Bugs and countless rough edges take a lot of the fun out of this fantasy role-playing game.
Though it has an unusual story, lots of spoken dialogue, and a substantial amount of gameplay, it also has frustrating action sequences and some noticeable technical problems.
If you enjoy this generally lonely style of driving, Rally Trophy will take you on a journey that ranks right up there with the best the racing genre has to ...
AquaNox: The Angels Tears is an underwater shooter that puts you in control of a variety of submarines.
It's an all-around great real-time strategy game that also happens to stand out from other games in the genre.
The puzzles and graphics are enough to recommend Jack Orlando to serious adventure game fans.
Zax succeeds admirably with its simple aims. It handles one vital game design element extremely well: pacing.
The Nations takes the familiar Settlers gameplay and manages to not screw it up in any meaningful way.
Entertaining gameplay overcomes a strange presentation and awkward design in this lighthearted burglary simulator.
Traffic Giant is a management simulation where the player manages the public transport system running between various towns.
In this game you are an admiral in the Federation and can choose from seven classes of star ships and create custom missions.
The problem with Thandor: The Invasion is that its lack of creativity extends into every single part of the game.
It offers nothing that hasn't been done much better by any number of other real-time strategy games released long ago.
In Panty Raider: From Here to Immaturity, you play as Nelson, an innocent bystander forced to help aliens in their search for supermodels in underwear.
Panzer Elite is without a doubt the most realistic 1940s tank sim yet released.
Even with its problems, its excellent combat system and sense of style make Jagged Alliance 2 very easy to recommend.
A popular simulation game in Germany, Industry Giant has been redesigned for the United States. Now you can build your business with a variety of factories, department stores, and vehicles.
Natural Resistance is a fully 3D tactical combat game featuring an impressive 3D engine and several unique gameplay concepts.
This 3D first-person shooter will let players battle on a futuristic game show.
Fans of the Stargate SG-1 TV series can now experience the science-fiction universe in The Alliance--a new action game from Namco.
The sequel to Dungeon Lords is coming to consoles, promising more RPG action for aspiring dungeoneers.
Playmobil Agents lands the player straight in a classical Sixties Spy Thriller setting where they battle for world domination.
Silent Storm is so over-the-top that the rough edges seem acceptable in the context of everything else, and overall, surely this is a game whose strengths outweigh its weaknesses.
Cultures 2's graphics are cartoonlike and the micromanagement it requires can be a handful, but it's still one of the better city-building games out there.
Tedious gameplay, a plot that veers between goofy and incomprehensible, and an alphabet soup of grammatical errors render Paradise Cracked almost unplayable, let alone enjoyable.
Industry Giant II is ultimately a graphical front end for a clumsy and frustrating spreadsheet.
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.
The missions are still brief, the control is still awkward, and in 2003, those great graphics just don't look so great anymore.
There's a great deal to do in Europa 1400, and you can choose to take part in all of it or just concentrate on the areas you like best.
This management strategy game will put you in control of a hotel empire.
SpellForce's unique combination of role-playing and strategy elements makes it worth a look for fans of either kind of game.
Soldner features some neat innovations, but these original elements can't compensate for its fundamental stability, control, and gameplay problems.
This 3D turn-based strategy game lets players choose to play as either an Allied or German officer in World War I.
It's ultimately too simplistic, too short, and far too prone to bumper-car madness and pinball-like ricochets.
This historical real-time strategy game will see players taking command of one of three barbaric nations attempting to survive the invasion of the Roman Empire.
The sequel to Neighbors from Hell brings the chaos onto a cruise liner.
This stealth-based tactical action game will see players conducting covert ops in the Ukraine.
In Transport Giant, you will have the ability to control a massive transportation infrastructure with over 130 different vehicle types.
It's an intriguing experiment that ultimately suffers from shallow, simplistic gameplay and an uninvolving story mode rife with bland characters.
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