The story still stands up, but the game that has been wrapped around it simply cannot keep up its end of the bargain.
War of the Ring is a competent, if lackluster, effort that will probably appeal to Middle-earth fans and casual gamers who haven't played a lot of real-time strategy before.
SWAT: Global Strike Team is an impressive and successful effort to bring the old series into the 21st century.
If you're in search of a cooperative action game to play with friends, Hunter works, but it certainly isn't the most exciting game in town.
The Simpsons: Hit & Run borrows heavily from the Grand Theft Auto series and, in so doing, it brings the world of the Simpsons to life with proper justice.
Those who had a great time playing the original should by all means enjoy the sequel, as will most anyone interested in managing epic battles between huge spaceship fleets.
In-game tutorials, cash scoring, and hot-seat multiplayer play promise to enhance the Hoyle renditions of these 18 popular table games: backgammon, battling ships, bump ‘em, checkers, chess, chinese checkers, dominoes, ...
You'll find hundreds of variations of 17 inventive puzzle games in this Hoyle game compilation.
This year's edition of Hoyle casino games has more than 500 variants of 14 popular games, including baccarat, blackjack, Caribbean Stud poker, craps, horse racing, keno, Let It Ride, poker, ...
This edition of Hoyle Card Games promises 18 lively and crisply rendered games: bridge, canasta, crazy eights, cribbage, euchre, gin rummy, go fish, hearts, memory match, old maid, pinochle, pitch, ...
Chaos Bleeds is an excellent, well-put-together action adventure game that most fans of the genre should be able to enjoy and any Buffy fan will love.
Unless you're a rabid fan who simply has to be in contact with all things Futurama, this game is playable enough to warrant a rental but little else.
Though NASCAR Racing 2003 Season isn't quite a revolutionary game, it is nevertheless a worthy finale for the series.
Considering how crowded the first-person shooter market has gotten lately, there really shouldn't be much room in your collection for Die Hard: Vendetta.
The development of Dark Angel probably should have been canceled at the same time as the television series on which it is based.
No One Lives Forever 2 is a rousing success on every level.
The Fellowship of the Ring is ultimately an average game at its best and a frustrating and boring one at its worst.
Casino Empire lacks a lot of features that you'd expect from any good management game, though it still manages to be enjoyable at times.
Broadband-enabled PS2 owners will find that Tribes Aerial Assault is a fun, tactics-oriented online first-person shooter with some impressive technical features.
Emperor is a fun and satisfying management game, but it is primarily the same fun and satisfying management game as those that have preceded it.
This exclusive Xbox action game will feature a tongue-in-cheek story reminiscent of 1960s spy films and cartoon-style visuals.
Sierra's popular SWAT franchise is back with more weapons, more combat gear, more bad guys, and a quicker pacing than ever before.
The next action game in the Tribes universe will focus on smaller, faster battles.
This game may be one of the rare sports sims that's more fun when you are not playing.
It's obvious the company spent a lot of time and energy correcting the problemsof the '96 edition.
Overall, it's good…though far from perfect.
Given how long Sierra's been refining this series, you'd expect the '98 editionto be the best ever.
Front Page Sports: Golf certainly has some fun surprises, taking the stuffinessout of your typical golf sim.
Though the graphics are impressive and the sound effects are inspiring, FrontPage Sports: Ski Racing falls a split-second short of a gold medal run.
Hoyle Blackjack is a full-featured blackjack simulation that captures many of the elements of gambling in a real casino.
All in all, the games were faithful to their tangible counterparts - and often as addictive.
Sierra does a nice job of bringing classic card games to the PC.
Sierra has done an admirable job of creating a sharp and faithful rendition of poker.
The laundry hasn't been done, the bills haven't been paid, and it's all because of this terribly engrossing game.
The success of Hoyle Word Games is in its simplicity.
Hunter Hunted is a level-hopping step in the right direction...
While the realistic driving model is unquestionably IndyCar II's greatest strength, it is, at the same time, the game's greatest weakness.
Novices and wanna-be adventurers, beware.
The Middle Ages were tough times and similarly, Lords of the Realm II is a tough game.
Sierra has taken a basic, turn-based strategy game, added some beautiful graphics, fantastic sound, and great network play, and set it into their expansive Earthsiege universe.
NASCAR Legends is the only game for nostalgic NASCAR fans to turn to.
This is stock car racing at its most realistic.
You're more of an observer than active participant.
Phantasmagoria is Sierra's first attempt at a full-blown, live-action, interactive video adventure, and their ambition far outweighs the results.
As the credits rolled, all I felt was regret - regret that I had spent a good chunk of my life in this ugly world.
While it may seem overly familiar to fans of Caesar III, it offers enough variety and innovation to keep things interesting.
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