PC Games

World Class Poker with T.J. Cloutier

World Class Poker with T.J. Cloutier

Platform: PC
August 22, 2005
2 CD's filled with in-game expert play recommendations, loads of scenario tips, and numerous quiz questions with thoroughly explained answers, all from the world's winningest poker player, T.J. Cloutier. The replay mode allows you to see all your opponents' hole cards as well as each person's probability to make his or her hand. Includes no limit, limit and satellite tournaments, heads up play, as well as Texas Hold'em, Omaha, 7 Card Stud and 5 Card Draw games. The most comprehensive poker strategy tutorial ever created doesn't just teach you how to play Texas Hold'em, you'll learn what to play, when, where and why. [Masque Publishing]
Metascore:
78
User Score:
6.8
Mortimer and the Enchanted Castle

Mortimer and the Enchanted Castle

Platform: PC
August 22, 2005
Guide Mortimer through an ominous castle, in which you must strategically place special tiles to ensure Mortimer's safe passage.
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Vintage Gaming Trivia Challenge

Vintage Gaming Trivia Challenge

Platform: PC
August 20, 2005
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Voyage: Inspired by Jules Verne

Voyage: Inspired by Jules Verne

Platform: PC
August 18, 2005
In this not so distant past, the far side of the moon conjured up the most fascinating theories. Even some of the world’s greatest scientific minds believed that our natural satellite had an atmosphere that could, and did, support various life forms. Based on the premise of Verne's novel, Voyage follows as a group of scientists create a space capsule with the intent of landing on the moon’s surface. Where as in the novel, their mission fails, leaving them floating high above the lunar surface, in this fascinating adventure, they succeed! As scientist Michel Ardan, players are able to wander the surface of the moon and witness the explosion of plant life at dawn. Soon they will encounter the Selenite City, the home of an ancient but highly intelligent race, the Selenites. With each step of the journey, questions arise as to the fate of the Selenite people: Did they deteriorate, like so many of the statues they left behind? Did they leave the surface to seek refuge in the center of the moon? Once players answer these questions, they may find their way to back to earth with news of their fantastic discoveries. [Adventure Company]
Metascore:
71
User Score:
7.1
Emily Enough: Imprisoned

Emily Enough: Imprisoned

Platform: PC
August 18, 2005
Emily Enough: Imprisoned is the touching story of a misguided but brilliant child heiress turned murderer, and her descent into the corporate underbelly of a New York State asylum.
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Madden NFL 06

Madden NFL 06

Platform: PC
August 17, 2005
With enhancements to the passing game, defensive improvements, and expanded online options, Madden NFL 06 takes you onto the field and into the locker room like never before. The new "QB Vision Control" lets you scan the field, look off defenders, and make perfect throws withing your quarterbacks unique field of vision. "QB Precision Placement" allows you to put the ball exactly where you want it. Lead the receiver to an open area, throw it behind him so he can come back to it or throw a jump ball and let him go get it. [Electronic Arts]
Metascore:
78
User Score:
6.8
Polar Tubing

Polar Tubing

Platform: PC
August 17, 2005
Put on those polarized shades and paddle out! It's time to go tubing with Polar Bear and his cool friends in exotic locations like the fjords of Iceland and the Amazon. Catapult your character from the waterslide into an exciting course full of obstacles and other fun surprises. You're on a mission to win medals by collecting stars and treasure chests! Use rapids to gain speed and get ahead of opponents. Be sure to avoid dangerous whirlpools - you don't want to get caught in a tail spin! Characters on the shore may try to distract you and slow you down. Fire the water cannons at them to uncover prizes! Can you cross the finish line with the best time or score?
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Dungeon Siege II

Dungeon Siege II

Platform: PC
August 16, 2005
It's been a generation since you vanquished the evil that plagued the Land of Ehb, and now a new menace has awakened. In Dungeon Siege II, you will be called on to again wield sword and spell to save the world from a growing abomination many years in the making. A thousand years ago, the crusaders of Azunai crossed swords with the legions of Zaramoth in the final battle of a century-long rebellion. As the tyrannical god Zaramoth struck the final blow through Azunai's trembling shield, the earth shook. In that moment, the forces of magic were unchained, and both armies were consumed in a brilliant cataclysm that stretched for leagues across the Plain of Tears. Only a scarred wasteland remained as final testament to the First Age of Man. And for a millennium, magic has continued to spread to the farthest corners of the world, freely flowing to any who would command it. But the tide of magic has begun to wane, heeding instead the call of an ancient legacy. From the Plain of Tears a new heir beckons, and with each day his strength grows. Consuming those who submit, eradicating those who resist. With none to oppose his ascendance, the circle will be complete, and an ancient age will begin anew. What fate will befall the Second Age of Man? The time for judgment is nigh. [Microsoft]
Metascore:
80
User Score:
7.8
Sacred Underworld

Sacred Underworld

Platform: PC
August 16, 2005
Sacred Underworld the first official expansion pack for the award winning PCCD role play game, Sacred. It continues to tell the story of the kingdom of Ancaria, which is now facing a dreadful threat coming from its very depths. After Shaddar's demise, the player is drawn into the depths and faces a completely new, bizarre, bright and vast underworld. After many adventures above and below the world's surface, the hero will finally stand before the Portal of Hell, in an intense and dramatic climax. [Ascaron]
Metascore:
73
User Score:
7.1
Final Fantasy XI: The Vana'diel Collection

Final Fantasy XI: The Vana'diel Collection

Platform: PC
August 16, 2005
Final Fantasy XI: The Vana'diel Collection is a complete expansion for the massive multiplayer online role-playing game, Final Fantasy XI. It includes the original title, its two expansion packs, and the Tetra Master minigames. To make it even easier to get into the Final Fantasy XI world, The Vana'diel Collection also includes a month of free online play.
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Sacred Gold

Sacred Gold

Platform: PC
August 16, 2005
Now you can live the adventurer's life in the fantasy role-playing game Sacred. The game lets you play as six different heroes, including the fierce Gladiators and the warrior Seraphim, as they pursue quests and gain unique powers. As you progress through single-player missions or multiplayer modes, you'll rely on your sword arm, spells, and skills to achieve victory. Heroes can even cast spells, fight hand-to-hand, and fire ranged weapons while riding on horses.
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8.1
Universal Combat: A World Apart

Universal Combat: A World Apart

Platform: PC
August 15, 2005
Universal Combat: A World Apart gives hardcore fans an enhanced "Battlecruiser" experience, keeping the flavor of combat, but utilizing newer technologies. Using a new graphics engine, Universal Combat: A World Apart brings tremendous improvements including new shader based lighting, glow and environment mapping, render paths; along with normal and bump mapping support for various high end assets. It also offers high definition first-person character models, new first-person weapon models and classes such as machine guns, fixed gun turrets and several new combat weapons. Gamers will also find many new player controlled naval crafts and ground vehicles classes. Features two mission campaign scenarios: One player as a Terran; Insurgent Commander and the other as a Terran Military Elite Force Pilot. Each contains sixteen mission encounters; 16 new Instant Action scenarios featuring various careers such as commander, pilot and marine; Two new co-op specific multiplayer space based scenarios with support for up to 32 players. A freeform death match scenario is also included. [DreamCatcher Interactive]
Metascore:
48
User Score:
3.8
Dead to Rights II

Dead to Rights II

Platform: PC
August 15, 2005
Dead to Rights II marks the return of action-hero Jack Slate and his K-9 companion, Shadow. In this sequel, Jack and Shadow find themselves once again in the mean streets of Grant City, ensnared in a labyrinth of crime, corruption, and betrayal. Although he swore he'd never return to the city that left him for dead, the plight of an innocent girl draws Jack back. The game features Hong Kong cinema-style action and new gameplay mechanics such as greater interaction with Shadow, disarm moves, a 360-degree fighting engine, melee weapon battles, and a dramatic spherical slow-motion diving system.
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Caboodle

Caboodle

Platform: PC
August 15, 2005
Match up colors to clear blocks in this Lumines-eque PC puzzle game.
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Atlantis

Atlantis

Platform: PC
August 15, 2005
Atlantis is an underwater- themed puzzle game in which different types of fish spit colored balls that stick together and disappear if you link together more than three of the same color.
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Air Taxi Pilot

Air Taxi Pilot

Platform: PC
August 13, 2005
A new generation of aircraft is about to reform air travel. Exciting microjets (also called Very Light Jets) and high performance turbo props are building the basis for the emerging air taxi industry. As an air taxi operator, you'll stress streamlined service and competitive prices as you fly point to point rather than through the airline hubs. Air Taxi Pilot creates adventures that will have you moving passengers in regional airports throughout Europe and North America and avoiding the heavy traffic at major airports.
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Mahjong Journey of Enlightenment

Mahjong Journey of Enlightenment

Platform: PC
August 13, 2005
Welcome to this enchanting world of enlightenment. This game has literally hours of gameplay for the mahjong-minded individual. Play strategically through mahjong games unlocking bonus items and modes as you succeed on your journey. Can you complete the journey and become enlightened?
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Advent Rising

Advent Rising

Platform: PC
August 9, 2005
In Advent Rising, a common legend pervades the galaxy - that of a powerful, ancient race that will one day unite the universe. Millions of cultures from vastly distant worlds revere and hallow these mythological beings known as humans. One race, the Seekers, know humans actually exist and are threatened by their potential power. Under the guise of benevolent explorers, the Seekers travel throughout the galaxy in a desperate attempt to eradicate any human society they unearth. Players assume the role of Gideon Wyeth, a remnant of the last human outpost, on the brink of discovering the incredible powers that lay dormant within him. It is these powers the Seekers are so desperate to suppress. [Majesco]
Metascore:
70
User Score:
8.6
Adventure Inlay: Safari Edition

Adventure Inlay: Safari Edition

Platform: PC
August 4, 2005
Unleash your animal instincts in the puzzle game that picks up right where Magic Inlay and Adventure Inlay? left off. This new and improved Inlay game features: - New levels and geometric shapes - 4 game modes - Screensaver with beautiful wildlife images Take an Inlay Safari today!
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BloodRayne 2

BloodRayne 2

Platform: PC
August 2, 2005
Born from the unnatural union of vampire and human, BloodRayne is blessed with the powers of a vampire but cursed with the unquenchable thirst for blood and a weakness to sunlight. BloodRayne 2 challenges the supernatural anti-heroine with her most personal battle yet as she hunts down each of her wicked siblings who are carrying on the legacy of their dead father, Kagan. They have created "The Shroud," a mysterious substance which, when released, renders the sun?s lethal rays harmless to vampires. Now only BloodRayne stands between an unsuspecting humanity and a horrifying vampire dawn. Expanding upon the distinctive features that were the hallmark of its predecessor ? fast-paced acrobatic combat and supernatural powers ? BloodRayne 2 includes new in-game dynamics such as pole combat, rail sliding and advanced melee fighting with fatality moves. Built upon a modified version of the Infernal Engine, BloodRayne 2 introduces threatening new bosses, all new environments set within a huge modern day city, a range of new supernatural powers and new motion-captured movements complete with soft-body physics. [Majesco]
Metascore:
67
User Score:
7.4
War World: Tactical Combat

War World: Tactical Combat

Platform: PC
August 2, 2005
War World is a fast paced, 3rd person online shooter where players build and battle the ultimate mech warriors. Designed for multiplayer mayhem, War World lets players challenge other warriors online as they try to work their way up the War World rankings ladder. As players move up the ladder, they are able to earn and purchase upgrades and enhancements for their mechs. War World will also offer several single player modes, 3D arcade style games, where players can upload their scores to the web site for bragging rights. After launch, War World will continue to flourish with new expansion packs being offered every couple of months. The first expansions will offer a fully customizable skin editor for the mechs, new mechs, new arenas and new weaponry. [Third Wave Games]
Metascore:
74
User Score:
7.5
World of Harry Potter

World of Harry Potter

Platform: PC
August 2, 2005
Enter the world of Harry Potter with this collection of action adventure games. The collection includes Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, and Harry Potter Quidditch World Cup.
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Shady Brook

Shady Brook

Platform: PC
August 1, 2005
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Ultimate Games for Boyz 2

Ultimate Games for Boyz 2

Platform: PC
July 31, 2005
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Lugaru HD

Lugaru HD

Platform: PC
July 27, 2005
Step into the fur of a bunny rabbit skilled in close-range combat and stealth. In Lugaru, you'll embark on a mission to find and punish those responsible for slaughtering your village.
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Lock On: Modern Air Combat

Lock On: Modern Air Combat

Platform: PC
July 26, 2005
Feel the power of commanding a modern jet fighter. Fly a variety of combat aircraft in the most graphically rich, audio intense game environment ever created for a combat flight simulator. Lock On: Modern Air Combat combines a broad scope of game play that includes engaging missions, an immersive combat environment, and in-your-face action. Choose from eight U.S. and Russian jets that range from the tank-killing A-10 Warthog and, ground-pounding Su-25 Frogfoot to air superiority fighters like the F-15C Eagle and Su-27 Flanker. Filled with intense campaigns, realistic flight modeling and flexible game options, Lock On will provide unlimited game play action to both novice and veteran flight sim fans. [Ubi Soft]
Metascore:
76
User Score:
7.4
Cloven Crania Meadow

Cloven Crania Meadow

Platform: PC
July 26, 2005
Cloven Crania Meadow is a a real-time strategy game set in a fantasy world.
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Nancy Drew: Secret of the Old Clock

Nancy Drew: Secret of the Old Clock

Platform: PC
July 26, 2005
It’s 1930 and Nancy Drew is asked to visit Emily Crandall in Titusville, a girl whom Nancy knows only through a mutual friend. She and her mother had been counting on the generosity of their kindly but strange neighbor, Josiah Crowley, to leave them part of his estate to support the inn they own. But in his will, everything was left to Richard Topham, his ESP teacher. A contested will, a suffering girl, suspicious psychics – can Nancy solve the mystery before time runs out? [Her Interactive]
Metascore:
80
User Score:
7.5
No Surrender: Battle of the Bulge

No Surrender: Battle of the Bulge

Platform: PC
July 26, 2005
Command both Axis and Allied forces where strategy, historical accuracy, and fiercely intense military assaults transport you directly to World War II frontline action. Face epic battles involving the "Brandenburg Regiment" (Germans camouflaged as Americans), the seven ominous roads to Bastogne, and P47 Thunderbolt versus ME 262 air strikes. Plan your attack based on historically accurate battlefields drawn from authentic strategic maps, geographic information, and images from the battles themselves. Deploy over 85 different units with diverse characteristics and capabilities - includes riflemen, artillery, tanks, and air support. Tackle true-life missions. Immerse yourself in three historically authentic, single-player campaigns and 20 exciting missions or explore 10 multiplayer maps, via LAN or Internet. Think strategically. Use the pause feature to maximize strategic maneuvers and issue multiple orders per units. Grapple with a variety of battlefield conditions. Contend with severe snowy conditions that impact troop and vehicle movement. Defend and attack in urban settings and in the countryside. [Kudosoft]
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Splash (2005)

Splash (2005)

Platform: PC
July 26, 2005
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Lock On Gold

Lock On Gold

Platform: PC
July 26, 2005
New product features include: All the capabilities of Lock On: Air Combat Simulation. Addition of the Su-25T as a player-flyable aircraft. Training missions with voice-over instruction. Three new, 20-plus mission campaigns. Improved ground texture with even greater detail. New ground textures for winter, spring, summer & autumn. New military and civilian ground facilities. New aircraft skins. New single missions. Upgrades and feature additions to version 1.02 of Lock On: Air Combat Simulation. Adjusted and added additional documentation.
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Codename: Panzers, Phase Two

Codename: Panzers, Phase Two

Platform: PC
July 25, 2005
The greatest part of the axis campaign in Phase Two takes place in Africa. And the missions are with the Allies residing in Italy. Whoever finishes both campaigns gets to enjoy a bonus campaign in Yugoslavia. The story is more important to us in comparison to its predecessor. That's why we commissioned a world-famous author. We've built over 20 new units. The Italians now have the M13/40, the Carro Armato and the Semovente ATGs. The Allies, on the other hand, will have the M3 Grant/Lee, the Daimler Dingo and the Bofors 40mm Halftrack. An important feature is the various types of new buildings. It's possible in Phase Two to destroy parts of certain structures. For example, you can destroy only the watch towers of a palace. [CDV - Producer Interview Exerpts]
Metascore:
80
User Score:
7.7
Gold Miner: Special Edition

Gold Miner: Special Edition

Platform: PC
July 25, 2005
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Casino Island to Go

Casino Island to Go

Platform: PC
July 20, 2005
In Casino Island to Go, you can play casino and card games ranging from Texas Hold'em Poker to Blackjack. Other games include Video Poker, Multi-Line Slots, and Ride the Tide. With each win, you'll earn tokens that you can use to win real prizes online.
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Firefighter Command: Raging Inferno

Firefighter Command: Raging Inferno

Platform: PC
July 19, 2005
(Currently available in the UK/EU only) Fire Captain: Bay Area Inferno ignites the 3D Real-Time Strategy game genre with an entirely new battlefield - the fire and rescue scene. Players are challenged to keep their cool as they manage a squad of elite fire fighters in a variety of fast-paced, unpredictable, and explosive emergency scenarios. Fire chiefs command fire squads and vehicles to extinguish flames and save victims in five single player campaigns with increasingly complex missions based on real-life events. Set in a metropolitan city along the U.S. west coast, players face the challenging perils of human-caused and natural disasters. Tackle windswept brush fires that threaten a hillside of suburban homes and the forest just beyond. Use special extinguishing agents and techniques to battle chemical fires in manufacturing plants and at a fireworks factory; stay on track as a runaway train leaves a trail of emergencies; and save victims and battle blazes downtown after the 'Big One' rattles the city. [Monte Cristo]
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8.7
Asheron's Call: Throne of Destiny

Asheron's Call: Throne of Destiny

Platform: PC
July 18, 2005
In Asheron's Call: Throne of Destiny, players experience a new epic story line and participate in a bitter struggle for power. Behind the conflict are the war-like Viamontians and their calculating, ruthless king, Varicci II. Also, powerful figures of Dereth who hid in the shadows in years past will be thrust to the forefront of the burgeoning revolution to help define Dereth's new destiny. The third installment of the original Asheron's Call series features an exhaustive amount of new game play to compliment the massive amounts of existing episodic content. Players can now choose to play Asheron's Call as a warlike Viamontian, which have long been the scourge of the nations of Ispar. The Viamontians' bids for continental domination have finally resulted in a rapidly expanding kingdom under the leadership of King Varicci. Along with the new race, players will discover and explore a unique archipelago in the North of Dereth, which is held by the Viamontians. [Turbine Entertainment]
Metascore:
59
User Score:
7.2
Crystalix

Crystalix

Platform: PC
July 18, 2005
In Crystalix, you must match block by color and shape over matching stacks of gems. The game also features animated backgrounds and special items for clearing blocks.
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Realms of Illusion

Realms of Illusion

Platform: PC
July 15, 2005
The legacy of the Tastan tombs has long held profound secrets of an extinct race of people. Some believe the tombs hold a fabulous treasure; others say wealth is in the knowledge and technology left behind by this advanced civilization. Watching over their sacred caverns is a holographic image with advanced A.I. who randomly appears in the form of a mysterious woman, awakened when there is disturbance in the tombs. You will discover that in the realm of illusion, the sentinel is much more than she appears to be -- her dark purpose might threaten your very existence.
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8.1
Rumble Box: Tournament Edition

Rumble Box: Tournament Edition

Platform: PC
July 15, 2005
Rumble Box is a 3D action fighting game where you must control your block filled character in combat with other blocked filled characters. As the levels fill up with the various blocks of your destroyed opponent, they stay persistently, creating a changing landscape which forces you to fight uphill and at slower pacing.
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The First Mile

The First Mile

Platform: PC
July 15, 2005
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Darwinia

Darwinia

Platform: PC
July 14, 2005
Combining fast paced action with strategic battle planning, the game features a novel and intuitive control mechanism, a graphical style ripped from 80's retro classics, and a story concerning a tribe of video game sprites trapped in a modern 3d game world. [Introversion]
Metascore:
84
User Score:
7.8
The Witch's Yarn

The Witch's Yarn

Platform: PC
July 14, 2005
The Witch's Yarn, is a brassy adventure about a witch who foreswore magic for the love a mortal now passed away. Urged by her family to resume her natural talents, she instead opens a small shop, spinning and selling yarn, intent on a quiet life. However, life will be anything but quiet until Wednesday discovers her true purpose in the mortal world. How much trouble can you cause with a spinning wheel and a pot of mushrooms?
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Protothea

Protothea

Platform: PC
July 13, 2005
As a flying ship pilot in Protothea, you must carry out various dangerous missions in enemy territory.
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FlatOut

FlatOut

Platform: PC
July 12, 2005
Experience the drive of your life as you throw yourself around 45 challenging tracks in one of 16 fully upgradeable cars. Fences will shatter, tyre walls will explode, water tanks and barrels will fly across the track into other cars. Every time you lose control, you will truly feel the weight of the car as it collides with and destroys a barn, or smashes into the pack of cars ahead of you, and with 40 deformable pieces on every car sparks are guaranteed to fly! Anything you destroy or alter stays a part of the race, increasing the carnage to unprecedented levels! Broken fences, free rolling tyres, and even mangled parts of cars are left scattered around the track, increasing the mayhem with every lap. An extensive championship mode will keep you 'FlatOut' for months on end, as you battle through a huge variety of races, mini-games and the most outrageous arenas of destruction you could possibly imagine. Unparalleled realistic scenery and debris damage with fully destructible driving environments with 3000 + items on each track to smash. [Empire Interactive]
Metascore:
72
User Score:
7.6
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Platform: PC
July 12, 2005
Step inside the magical world of Willy Wonka's famous chocolate factory. Based on the feature film directed by Tim Burton and the classic Roald Dahl book, the game allows players to explore deep inside the factory and play the beloved story as Charlie Bucket. Find a Golden Ticket and, along with four other children, win a personal tour of Willy Wonka's factory guided by the notorious and reclusive candy-maker himself. Embark on a fantastic adventure exploring the many extraordinary environments of the factory, including some from the book that do not appear in the film. Discover what happens after the other children, greed-driven and unrestrained, wreak havoc throughout the factory. Then save the chocolate factory from their destruction by solving mystifying puzzles and using inventive candy powers. By helping the Oompa-Loompas and restoring order to the factory, Charlie can earn the respect of Willy Wonka and win an unexpected prize. Acquire incredible abilities by using fantastic new candies in order to save the factory. Stop the "rotten" children from causing chaos and destruction throughout the candy factory. Repair huge, bizarre candy-making machines by solving puzzles and enlisting the help of the Oompa-Loompas. Explore numerous rooms and environments inside Willy Wonka's chocolate factory. [Global Star]
Metascore:
26
User Score:
2.5
Prison Tycoon

Prison Tycoon

Platform: PC
July 12, 2005
Private prisons have become the new growth industry. You will construct and run an efficient rehabilitation facility with nothing but money on your mind. There's no escaping under your watchful eye as you oversee every detail of prison life. Manage prisoner sentences from time off for good behavior to rehabilitation training. Hire and control your prison staff. Set up and run prison industries. Influence prisoner morale by creating inmate activities, breaking up fights and handling gang problems. Establish your facility's reputation as the ultimate correctional institution. [ValuSoft]
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4.6
Navy Training Exercise (NTE) Strike & Retrieve

Navy Training Exercise (NTE) Strike & Retrieve

Platform: PC
July 8, 2005
Navy Training Exercise (NTE) Strike and Retrieve is a hypothetical Navy Training Exercise challenging the player to locate and secure Top Secret documents from within a downed unmanned spy plane, all the while battling challenging underwater terrain, deep sea creatures and an opposing force also on the trail of the downed plane as well.
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Moleculous

Moleculous

Platform: PC
July 7, 2005
Moleculous puts you in charge of solving the problem of cold fusion. You are responsible for setting up chemical reactions that will allow the dropping liquid to form the desired liquid.
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Spellagories

Spellagories

Platform: PC
July 7, 2005
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Twistingo

Twistingo

Platform: PC
July 6, 2005
Experience Bingo as you have never played it before - with an arcade twist! Explore the mysterious island and save the animals from the evil wizard as you fill up your bingo card. Eliminate the rolling balls by clicking on numbers on your bingo card before they reach the evil wizard's gauntlet. If you're looking for something new and totally addictive, this is the game for you!
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Facade

Facade

Platform: PC
July 5, 2005
Facade is an interactive drama in which you, using your own name and gender, play the character of a longtime friend of a married couple, Grace and Trip. During an evening get-together at their apartment that quickly turns ugly, you become entangled in the high-conflict dissolution of their marriage.
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Salvo! (2005)

Salvo! (2005)

Platform: PC
July 5, 2005
Travel back in time to an era when battles for the supremacy of the sea lanes was decided by brave men commanding massive fortresses of floating wood and cloth. No radar lock- ons, just the Mark I eyeball, and no guided missiles, just heavy orbs of iron. Battle would be joined so close together that you could practically see what your enemy had for lunch by spotting the stains on his uniform. This was an era of steel nerves and sound tactics, of sea knowledge and possessing a little bit of Poseidon's own luck. Spruegames' Salvo! recreates this era. [Shrapnel Games]
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58
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Echo: Secrets of the Lost Cavern

Echo: Secrets of the Lost Cavern

Platform: PC
July 5, 2005
Delve into a world of exploration and intrigue as you embark on a quest filled with puzzles and mystery. Use your wits and powers of observation to survive the vast wilderness as your journey leads you to one of mankind's forgotten wonders. Experience your adventure through the eyes of Arok and meet many fascinating characters. Contend with the wild world where fishing, hunting, gathering, and mysterious shamanist ceremonies are all part of the struggle for survival as you unravel the secrets of the lost cavern. Also featured is an integrated encyclopedia filled with historically accurate data on the Paleolithic period. Pristine photo-realistic graphics and environments including rivers, troglodyte caves, and green valleys, will take players back to the dawn of human existence. [Adventure Company]
Metascore:
71
User Score:
6.3
Invadazoid

Invadazoid

Platform: PC
July 5, 2005
Take on the aliens in this Arkanoid meets Space Invaders title by Bantam City.
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Super Stunt Spectacular

Super Stunt Spectacular

Platform: PC
July 5, 2005
Super Stunt Spectacular features challenges such as hoops, pools of boiling acid, and vats of burning gasoline. Ten different vehicles are available, including 4x4's, a school bus, and a semi.
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Preschool Edge Learning Kit

Preschool Edge Learning Kit

Platform: PC
July 5, 2005
Preschool Edge Learning Kit includes educational games such as Caillou, The Land Before Time, and Zoboomafoo. In addition to more than 142 educational activities, the package features three learning card sets, full-color workbooks, and a wipe-clean practice board with marker.
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Kindergarten Edge Learning Kit

Kindergarten Edge Learning Kit

Platform: PC
July 5, 2005
Kindergarten Edge Learning Kit includes educational games such as Caillou, The Land Before Time, and Zoboomafoo. In addition to more than 142 educational activities, the package features three learning card sets, full-color workbooks, and a wipe-clean practice board with marker.
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MiniOne Racing

MiniOne Racing

Platform: PC
June 30, 2005
This racing game sees you competing in well-armed miniature vehicles.
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Crown of Glory: Europe in the Age of Napoleon

Crown of Glory: Europe in the Age of Napoleon

Platform: PC
June 30, 2005
More Screens »Crown of Glory: Europe in the Age of Napoleon, the player controls one of the crowned potentates of Europe in the Napoleonic Era, wielding authority over his nation's military strategy, economic development, diplomatic relations, and social organization. It is a very thorough simulation of the entire Napoleonic Era - spanning from 1799 to 1820, from the dockyards in Lisbon to the frozen wastes of Holy Mother Russia. [Matrix Games]
Metascore:
68
User Score:
8.4
EVE Online: Cold War

EVE Online: Cold War

Platform: PC
June 29, 2005
The first content expansion, a new type of EVE update from CCP that is much larger in scope than a regular patch and yet smaller than a full expansion. It is our great pleasure to introduce to you the Cold War Edition. It signifies the start of hostilities between the empires and massive new coalitions forming, it also includes the first steps to bring empires to the outer regions. Freighters will handle the massive logistics, Dreadnoughts born to conquer and Outposts to fully claim and exploit the riches of your sovereignty.
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Shot Online

Shot Online

Platform: PC
June 28, 2005
Shot-Online is not just an online sports game either, but it is a highly accurate simulation and a deep role-playing experience. It is the RPG quality that makes Shot-Online the unique game it is, especially with the community interaction and the enhancement and leveling of your character. Speaking of community and role-playing, Shot-Online offers both realistic and rare items drawn from the celebrated history of golf. Practicing every day, competing against players with different skills, allows the gamer to advance their characters abilities. Quests and item exchanging and more add to the community feel. A proprietary physics engine was used in Shot-Online to accurately recreate the ball and course dynamics. In other words, the ball will behave as it should over the geography of the course. Characters also benefit from accuracy through technology. Motion captured golf swings from a PGA golfer were used to match the most spot-on feel of a real golf swing, putting, chip shot, and other golfing actions. As a gallery, watching a game played on Shot-Online is like seeing a professional golf sportscast on television, with the overall presentation, the numerous camera angles and the gallery mode. Whether you're watching or playing, Shot-Online golf is designed to both play and look as close to reality as possible. [OnNet]
Metascore:
59
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Falcon 4.0: Allied Force

Falcon 4.0: Allied Force

Platform: PC
June 28, 2005
Pilot three different variants of the F-16 Fighting Falcon -- the best multi-role fighter ever built -- including Block 40, Block 50/52 and MLU variants. Ultra-high fidelity physics modeling closely simulates actual aircraft performance. Engage the enemy in two operational theaters -- Korea and the Balkans -- each covering over a million square Kilometers of territory. Dogfight over a wide variety of landscapes: wide seas, open grasslands, dense forests and snow capped mountains. Fly nap-of-earth missions through detailed terrain and undulating valleys. Launch a variety of air-to-air missiles like the AIM-120 AMRAAM and AIM-9 Sidewinder. Deploy a vast array of air-to-ground weaponry including the AGM-65 Maverick, AGM-88 HARM, cluster bombs, slick and high drag bombs and laser guided ordnance. Weapon systems are simulated using the most accurate publicly available specifications. Simulate an entire war with the most advanced dynamic campaign engine ever made for your PC. This remarkable feature presides over tens of thousands of vehicles: air, land and sea. No two missions ever fly the same! [Graphsim]
Metascore:
90
User Score:
7.6
Delaware St. John Volume 1: The Curse of Midnight Manor

Delaware St. John Volume 1: The Curse of Midnight Manor

Platform: PC
June 28, 2005
This adventure game features a young man with psychic powers, who must put to rest spirits in an abandoned manor.
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EverQuest II: The Splitpaw Saga

EverQuest II: The Splitpaw Saga

Platform: PC
June 28, 2005
Those who purchase this Adventure Pack can access the new zones and /claim their azure shard. Venture into the Thundering Steppes, examine your shard, and seek out the mysterious terraporters that have appeared!
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The Bard's Tale

The Bard's Tale

Platform: PC
June 27, 2005
One man on his own. A poet and a rogue, with no friends to speak of, no one to mourn his passing shouuld it come to that. Even those beside hime are no more boon companions than bondservants, summoned by sorcery and song, as cold and indifferent to him as the light of a wanderin' star. Is a Dragon terrorising the locals? He'll take care of it for the right price. Local princess held captiver? The Bard is your man as long as she's hot. Forget the quest to save the world, our hero is interested in just two things...Coin and Cleavage. The Bard's Tale is a new generation action-RPG with wicket humour and stunning graphics. [inXile Entertainment]
Metascore:
70
User Score:
7.6
Fantastic 4

Fantastic 4

Platform: PC
June 27, 2005
Fantastic Four game players are be able to harness the Marvel Super Heroes' unique and amazing powers through a compelling single-player or two-player co-operative team based gameplay experience. Authored by Zak Penn, who co-wrote the story for "X2," the game follows the Fantastic Four film's storyline and expands the adventures by letting players stretch, control fire and use invisibility and brute force to defeat evil Super Villains in new environments and familiar comic book locales. Challenged to master the individual powers of each Super Hero and combine them to level even more devastating attacks, players must battle some of Marvel's most notorious Super Villains, including, the ultimate evil - Doctor Doom -- to save the human race from disaster. [Activision]
Metascore:
63
User Score:
5.4
Phantasy Star Online: Blue Burst

Phantasy Star Online: Blue Burst

Platform: PC
June 23, 2005
(Currently available in Japan only) Blue Burst is essentially the PC version of Phantasy Star Online: Episode 1 & 2 with a few revisions. Shortcut commands are now visible at the bottom of the screen. Momoka, a new character, appears in the game lobby and provides additional quests. A new team system allows players to communicate with other team members from across ships. Another major revision is a means of cheating prevention. Because Blue Burst is an Online-only experience, character data is stored on the game servers and is well out of reach of those who might attempt to illegally enhance their characters.
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8.8
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Soaked!

RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Soaked!

Platform: PC
June 23, 2005
With RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Soaked! the park guests catch rays and ride the waves on more than fifty new rides and coasters including super-splash flume rides, massive water slides, wave pools and more. Players are also able to create aquatic spectaculars with performing dolphins, killer whale shows and customizable aquariums as well as to design dazzling laser light water shows and synch them to music with the H20 MixMaster. A new Swimming Pool Designer and Waterfall Designer let players add hundreds of new park enhancements to create the ultimate summer fun experience as well as other new features that extend and enhance the original game. [Atari]
Metascore:
79
User Score:
4.7
The Falklands War: 1982

The Falklands War: 1982

Platform: PC
June 23, 2005
Three hundred miles off the Argentina coast in the south Atlantic lay the Falkland Islands, consisting of two main isles (East and West Falkland) and about two hundred smaller islands. The only town is also the capital of the region, Port Stanley, and it is from there that the British territories of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands are administered. With a total population of only a couple thousand stalwart individuals (and many more sheep and livestock) the Falklands seems an odd place to fight a war over, but that's exactly what happened in 1982. [Shrapnel Games]
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68
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World of EA Games

World of EA Games

Platform: PC
June 22, 2005
World of EA Games includes four of EA's most popular games: Black & White Deluxe, Medal of Honor: Allied Assault, Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, and Freedom Fighters.
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Battlefield 2

Battlefield 2

Platform: PC
June 21, 2005
In Battlefield 2, players will choose to fight for one of three military superpowers: the United States, China, or the newly formed Middle East Coalition. Armed with the latest modern weaponry, players can take control of any of the game's 30+ vehicles to engage in major conflicts with over 100 players in some of the largest online battles on the PC. Battlefield 2 features immense, richly detailed, destructible environments, from city streets to remote forests, in some of the most notorious hot spots around the world. Each map in Battlefield 2 adjusts in scale to support the number of players in the world, providing the ideal vehicle-to-player ratio and an optimized game play experience. Enhanced team play features allow players to enter the action on the front lines as part of a formal squad, or work behind the scenes in Commander Mode to direct the strategic assaults of their teammates. With in-game success, players increase their rank from recruit all the way to General and unlock awards, including new weapons, vehicle decals, medals, and more. Additionally, Battlefield 2 showcases an all-new game engine and physics system to bring the modern battlefield to life like never before. The new material penetration feature measures weapons' ability to fire through barriers based on their composition and players will need to know the difference between concealment and cover in order to survive. [Electronic Arts]
Metascore:
91
User Score:
8.4
World of Need for Speed

World of Need for Speed

Platform: PC
June 21, 2005
Need for Speed fans need only buy this collection for High Stakes, Hot Pursuit 2, Porsche Unleashed, and Underground. In each game, you must prove that you have what it takes to survive challenging racetracks.
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Sim Mania 3

Sim Mania 3

Platform: PC
June 21, 2005
This simulation bundle contains six classic games including SimCity 3000 Unlimited and SimTheme Park.
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RYL: Path of the Emperor

RYL: Path of the Emperor

Platform: PC
June 20, 2005
RYL: Path of the Emperor is a persistent universe or role-playing game (RPG). RYL players start off at Level 1, with minimal skills and abilities, but over time they gain experience points, through achievement, which allows them to advance to Level 2, and beyond. As RYL players advance to each level they discover new and stronger skills, which assist them in their ability to try and survive during all encompassing battles against powerful monsters. In the game, players can choose from 20 character classes and assume the role of a Warrior, Cleric, Mage, and Assassin and then explore the many exotic locations within boundless miles of terrain and virtual real estate. In RYL: Path of the Emperor players meet other players in a diverse real time environment where thousands of players simultaneously compete and take part in specific quests and missions, fight monsters and other players, battle in Guild vs. Guild duels, buy, sell and trade virtual merchandise, build fortresses and even raise their own virtual Dragon. Lastly, RYL players have the chance to receive the ultimate gaming reward; to become the actual Emperor of RYL, Rule over the Land and win $1,000,000. [Planetwide Games]
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50
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8.5
Aloha Solitaire

Aloha Solitaire

Platform: PC
June 20, 2005
Immerse yourself in the idyllic Hawaiian Islands of Aloha Solitaire. Get away from it all without leaving the comfort of your home. Relax with a mix of classic card games and mahjong on the golden sands of Hawaii. Aloha Solitaire can be played in two different modes, normal and hard. Power-up cards will help you get to the next level, but use them wisely, as they are limited. Every level has a different challenge and a different look.
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Summer Schoolgirls

Summer Schoolgirls

Platform: PC
June 18, 2005
Do you understand what's going through a girl's mind? Summer Schoolgirls is a visual novel/adventure game. You play a girl just out of high school. In the summer before university, you have chosen to attend a special program where you can visit the campus and get to know your classmates. One of five characters will be chosen as your roommate and you must try to become friends with her, learn her secrets, and help her solve her problems. It will take clever detective work to form a lasting relationship. Spend your summer with these schoolgirls.
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Mexican Motor Mafia

Mexican Motor Mafia

Platform: PC
June 15, 2005
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Army Ranger: Mogadishu

Army Ranger: Mogadishu

Platform: PC
June 14, 2005
You are the commanding officer of a squad of Army Rangers, the highly trained special operations force of the United States military. Deployed into Somalia for operation Task Force Ranger, you take part in the events leading up to the historic firefight of October 3, 1993. Many military experts refer to these events as "the most intense and prolonged firefight involving American forces since the Vietnam War". Command your Army Rangers during direct action operations including the protection of shipments, defending HQ from mortar attacks, arresting key officials, rescuing hostages, and destroying key enemy facilities. Control a Squad of Rangers - Take control of your team with commands that include Go, Engage, Cease Fire and Hold Position. When the action really gets heated up, get air support from the Little Birds and Blackhawks. 10 Intense Single Player Missions – Lead your squad through the rebel occupied streets of Mogadishu, Somalia on foot and in heavily armed military vehicles, including HMMVVS and Blackhawks. 9 Authentic Military Weapons – Includes the M9 Beretta, CAR-15, M16 with M203 Grenade launcher, MG249 SAW, M40A1 Sniper Rifle, Frag Grenade, Shotgun and LAW. In Game Mission Map – with waypoints to help players complete mission objectives. [Groove Games]
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Out of the Park Baseball 6.5

Out of the Park Baseball 6.5

Platform: PC
June 14, 2005
Basically, OOTP 6.5 is OOTP 6 on steroids.
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Tycoon Collection

Tycoon Collection

Platform: PC
June 14, 2005
This collection includes three previously-released tycoon games: Mall of America Tycoon, Carnival Cruise Lines Tycoon, and Shrine: Circus Tycoon.
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Juiced

Juiced

Platform: PC
June 13, 2005
Juiced, as in life, is all about the car. Style comes in a close second to speed, and Juiced offers thousands of real-time modding combinations that empower players to create their ultimate personality-infused street machines. But it takes more than a fresh coat of pearlescent paint to earn respect on the road; it takes the ball bearings to go up against the trash-talking, nitrous- burning faithful who want to strip everyone of their cash, cars and pride. Juiced lets players connect with their community and share the high-octane action by recruiting drivers to become part of their crew and race together as a team to put the brakes on the competition. Features more than 50 licensed vehicles, including Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Dodge, Ford, Mazda Mitsubishi, Pontiac, Holden, Volkswagen, Fiat, Renault, Subaru, Peugeot and Chevrolet; Hundreds of authentic aftermarket parts from leading manufacturers such as A'PEXi, AEM, Bridgestone, Ferodo, Konig, Alpine and HKS that provide players with thousands of personalized vehicle customization combinations; Progressive, non-linear gameplay that enables players to build their characters and cars, and gain respect and notoriety by winning races and cash; Unique blending of simulation and the high-octane appeal of arcade-style racing; Ability to build custom racing crews that work together as a team to win races; Authentic car physics and damage; and Online head-to-head play. [Acclaim]
Metascore:
63
User Score:
7.2
3D Magic Mahjongg

3D Magic Mahjongg

Platform: PC
June 13, 2005
Seasoned mahjongg players and novices alike will love the beautiful full-screen display, stunning 3D graphics, and ambient background music of the fabulous 3D Magic Mahjongg. Easy to learn, but hard to stop playing! Solve the 50 different magic mahjongg puzzles in a mysterious ancient tower. Match tiles in pairs to eliminate them from the board. The game analysis feature allows you to check at each move whether a layout can still be solved.
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PizzaDude: Special Delivery

PizzaDude: Special Delivery

Platform: PC
June 10, 2005
Your uncle took off because he hasn't paid his bills, and its up to you to get him back - by making money selling pizzas. Avoid obstacles and wild dogs as you try to make your deliveries on time.
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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Iron Wrath

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Iron Wrath

Platform: PC
June 10, 2005
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Star Fury

Star Fury

Platform: PC
June 9, 2005
"Master of your own destiny" has a whole new meaning in Star Fury. As starship captain, your livelihood depends on exploring the darkest reaches of space in search of fame, fortune, and adventure. Maintaining and upgrading your starship with high performance tech may be the only thing that keeps you alive in the cold depths of space, but that really isn’t enough. In a galaxy filled with warp points, asteroid belts, gas giants, and cosmic storms, signing on for a tour of duty for large fleet operations might be your only chances at survival. Your reputation as a respectable trader or a blood-thirsty pirate will define your fortune in this dynamic universe. [Strategy First]
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Area 51 (2005)

Area 51 (2005)

Platform: PC
June 8, 2005
Featuring online play, Area 51 is set in the U.S. government's most top-secret and secure facility located in the Nevada desert. Players take on the role of Lt. Nick Cross, a hazardous biological waste specialist sent to investigate. During his investigation, Lt. Cross stumbles across alien creatures and becomes infected with a biological mutagen that eventually transforms him into something not quite human. To save the earth and himself, Lt. Cross must fight to solve the enigma of Area 51. Features extensive Single-Player Campaign: Battle through corridors of Area 51 and attempt to discover the secrets of the extraterrestrial menace before it is too late. Engage in an epic adventure through eight massive sections of a secretive complex. Equip yourself with more than 15 types of human and alien weapons and other equipment as you explore dark corridors. An infectious mutagen gives Lt. Nick Cross alien-enhanced physical abilities but is also slowly transforming him into an alien. Find the cure before it's too late and humanity is lost. Compete against your friends via a four-player split screen and system link through numerous multiplayer game modes including Death Match. Battle online where you can easily access the many systems allowing you to find your friends and set up your own matches. [Midway]
Metascore:
67
User Score:
6.3
Digby's Donuts

Digby's Donuts

Platform: PC
June 8, 2005
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Garden Golf

Garden Golf

Platform: PC
June 8, 2005
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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Platform: PC
June 7, 2005
Five years ago Carl Johnson escaped from the pressures of life in Los Santos, San Andreas... a city tearing itself apart with gang trouble, drugs and corruption. Where filmstars and millionaires do their best to avoid the dealers and gangbangers. Now, it's the early 90s. Carl's got to go home. His mother has been murdered, his family has fallen apart and his childhood friends are all heading towards disaster. On his return to the neighborhood, a couple of corrupt cops frame him for homicide. CJ is forced on a journey that takes him across the entire state of San Andreas, to save his family and to take control of the streets. [Rockstar]
Metascore:
93
User Score:
8.9
Chicken Invaders 2

Chicken Invaders 2

Platform: PC
June 7, 2005
Chickens are invading the solar system and it's your job to save humankind. Just when you thought it was safe to eat chicken; Chicken Invaders 2 has arrived and an organized invasion is underway! Journey to the planets and fight to save the world (again)! Advance through waves of invading chickens while avoiding falling eggs. Collect power-ups to boost your spaceship's firepower. Download this fast-paced arcade action for 1 or 2 players.
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Boiling Point

Boiling Point

Platform: PC
June 6, 2005
Boiling Point: Road to Hell combines intense armed combat with exploration and interaction with a vast and seamless open-ended gaming world. In Boiling Point: Road to Hell, gamers travel to the present day jungles of South America and battle competing factions in a brutal guerrilla war. Developer Deep Shadows' innovative game engine streams the beautifully rendered environment, creating a non-linear gameplay experience, with no loading times or separate levels, creating a continuous world spanning hundreds of miles. To make the most of the environment, a massive range of vehicles are at the disposal of the player, as well as a vast array of weapons. The wide open game world features an array of different AI factions with which the player can interact, and hundreds of diverse missions to create an original experience each time the game is played. Combined with the vast seamless gaming world, the result is gameplay freedom and replayability on an unprecedented scale. [Atari]
Metascore:
61
User Score:
7.3
Knights of Honor

Knights of Honor

Platform: PC
June 6, 2005
For the first time Knights of Honor will bring you the excitement of a true Empire Conquering Simulation in Real-Time. A unique Knights-management system will offer you brand new possibilities to enhance your personal strategy. Never lose sight of your goal - to rule all of Europe.
Metascore:
77
User Score:
8.9
LEGO Kindergarten

LEGO Kindergarten

Platform: PC
June 5, 2005
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Caillou: Ready for School

Caillou: Ready for School

Platform: PC
June 1, 2005
In Caillou: Ready for School, children can learn about the world and growing up. The package includes activity cds, workbooks, and flash cards.
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Maui Wowee

Maui Wowee

Platform: PC
June 1, 2005
Maui Wowee is a tile based puzzle game in which you slide tiles around to make matches.
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Restricted Area (2005)

Restricted Area (2005)

Platform: PC
May 31, 2005
Restricted Area catapults players into the year 2083 where, as a result of environmental pollution, most of the earth is covered by mutant inhabited wastelands and contaminated deserts. The global government is weak and mega-corporations have become a law unto themselves. Players begin the game by choosing one of four totally unique characters. Their choice determines how the story will play out. Though an RPG at its core, Restricted Area places an emphasis on action thus translating into faster gameplay for the player. In addition to a challenging, story-driven single-player campaign that has been likened to a futuristic Diablo II, Restricted Area also boasts a robust cooperative multiplayer feature that enables players to team up and engage enemies together. [Whiptail Interactive]
Metascore:
51
User Score:
6.2
ER (2005)

ER (2005)

Platform: PC
May 31, 2005
The ER game combines the best of the popular strategy/role-playing genre with the top-rated television franchise, ER. Players of the game will get to interact with their favorite stars in dramatic and engaging storylines reminiscent of the TV show. In the ER computer game, the player joins the cast of the TV show as a newly hired intern and handles a steady flow of patients with health issues ranging from minor cuts and bruises to serious injuries sustained from accidents and violence. Through it all, the player will have to navigate goals, dodge sticky politics, deal with gut-wrenching ethical dilemmas, and engage in steamy romances. With perseverance, the player will gain prestige among peers and supervisors and ascend the ranks of Chicago's County General Hospital. [Legacy Interactive]
Metascore:
60
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Postal 2: Apocalypse Weekend

Postal 2: Apocalypse Weekend

Platform: PC
May 31, 2005
In Postal 2: Apocalypse Weekend, gamers controlling the enigmatic Postal Dude will be sorely tempted to carry on his wicked ways in the weekend that follows on the bloody heels of the five insane, carnage-filled days experienced in POSTAL 2. This single-player expansion pack offers over 20 new areas of Paradise to decimate, 10 new missions to execute with extreme prejudice and an array of "cutting edge" weaponry that would make Lorena Bobbitt salivate. Gamers are no longer limited to merely blasting, burning and blowing up enemies ? they can hack them down to nuggets as well! There's the Scythe which definitely has some serious hands-on/heads-off appeal. Then there's the Sledgehammer ? pound for pound pure enjoyment. And the Boomerang Machete. It's exactly what it sounds like ? a machete that you can throw like a boomerang! Just line up some Mad Cow-infected Tourettes Zombies and cut right through and through and through! Other features allow users to determine NPC logic with dynamic, real-time AI; set up buildings, furniture and other visual elements to produce original game scenarios and create their own MOD for POSTAL 2. [Running With Scissors; Requires POSTAL 2 or POSTAL2: Share The Pain]
Metascore:
45
User Score:
6.7
Nexuiz (2005)

Nexuiz (2005)

Platform: PC
May 31, 2005
Nexuiz is a free multiplayer first-person shooter based on a modified Quake engine.
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Geneforge 3

Geneforge 3

Platform: PC
May 30, 2005
Geneforge 3 is the next installment of the Geneforge fantasy RPG saga.
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