Building on the excellent plot and gameplay featured in Myth: The Fallen Lords, Myth II: Soulblighter also upped the ante by incorporating destructible environments as well as new game modes. The near-infinite gameplay permutations that ensued, ensured that Myth fans had lots of new toys to play with in the game world. Myth II also enjoyed a comprehensive update in the shape of the the Myth II expansion pack: Chimera. [Bungie Studios]

Not only is it a solid hunting simulation, but it features first-rate graphics and sound.

Combat is where CyberStrike 2 really shines: There are plenty of fancy explosions, a great variety of weapons and components, and numerous opportunities for heavy firefights

Nearly all Dark Side of the Moon's puzzles are integrated solidly into the plot and gameplay.

If you're absolutely dying to play tennis on your PC, Extreme Tennis might satisfy for a while - but your desperation won't change the fact that it's simply not a very good game.

This is either the most challenging game of the decade or one of the mostflawed games of the year.

An excellent brand of online-only team combat, complete with one of the bestall-around player communities on the Net.

All 20 missions are pretty much the same: Missile Command with a spinning globe and a few more toys.

Bigger and better than its predecessor, Moto Racer 2 offers more tracks, more bikes, and a custom track-editing feature that seriously enhances the game's replay value.

This isn't a Populous for the 3D-accelerator age; it's a game that takes inspiration from the original, but little else.

The clash of Beauty vs. Beast continues in the next installment of the Test drive series. Test Drive 5 pushes driving to new limits by adding high resolution graphics, branching roads, shortcuts, and photorealistic graphics featuring Multi-Dynamic Environment Mapping. Three new difficulty levels, customizable vehicles, real-world tracks, multiplayer gameplay, cop chases, realistic weather effects, breakable roadside objects, and the addition of an arcade and simulation mode provide a deep racing game experience.

With the addition of just a few more fundamentals of hunting, this could have been an exceptionally good game.

With such limited gameplay, it's good for little more than a weekend's worth of entertainment.

Go for the gold, as you take on the Superstars of WCW and the NWO in Singles, Tag Team or Battle Royale competition! Set the stage - Fight in arenas from WCW's biggest events, including WCW Monday Nitro, Starrcade, and Halloween Havoc. Plus, TONS of hidden arenas, secret "run-in" characters, Nitro theme music, and brawling in and out of the ring! Who's next? You are, when you step into the ring with WCW Nitro, the fastest wrestling game to hit your N64! Take control of over 60 WCW and NWO Superstars! Dozens of devastating moves per wrestler, including trademark maneuvers, taunts, and finishers!

Master storyteller Roberta Williams brings her best-selling King's Quest series into the next millennium with a revolutionary blend of technology, gameplay and storytelling. Long-time King's Quest fans and 3d action gamers alike will revel in a universe teeming with mythical monsters, magic elixirs and hand-to-hand combat. Enter this deep and compelling tale of an Eternal Champion's struggle to restore the Mask of Eternity and save the kingdom of Daventry. Never before has action been so intelligent or exploration so intensely thrilling.

You wouldn't want to live there, but the world of Heretic II is a beautiful place to visit.

Newcomer Monster Games came up with an interesting concept for Viper Racing: Create the type of ultrarealistic physics model found in games like Grand Prix Legends and use it to simulate racing a high-dollar production car.

Half-Life combines great storytelling in the tradition of Stephen King with intense action and advanced technology to create a frighteningly realistic world where players need to think smart to survive. Half-Life has won more than 50 Game of the Year awards from publications around the world, and was named 'Best PC Game Ever' in PC Gamer's November 1999 issue. [Sierra]

The Ultimate Might and Magic Archives is a collection of the first five games in the role-playing series.

Arguably the best You Don't Know Jack since the original.

Live like one of the world's top professional snowboarders. Race alongside the riders who have dominated and defined the sport. Take on the awesome challenge of XGAMESPROBOARDER.

The world's most notorious speed demon pushes the 32-bit speed limit into extreme overdrive in a twisting, turning, upside-down-corkscrewing race for the finish line. Compete with 4 different characters-PLUS special "hidden" track smokers-and satisfy your need for speed through 5 blistering cricuits. This wicked band of Mach-maniacs is sporting enough torque to keep you flossing bug guts out of your teeth for days.

The Ultimate Wizardry Archives brings together the award-winning Wizardry series of roleplaying games all in one box. The entire collection is represented - from Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord through to Wizardry Gold, the latest in the series. It's a definite must for any RPG veterans, and a great place to begin for novices! It boasts months of gameplay, and makes an ideal addition to every gamer's collection!

Go from Starfleet Academy cadet to conquering new galaxies as a legendary Federation Captain--all at warp speed.

Ride the Iron Horse. It can take you from New York to South Africa. It can take you from the year 1804 to the year 2000. It can take you from penniless manual laborer to powerful multi-millionaire. It can take you from a normal, well-adjusted, well-rounded person to an obsessed, singled-minded, one-tracked trainhead. This is a real railroad game, not just a strategy game that happens to involve railroads. If you want to hop on a plane, car or ship, hop on another game. This game is about trains for people who love trains. Everything about the game is centered around an authentic look and feeling of the railways. Period video and pictures are interlaced with the game. The design and interface are true to the character of the fabled late 1800's railroads. A.I. opponents are based on real people. And all maps are real (based on satellite photography from US Geological Service and other sources). [Gathering of Developers]

Sin is for the first-person shooter fan who wants more of the same, done just a little different, but done right.

European Air War doesn't push the state of the art, but it excels at good, old-fashioned gameplay.

Grand Prix Legends will reward you with arguably the most intense racing experience ever seen on a personal computer.

Centipede is at times frustrating, but for the most part, it's a welcome update of a classic shooting game.

H.E.D.Z.'s inspired design doesn't always translate into inspiring gameplay, and while it's frequently funny, it's not very fun once the novelty wears off.

Three years of improving this engine has made Links one of the most well-rounded and finely crafted software products on the market.

Rise of Rome is an add-on expansion for the original Age of Empires game. It focuses entirely on the legendary Roman Empire. Challenge veterans and novices alike to wage war on an epic scale with four additional civilizations, several unique units, new technologies, and new campaigns, including the showcase campaign that focuses on the Rise of Rome itself.

The Blackstone Chronicles isn't a bad game. It's just average to a fault.

It's obvious that TalonSoft learned from its mistakes following the release of the disappointing East Front.

You can walk around, the horrible map screen has been replaced by a cool GPS device, and the game looks a lot better, albeit not to the quality of most 3D shooters out there.

FIFA 99 is a good choice for the neophyte, and an almost-essential upgrade for the die-hard soccer enthusiast.

The excellent story, unique puzzles, and addictive swordplay help make Redguard an immensely rich and enjoyable adventure.

The good news is that Pro Pilot '99 is a dramatic improvement over that first release, building on the features of that initial release and filling many of the holes.

It's an empty feeling no matter how much air you catch or how many times the rad commentator says "Awesome!" or "Sweeeet!"

The Second Age adds some nice new features and fixes a few things, but it introduces a whole slew of its own problems.

Take control of any one of "The Chosen" -- four extraordinary characters who inhabit a dark near-future world reminiscent of Blade Runner and The Crow. Become Caleb, the vicious protagonist from the original Blood, his cold-blooded love Ophelia, the ruthless Ishmael, or the unrelenting warrior Gabriela. Blood 2: The Chosen uses Monolith?s LithTech - one of the most advanced next-generation 3D engines in gaming. Blood 2?s weapons let you kill and be killed in more ways than any other 3D action game. Burn, electrocute, shoot, stab, voodoo, blow up, slowly dismember, or flay the skin from your opposition, and expect the same treatment right back! Take on a virtual army of enemies, from homicidal cultists to otherworldly horrors beyond imagining. Blood 2 has over 20 all new enemies to fight, as well as one returning fiend from the first game. [Monolith]

Dethkarz follows the futuristic racing formula exactly, without bringing any real personality of its own.

It's not horrible, as in Conquest Earth horrible, but it's not the type of game that causes you to make exclamations of glee while playing.

When you strip away all the great new graphics and new season play, the core of the game is still great fun.

Combine the awkward controls with the game's marginal location tracking, and you'll be plunging to your death with alarming frequency.

Kudos to Sierra and Dynamix for taking a disappointing disaster and turning it into the best World War I simulation yet.

Bad play control, inconsistent hit detection, and plain or frustrating level design, makes for a game that, at least, feels like the sum of its parts.

This is, quite simply, one of the most addictive, entertaining, and approachable jet combat sims I've ever seen.

Vigilance succeeds only in making you wonder how good it could have been if it had been done right.

Warhammer is a complex, vastly entertaining strategy gaming system, and Chaos Gate does full justice to it.

It's been 80 long years since your ancestor trod across the wastelands. As you search for the Garden of Eden Creation Kit to save your primitive village, your path is strewn with crippling radiation, megalomaniac mutants, and a relentless stream of lies, deceit, and treachery. You begin to wonder if anyone really stands to gain anything from this brave new world. [Interplay]

Unless you have an enormous crush on Hula Girl, you can do better elsewhere.

Trespasser is a frustrating game, filled with boring gameplay and annoying bugs.

Build. Play. Customise. Build and play with unlimited 3-D LEGO® bricks in a virtual environment. Combine finished models to create imaginative LEGO worlds. Navigate and explore from the viewpoint of a mini-figure or a LEGO camera. Add extra excitement with action bricks, including hinges, motors, lights and Destructa bricks. Listen carefully to the friendly wizard...he knows every trick in the book. Experience your LEGO world in a whole new way by exploring at night. Generate and print building instructions, then share them with friends. Enter and investigate the buildings you create from the viewpoint of a LEGO mini-figure.

CAN YOUR DROID CUT IT? The fight for freedom in the galaxy continues... Rebel spies have learned that the evil Empire has built a secret droid factory somewhere on the planet Tatooine, where Imperial engineers are building an army of assassin droids. Unless they can be stopped, these dangerous machines will terrorize the galaxy. As a member of the Rebel Alliance, your mission is to build droids to infiltrate this operation to reprogram the assassin droids. Beware! There are over 25 million droid combinations. You must choose wisely.

Grab Your Marker & Strap On Your Goggles! Select from 8 original Sheridan markers & 5 unique battlefields. Play alone, on-line with friends or as a squad member. Purchase supplies from the Crosman Ammo Depot, grab your camo & get ready for the ultimate interactive paint ball experience on your PC!

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Something's rotten in the Land of Dead and you're being played for a sucker. Meet Manny Calavera, travel agent at the Department of Death. He sells luxury packages to souls on their four-year journey to eternal rest. But there's trouble in paradise. Help Manny untangle himself from a conspiracy that threatens his very salvation. [LucasArts]

You've never experienced hunting like this before! Four all-new, fully-interactive 3D landscapes set the stage for a one-of-a-kind hunting experience. Track the dangerous grizzly through your choice of environments complete with new skyscapes, weather and lighting. Choose your weapon, bait, tools or employ your trusty dog to help you in your scout. Even bring a buddy along for the hunt of a lifetime in multiplayer mode. But beware, this prey fights back!

Need for Speed returns with all the exotic supercars, tracks, and race modes you've come to expect--but reengineered for higher performance, stunning realism, and fierce competition. With Hot Pursuit mode, you can race on both sides of the law: as a cop using radar, dispatchers, and roadblocks to track down speeders; or as a racer, trying to outrun the law. Real-world environments feature details such as blowing leaves, rain, lightning, mud splashes, and smoke from burning rubber and they will put your driving skills to the ultimate test.

Mega Man X3 explodes onto your PC with vibrant graphics, seamless animation, insane X-hunter bosses and loads of classic Mega Man blasting action. Battle through level after level of Reploid robot armies, picking up valuable power-ups and weapons along the way. It's all in a day's work for Mega Man X.

You get the phone call at 4 a.m. By 5:30 you're in the secret installation. The commander explains tersely, "It's about the Slipgate device. Once we perfect these, we'll be able to use them to transport people and cargo from one place to another instantly. An enemy codenamed Quake, is using his own slipgates to insert death squads inside our bases to kill, steal, and kidnap. The hell of it is we have no idea where he's from. Our top scientists think Quake's not from Earth, but another dimension. They say Quake's preparing to unleash his real army, whatever that is. "You're our best man. This is Operation Counterstrike and you're in charge. Find Quake, and stop him...or it... You have full authority to requisition anything you need. If the eggheads are right, all our lives are expendable." While scouting the neighborhood, you hear shots back at the base. Damn, that Quake bastard works fast! He heard about Operation Counterstrike, and hit first. Racing back, you see the place is overrun. You are almost certainly the only survivor. Operation Counterstrike is over. Except for you. You know that the heart of the installation holds a slipgate. Since Quake's killers came through, it is still set to his dimension. You can use it to get loose in his hometown. Maybe you can get to the asshole personally. You pump a round into your shotgun, and get moving." From the masterminds behind DOOM and Wolfenstein comes an FPS classic that will warp your world. Building on the successful elements that drew players to DOOM, Quake brings a more Gothic flavour to the FPS genre and, like its predecessor, has spawned copycats and sequels over the years. The game is also renowned for creating and popularising Machinima, as the game engine was used to create Machinima classic's such as "The Diary of a Camper" and "The Seal of Nehahra". This GOG release also contains the two expansions for this first installment, "Quake Mission Pack No. 1: Scourge of Armagon" and "Quake Mission Pack No. 2: Dissolution of Eternity", bringing even more interdimensional horrors and weapons to your PC. With the main game soundtrack composed by Trent Reznor, you're in for one heart-stopping hell of a ride. * 4 difficulties to choose from * Battle and explore your way through over 60 levels * Ghoulish Gothic atmosphere enhanced by a captivating soundtrack

The strongest element of Combat Flight Simulator is the flight experience itself.

No refs. No rules. No mercy! NFL Blitz is the NFL at its finest, featuring easy to run plays and unparalleled action, all in breakneck speed. With no penalties, no substitutions, and nowhere to hide, NFL Blitz is more than a game, it's an NFL highlight film! Fastest football gameplay ever, with easy to learn action and simple point-and-shoot passing. You might play in rain, snow or mud. And don't forget about those night games!

The sense of satisfaction I get from victories or even hard-fought losses more than compensates for any frustration I'm experiencing.

The classic family board game loved by generations now comes to life! With The Game of LIFE CD-ROM, choose college or a career, get married, start a family, buy a house, and eventually retire. Will you spend your golden years at Countryside Acres or Millionaire Estates? Take a spin and find out with The Game of LIFE CD-ROM!

Chessmaster is still the only way to go if you're looking for a chess program.

Despite the small problems, building a thriving city in Caesar III is fun.

All in all, Jeopardy! is a good computer game. Whether you've always dreamed of being on the hit TV show, love trivia, or just love Alex, it's sure to please.

This is a game where the only reward is winning money and prizes. Imagining money and prizes is just not the same.

Choose from four ultra powerful transforming Mobile Combat Armor suits, each with its own advantages and strengths. Find tons of powerups and enhancements to improve your MCA's performance. In addition to piloting your MCA through deadly outdoor, underground, and city missions, you will be able to dock in certain areas and strike out on foot to complete objectives. There may even be a surprise or two in store... Shogo: Mobile Armor Division uses Monolith?s LithTech - one of the most advanced next-generation 3D engines in gaming. [Monolilth]

The result of all of Hasbro's diligent faithfulness to the source is a great version of a classic board game.

It isn't particularly original in any specific regard, but its solid combination of features collectively form a unique and enjoyable role-playing game.

The Special Edition corrects a number of flaws and adds several new features but somehow ends up being only a tiny bit more appealing than its predecessor.

This is a case of an interesting party game losing its magic when there's no party around.

Smart Game™ Challenge 3 takes brain-bending fun to a new level! With 20 addictive games and hundreds of levels, there's something for everyone - strategy puzzles, logic puzzles, music puzzles, word puzzles and perception puzzles. Play solo, create your own leagues, or compete in contests online as a member of the Smart Games Frequest Thinker's Club. Blow your mind with Smart Games™ Challenge 3!

Unlike chess, checkers, mah-jongg, or any number of two-player classic or board games, there is absolutely no skill involved whatsoever.

Barrage is heavy on two themes. The first is flying around in a hovercraft. Thesecond is blowing the hell out of anything that even resembles a threat.

If not for the flawed controls, horrific course design, and extremely limited gameplay options, it might just be a good game.