Neverwinter Nights is one of those exceedingly rare games that has a lot to offer virtually everyone, even if they aren't already into RPGs.
It's fun for a while, but it's too arcadelike for its own good, and it really only lends itself to short amounts of time spent playing.
If you were to buy, install, and actually enjoy Operation Blockade, you'd need to be at least partially insane.
Looked at as a free mod, Tactical Ops is an achievement its developers can be proud of, but taken as a retail game, it still needs more work.
Though never officially released by Atari, collectors uncovered a prototype of Combat Two and released 260 copies of it for sale at Classic Gaming Expo 2001.
Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee is a very smart game with great puzzles, yet there's not enough variety in those puzzles to keep it completely entertaining throughout.
Splashdown is a good racing game that--with a few tweaks-- could have easily been one of the greatest.
Deadly Dozen is Infogrames' entry into the previously nonexistent world of budget-priced tactical shooters. And true to the genre's recent run of luck, it's pretty darn good.
Civilization III is a triumphant proclamation that strategy gaming is alive and well and still able to keep you rooted in front of your computer for hours at a time.
Aside from its amusing track design and decent customization elements, there really isn't anything much there in regard to actual compelling gameplay.
Particle Systems has successfully created the type of game that fans of the space sim genre have been waiting for years to play.
Featuring 12 games total, Atari Anniversary Edition contains more games than your average retro collection.
It's a clumsy port, but what's even more disappointing is that it's a clumsy port of only a middling console game.
Whereas Hasbro's previous game tried to improve upon the board game, Surface Thunder has a very different approach: It's a simplistic 3D arcade shooter.
RollerCoaster Tycoon has the potential to capture a pretty good niche market - and for the most part, it succeeds.
Few people are likely to get a thrill out of playing the original Pong anymore, and, unfortunately, the Pong of the new generation doesn't do much better.
Missile Command is just another piece of proof that remakes are never as good as their originals.
What should have been a revision of last year's superb simulation instead comes across as a half-baked rehash.
Driver is a game that might be mediocre in its presentation but more than makes up for it in its gameplay and concept.
It's hard to fault Blood II for not doing anything new; it sets out to be a traditional shooter and does a good, if not great, job.
While this new Centipede can stand on its own, it fails to capture the magic of the original.
Gamma World: Alpha Mutation has you search crumbled ruins for lost artifacts while battling mutants and other perils.
In this Dragon Ball title, Goku encounters the Red Ribbon Army, which is causing destruction as it seeks out he seven Dragon Balls.
Enemy in Sight is a first-person shooter that takes place in the near future during a war between the US and Russia.
This PSP remake of the classic Space Invaders features 3D graphics and a first-person view.
With this compilation from DSI Games, you can test out your driving skills on the GBA. The package includes Stuntman, V-Rally, and Checkered Flag.
This 2-pack includes Yu-Yu Hakusho: Spirit Detective and Dragonball Z: Taiktsu.
This is a sequel to the beat-'em-up game Dragon Ball GT: Transformation.
Youda Safari is a simulation game where players manage a safari park.
If you've never played any Ratbag games and are looking for a solid racer with an unusual subject, Dirt Track Racing 2 is well worth trying out.
It might not be the hands-down best Formula 1 game currently available, but it's certainly a solid racing game that's deserving of your attention.
D&D Heroes isn't a bad way of whiling away a few minutes, or hours, if you're looking for a pure hack-and-slash action RPG.
If you're up for a challenge--and you don't mind trial and error--Gothic II won't hesitate to give it to you.
Infogrames will bring a version of the classic board game to the PlayStation 2.
The fundamentals are relatively sound, but the overall lack of options, from the sparse selection of power-ups to the lean multiplayer component, greatly limit the game's appeal.
This arcade-style shooter lets players defend the American fleet from Japanese attacks during World War II.
Unfortunately, a bevy of technical problems make portions of the game feel sloppy and unfinished, such that even diehard fans of the series will have a hard time liking Driver ...
The fiercely challenging space shooter comes to Xbox LIVE Arcade.
In the end, Unlimited SaGa is simply the flawed sum of its disparate parts.
Apex's drab driving and painfully dim AI drivers drag down an otherwise interesting idea.
There are better traditional fighting games out there that will probably spend more time in your GBA than this one--but Godzilla, Mothra, and King Ghidorah aren't in those games.
Though it's nice to see a new, cleaned-up version of TransWorld Surf, the additions Rockstar San Diego has made to the game hardly seem to merit a year in development ...
Top Spin is, quite simply, the most well-rounded, feature-rich game of tennis to be found anywhere, on any system.
Fighting game aficionados won't find a terribly deep gameplay system in Budokai, but series fans will be pleased to know that it captures the essence of Dragon Ball Z.
Tempest heads to the Xbox Live Arcade, offering both classic and enhanced evolution modes.
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