It is an extremely solid action game built on an excellent story and dressed up with stunning graphics.

Return to the Black Mesa Research Facility as one of the military specialists assigned to eliminate Gordon Freeman. Experience an entirely new episode of single player action. Meet fierce alien opponents, and experiment with new weaponry. Named 'Game of the Year' by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences.

For a week the world watched and waited as an unstoppable plague swept America. As devastation spread, a cult was born. Calling themselves the Faithful, they preached the coming of the plague and foretold the demise of mankind. They offered absolution in the name of the BROOD. Embrace the true faith or suffer damnation. With your team of eight covert operatives you must strike into the heart of the Faithful and destroy the insane cultists before they can spread the plague across the globe. Are you ready for an all out war against the mutated nightmare army of the BROOD?

Welcome to the online role-playing game Asheron's Call, where thousands of players inhabit a beautiful 3D fantasy world to make friends and seek out perilous adventure. Customize your alter ego with a unique appearance and balance of heroic skills, then enter a magical frontier of terrible monsters, breathtaking vistas, and fast alliances. With over 500 square miles that offer ever more wonders to explore, Asheron's Call gives you a world of unparalleled scope and freedom, the richest setting yet for creating your personal saga or joining your friends in an epic campaign. [Turbine]

You are Maya, a junk scavenger, surviving on refuse dumped from above. Yours is a world of layers, in which continents orbit at different elevations around the planet. Those at the top, the Chosen, consume massive amounts of energy and dump their waste down to the layers below. Now they have begun a descent to the Core, a living computer, in their search for the Gift of the Creator, fabled to bestow great power. At first you stand in the way of the Chosen, fighting to slow their march to the Core, and protect your homeland. But it is you who will ultimately discover Septerra's true nature, as you journey out of the familiar surroundings of your home country, and come face to face with the Legacy... [Monolith Productions]

Despite its amusing setting and visual appeal, SimTheme Park is at heart a business simulation.

You're a member of the U.S. Army's best kept secret: the elite SPECIAL OPERATIONS unit known as Delta Force, formed to BATTLE TERRORISM throughout the world. When the best of the rest can't handle the op, YOU are called into action.

Hype is a polished and enjoyable 3D action-adventure.

The single-thruster craft, while perfect for games about landing on the moon, is wholly unsuited to the precision indoor combat maneuvers simulated in Lander.

NASCAR Legends is the only game for nostalgic NASCAR fans to turn to.

Nations' flight model will instantly turn off those looking for a realistic flight sim, while the box description might turn away those looking for a more accessible game.

It's back and it's better than ever! NFL Blitz 2000 adds new offensive and defensive plays, realistic weather conditions, new stadiums and a Tournament mode! Customize offensive and defensive plays to your liking. Call audibles at the line of scrimmage. You've got control now! Passing made easy with new "Blitz Passing" for one-touch long bombs! "ON-FIRE" mode gives super power performance to your players! With non-stop action and a "pick-it-up-and-play" learning curve, NFL BLITZ 2000 is THE game for every football fan!

While it may seem overly familiar to fans of Caesar III, it offers enough variety and innovation to keep things interesting.

The missing elements that keep it from being the great and innovative game it once appeared to be don't necessarily preclude it from being a perfectly acceptable arcade game.

The squad-based combat genre that had quickly moved far beyond Spec Ops is now even farther ahead of its sequel.

Mythic has tempered what would otherwise be a solid but unremarkable shooter with a number of role-playing game elements that make Spellbinder surprisingly deep and distinctive.

Test Drive: Off-Road 3 demanded a lot more attention to detail than its developers actually invested.

The first and best video game of head-to-head competition is back and better than ever! This is Pong on a whole new level with stunning 3D graphics, customizable one of a kind game environments and multiple new worlds of fast-paced action. Play by yourself or challenge up to 3 other players. You'll experience everything from animated penguins to a topsy-turvy playing surface. Expect the unexpected and hours of fun with Pong!

Live 2000 is just as good as Live 99, but at best it's an iterative update to the classic PC sports series.

Axis & Allies, one of the greatest strategy games of all time, gives you the chance to conduct grand military campaigns from the perspective of the supreme commanders of WWII. The all new Iron Blitz Edition significantly expands the possibilities with the addition of two new units - marines and destroyers, a terrain and unit editor, country specific icons, pre-set scenarios and improved graphic animations and musical score. In Axis & Allies Iron Blitz Edition, you are in command of authentic WWII military forces in strategic battle conditions and play a critical role in history.

Its movie-like quick camera cuts make the game especially difficult to navigate, which makes Nocturne's incessant and clumsy action sequences even less enjoyable.

Join the Animaniacs as they battle Ralph The Guard, Dr. Scratchansniff, and Thaddeus J. Plotz in a rousing game of paintball that will have you reaching for the turpentine. Gather your paint pellets and tune up your best moves so you can guide Yakko, Wakko, and Dot through the 72 playing fields as they try to capture their opponents' flags. Watch out for your opponents or they will blast you with paint and send you home for a turpentine bath. Capture enough flags and you will be crowned sultan of splatball.

Here comes Littlefoot and friends to happily lead toddlers through five captivating games in the Great Valley. Your child's early learning experience will be tons of fun as he practices spelling, plays some memory-testing peek-a-boo, and learns to identify shapes and colors. You'll be charmed with the tremendous progress your child will make while playing, laughing and learning with his favorite prehistoric pals.

If you have the hardware to run it, this simulation really stands out.

It's essentially identical to the original, but its streamlined gameplay and expanded menagerie make it just as enjoyable.

Deer Hunt Challenge is one hunting sim that fans will want to add to their collection.

The frequent collisions throughout the game are sometimes nothing short of spectacular.

While Alien Crossfire's core game is still very much the same as its predecessor's, the new factions, technologies, and projects increase that core game's depth.

At its heart lies a fun little platform game that truly does justice to Bugs Bunny.

After a long peaceful era in human history, a human has committed the mistake of waking up Satan from his long slumber. Satan has released his demons into the world to slaughter humans. Three warriors, a Blood-Trinity, have stepped forward to defend humanity from The reign of evil. The Blood Sword, made out of the blood of lost souls, is the only power able to defeat Satan and re-seal him in his prison in hell.

FINALLY, PROOF THAT LITTLE GREEN MEN EXIST IN OUTER SPACE. A horde of alien toys have invaded Earth. Now they've enlisted the Tan Army to help them conquer the galaxy. All hope rests with one man, a green plastic soldier known as Sarge. Enter Tina Tomorrow and her battalion of Space Troopers. Joining forces with the Green Army, they freeze, zap, vaporize and blast their way through the bathroom and into outer space with hopes of destroying the diabolical alliance in the name of good.

Create your own epic saga of conflict, mythology, and community! This acclaimed game of magical storytelling blends interactive stories and resource management. It’s set in Glorantha (the world of the games HeroQuest and RuneQuest). It’s immensely replayable, thanks to over 560 interactive scenes and two objectives. Short episodes and automatic saving mean you can play even when you only have a minute or two. The built-in saga writes down the story for you. And advisors with distinctive personalities help you track your cows.The gorgeous hand-painted artwork won Best Visual Arts at the second annual Independent Games Festival.• It's like they took the best parts of Civilization games and combined them with the best part of Choose Your Own Adventure style game books. … What I like most about King of Dragon Pass is the seemingly infinite possibilities that the game has. … I can't get enough of King of Dragon Pass. [Touch Arcade]• A wholly unique adventure that has no equal on the iPhone. [Pocket Gamer]• An interactive story with a level of complexity and brilliance that's rarely seen in video games. [Gamezebo]Players say:• I am really happy to have found this game. It scratches so many itches: simulator, rpg, adventure book...Great work! I find myself playing it on both my iPad and iPhone. Very addictive!• I got this game at 6pm tonight. It's now 4am, and I've hardly scratched the surface of the depth of this game. • I now have a fun, engaging, thought provoking RPG on my iPhone, an RPG that fits in my purse and that I can play any time I want, not having to have my computer or Xbox 360 near me to do so. • If Bioware remade Civilization they'd be lucky to end up half as good as King of Dragon Pass.• It's impossible to describe the emotional tug you feel when an old and trusted advisor, who you've watched grow from a young upstart, dies of old age. Or when an exploration team disappears into the wilds, never to be heard from again. Or when a cursed clansman, shunned by his peers, sacrifices himself to stop a raid. This game will never leave my iPhone. That's the only accolade possible.

The year is 2098. Violence and crime have conquered law and order - streets are no longer safe. The old power structure is rapidly crumbling, and a new one slowly arising. You take the role of a B-Hunter tracking down outlawed criminals in your high-speed hover jet. Equipped with the deadliest of weapons, you fight your way through the law-less streets. Times are hard and friends are few. The police are corrupt and the gangsters rival each other for power. The battle for control of the city is at hand, and you could make all the difference. Strap in and grab the controls - there are bounties to be collected.

2000 years of heresy, betrayal and lies. One frightening truth. Solve a real-life mystery with the third title in the award-winning Gabriel Knight series. Game writer and designer Jane Jensen brings you Gabriel and Grace in their most controversial adventure ever. Enter the small French village pf Rennes-le-Château, and begin the path to your destiny ? unraveling an enigma that may shatter your most closely-held beliefs. Play as both Gabriel Knight and Grace Nakamura as you learn more about what is hidden in the hills of France. But beware your life, your faith and your soul. For once the truth is found, there is no erasing it. [Sierra]

Attention all earthlings! Relentless alien hordes have been identified in a vicinity near you. Be aware - the classic arcade update has proven to be even more dangerously addictive than ever before. Space Invaders skyrockets the legendary arcade franchise to new heights with out-of-this-world 3-D graphics, explosive special effects, enhanced firepower, high-resolution cinematics, and frenetic multiplayer modes in graphically rich space worlds.

If you think you've mastered Tetris®, then think again! Now there's The Next Tetris™, a revolutionary twist on the classic game. New game pieces, startling visual and gravity effects, and intense head-to-head competition will challenge players of all ages and skill levels.

Tiger Woods PGA Tour Collection is a collection of Tiger Woods golf games, including PGA Tour 99, and several expansion courses.

Adventure Hours of adventure and heroism in the medieval world of Might and Magic. Excitement Rescue fair maidens, slay foul beasts, and save the realms from destruction. Development Choose from over 12 character classes, a dozen character races, and hundreds of magical items and spells. Entertainment Compelling stories and hundreds of quests and missions immerse you in the game. Easy-to-use Simple interface, and detailed on-line instructions ensure fun for game players of all ages. Flexibility Designed to be played at your own pace, no prior experience with Might and Magic is needed. The perfect compilation for novices and experts alike. Includes 2 bonus games! Swords of Xeen A new land awaits across the mysterious transport pyramid. Venture to an unknown and dangerous land, as you try to thwart the plans of a mad god. World of Xeen Install both Clouds of Xeen and Darkside of Xeen to create the World of Xeen adventure. Travel between the 2 games and solve the crossover quests for a new third endgame.

The complete series, 4 great games in one package! Heroes of Might and Magic III - Enhanced multi-player capabilities, simplified ease-of-play, over 70 different scenarios. Heroes of Might and Magic II, Expansion Pack - Additional compelling game play, new team environments and new campaigns highlight this epic expansion. Heroes of Might and Magic II - The saga continues with more advanced features, new beautiful graphics, and multi-player capability. Heroes of Might and Magic - The defining game of fun, addictive, fantasy-strategy game play.

Mixing childhood imagination with real-world environments, 3DO's Army Men brings to life the plastic military units we all played with as kids. It's tactical action like you've always imagined. Melt 'em, shoot 'em, and blow them up; just like you did back then. But be careful--this time, they shoot back. Be Sarge and command a unit to Defend, Attack, or Follow. Call in Airstrikes; send in Paratroopers, but make sure to get a good picture of the land with an Air-Recon first. Guide Sarge into multiple vehicles, like the tank, jeep, and more. Blast your way through enemy territory but be smart so you can fight another day. In Army Men 2, the continuing saga of plastic soldiers, the four factions--Green, Tan, Blue, and Gray--are still at war. But the situation is further complicated by magical portals into other worlds that blur the boundaries between what is real and what is plastic. Lead the Green troops to victory on the battlefield with recon missions, loads of weapons, and deadly air strikes in the classic Army Men. New missions await you in Army Men 2, where you unleash an arsenal of aerosol cans and magnifying glasses to liberate the kitchen from Tan tyranny. Fight for your freedom in over 50 hours of head-melting, plastic-shattering action.

Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings is the sequel to the award-winning, best-selling real-time strategy game "Age of Empires." Age of Empires II spans a thousand years, from the fall of Rome through the Middle Ages in which players lead one of 13 civilizations into greatness. The game keeps the epic scope of Age of Empires' game play while evolving the combat and economic features. [Microsoft]

Locke D'Averam is the Revenant, a resurrected warrior from an earlier age. Summoned by a powerful warlord to rescue his abducted daughter, Locke embarks on quest that will take him through a myriad of sinister locations, collecting magic items and battling a host of fearsome monsters. As he attempts to recover his fighting skills he is plagued by memories of his past existence, memories that begin to merge with his current quest in a series of stunning revelations....

It is a very good game marred by some very bad design decisions.

Enough has been improveduponand added to makeFlight Unlimited IIIa worthy successor to a classic series.

Its additional features are so unimpressive that there's not much reason for owners of the previous version to get excited.

The year is 2367. Thirty-two years have passed since the Great War. As Terrans and Vasudans struggle to rebuild their civilizations, civil war erupts in the Polaris system. A rogue Terran admiral declares war against the Vasudans, threatening the stability of the Alliance. Without warning, the Shivans return, and Terrans and Vasudans face annihilation at the hands of their Great War nemesis. [Interplay]

FIFA 2000 delivers on almost every front and is a fast-paced, enjoyable, andchallenging soccer game with numerous options and lots of depth.

There's definitely enough full-on action to compensate for the laborious setup sequences.

As a single-player game, it's outdated, and as a multiplayer game, it lacks the variety to provide long-term enjoyment.

Loot and extort your way to infamy in the seedy world of the 17th century Caribbean. Strike terror in the hearts of your victims: board ships, ransom hostages and sack towns. The only rules are the ones you make. Cutthroats: Terror on the High Seas makes you the captain of a ship bristling with cannons. Seek a Letter of Marquee and fight for King and country as a privateer or become a ruthless pirate. Either way, remember to ply your crew with rum and treasure or face a mutiny. Will you survive to retire a Pirate King? Or will you dance the hempen jig on Gallows Rock?

The usefulness of any combat system is a weapon. Flanker has a wide variety of air to air and air to ground missile and bomb systems which have realistic behavior and power. Using Russian satellite imagery Flanker provides photo-realistic terrain. The perfect flight dynamics, new 3D sound system, and accurate damage modeling offers players a true combat experience. [Eagle Dynamics]

Grand Theft Auto is back. The cars are faster. The streets are busier. The bad guys are nastier. The police are angrier. And now, the FBI and the Army are getting involved... Seven ruthless gangs are involved in a ruthless power struggle and it is up to you to make a name for yourself.

The Godfather helps those who help themselves! A Real-Time Strategy game for criminal minds. Over 40 unique & upgradable buildings, from Saloons to Nightclubs to Brothels. Three troops - Thugs, Fixers and Gangsters - to realize your vision of conquest. Use "Undesirables" ranging from Ghosts to pool hall Hoodlums to chase your enemies out of their buildings and businesses. Ten quirky Tenants to run your businesses! Multiple resources - from Cement Works, Brick Factories and Steel Foundries to Gadget Factories - to manage and use in the construction of your evil empire!

It turns out that this is little more than an add-on pack for Hot Rod Championship Drag Racing designed to run as a stand-alone product.

Panzer Elite is without a doubt the most realistic 1940s tank sim yet released.

It's an offbeat but nonetheless great sports game that successfully treads the line between orthodox simulation and arcade action.

What little manic energy the game manages to build is quickly replaced by tedium.

While the tracks are unquestionably beautiful, they are far too short.

Graphical flaws aside, USAF continues a revered tradition of accessible and diverse Jane's flight simulations.

Warcraft II Battle.net Edition is the continuation of the ruthless clash between the armies of the noble humans and the brutish orcs. As the ruler of a medieval empire, you must learn to carefully manage your limited resources while engaging in real-time tactical warfare over land, sea, and air. This version of the classic real-time strategy game combines the original Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness and the Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal expansion set with free Internet play over Battle.net. Up to eight opponents from around the world can compete for dominance.

This is a scaled-down, greatly simplified version of the original.

Its longer, more complex campaigns and enhanced map editing features seem better suited to zealous Heroes fanatics than to casual fans.

Though the 3D graphics can occasionally lead to command and control problems, the game is based on a good underlying system.

Talk to your Catz! Journey to the four corners of the world with Catz 4. Explore exciting new lands. Train and play with your Catz in adventurous Play Scenes. And Voice Recognition adds a whole new dimension of interactions with your Catz!

Fast Arcade Action so Real You'll Swear You're in the Old, Wild West! A ruthless gang of outhaws has taken the town of Red River by storm. As the Sheriff, it's your job to lock them up, but they're not going down without a fight! Shoot it out with the baddest in the business, including Jessie James, Clay Allison, Black Bart and Billy the Kid! It's a Wild West Shoutout Featuring: *4 Fast-Action Levels *4 Difficulty Settings *Authentic Colt Firearms *Dynamic 3D Environments *Limitless Target Practice

8 Ball. 9 Ball. Chameleon Ball? Oh, sure... you can practice your standard 45-degree bank shots and your pinch kisses all day long in a game of Eight Ball or Rotation (Cool Pool has five classic games on a gorgeously-rendered table). But where else can you call "Rocket Ball, corner pocket"? Only with Cool Pool, where Chameleon balls take on the color of the ball that strikes them and five very non-traditional games put a whole new spin on pool strategy and fun. It's Pool with Attitude! If you're a purist, you'll love Cool Pool's elegant interface, super-accurate physics, and multiplayer option that lets you challenge other players FREE over the Internet. If you're looking for a quick game loaded with action and suspense, you'll love Cool Pool's specifically shaped tables and special effects. What other pool hall has exploding balls and flying coins? Chalk it up to pure fun.

Starfleet Command is undoubtedly the best combat-oriented Trek game yet.

Railroad Tycoon II, based on the award-winning original for PC, steamrolls onto Sega Dreamcast with a boxcar load of new enhancements. Control 40 plus cargo types using over 60 different train engines from around the world and establish transportation empires while outmaneuvering fellow robber barons. Play the Stock Market, manage your resources and watch as your empire grows throughout history.

Watto's pit droids must get to the Podraces, but they need your help! Guide these manic mechanics through mind-bending mazes and puzzles as you race through Tatooine's treacherous environments. With this crew, chaos is on the move!

Cast down to the material world, the mysterious entity 'Raziel' seeks vengeance for betrayal by his master: Kain. Cursed to stalk the dark realms of Nosgoth, he must slay his undead brethren; only then can he absorb their souls for the energy he craves. Moving between the spectral and material plane, Raziel must negotiate puzzles, overcome traps and defy blood-chilling enemies to reach his goal - the final battle with Kain!

So what the heck does OFFLINE mean anyway? it's OFFHAND it's OFFBEAT it's OFF THE WALL It's the smartest, boldest trivia from YOU DON'T KNOW JACK the net show. Don't know the Internet from a fishnet? We downloaded the funny for you, so you don't have to go online. Offline is bursting with fast-paced trivia, a fresh look and a brand-new question type based on actual player feedback. Go Offline and take a spin with the quiz show party game where high culture and pop culture collide. 1000 QUESTIONS The best of the net show plus 200 all-new questions. These questions take the suck out of succulent! PISSED-ABOUT-A-QUESTION question JACK fans tell us how we screwed up, and we turn their letters into an all-new question. Flame us? I don't think so! 1, 2 OR 3 PLAYERS Duke it out on 1 keyboard - start a chat room in your very own home.