I've had much greater (and funner) challenges with Warcraft III or AOEII where logic prevails and your strategic competence is rewarded by victory. Anyway, I might go back and try Sacrifice again, but with so many other great games available, I might never make it....and I won't be sad about it.