Technically splendid, but lacks the soul and the focus that made its previous games such powerful experiences.

A true thriller in that it makes use of corner-of-the-eye imagery, unsettling voices, and effects to send chills down your spine which leads to a healthy dose of dread.

Raven took all the good things first person shooters have been doing since Half-Life and Unreal...it works--sort of--but the end result is a bit messy nonetheless.

If it were a thirty dollar expansion pack it would have been lovely... but... it’s just not a good deal.

Its biggest issue may be its release date: there are simply better games competing for your dollar in the marketplace right now.

There is something about the visual style of the game that makes it look a lot more real than other racers which compared to it seem fake and outdated. I guess it's the combination of a potent engine with a few skilled artists, or maybe it's my imagination, fact is that CRC is among the best looking games out now.

The replay value is where Cold War suffers the biggest blow.

I think the new DoD has done the best job of utilizing the Source physics engine.

As an adventure game at heart it's amazing to find it's also a cinematographic experience, an emotionally gripping drama.

This game contains more explosions than any game I can remember playing in recent history.

If for some reason I were to live in another world that had to be designed by humans, I wouldn't have a problem if Cyan created it.

This episode seems to be lacking quite a bit as far as the storyline and length are concerned. It should supposedly last about three hours, but it seemed even shorter than that to me; much too short, actually.

This is as replayable as it gets. Nightlife--as is the Sims 2--is completely open-ended.

Not only did I enjoy the game but it makes me want to read, or at least do some research on, Mr. Jules Verne.

A major overhaul, crisper graphics, and a new passing system that needs more development. All in all, it's fun, addictive in a way football games haven't been recently, and worth the reduced price to pick up this edition.

What ultimately sets Advent Rising apart from other Sci-Fi themed video games is the cinematic quality of its storytelling. Orson Scott Card truly touched upon a great story with this game and I certainly hope to see parts 2 and 3 of the Advent Rising Trilogy within the next few years.

With a high overhead view, it is accurate to say that playing No Surrender is like playing with toy soldiers because the scale of your fighting units is small and toy-like. True enough, only this time and in this game your opponent is not some 6-year-old and the battlefield is not the bare terrain of your family room floor.

Darwinia is revolutionary and groundbreaking.

I’d like to thank BugBear for finally spending the time to deliver a fantastic damage model in a racing game.

The in-game music was a semi-prehistoric rendering that was appropriate for the certain settings in which the game takes place.

The wit present in this game is second to none and I honestly think this is what would have happened had Mel Brooks gotten into game making.

A solid 3 rd person action brawler with responsive controls and enough fun included to force me to play through the game more than once and then to play through the more difficult bonus levels.

If you have a clan or a group of friends that want to go fighting together, it is a great way to spend a couple of hours.

If "Half-life" and "Serious Sam" were combined, I have a feeling that Area 51 would be the result.

This game is more than a game, and it's also more than a movie. It's a virtual playground, true, but its characters and main protagonist are human and real--albeit living by an extremely warped version of the conventional system of morals.

I was really disappointed with this game because it has good potential and includes certain qualities that makes a great game, but fails to deliver.

Unlike most such games Sunrise is packed full of features and what you get with it--besides a unique solo experience--are tools to effortlessly create custom content and share it and enjoy it together with everyone else. It is less than a year old and the community has already made an incredible amount of tracks and vehicles, and Nadeo released a free expansion pack.

Sadly Dungeon Lords was neither bug free nor addictive, which makes it a total failure and a waste of time for everyone associated with it.

Certainly the best Adventure Game of 2005 and possibly destined to be considered one of the most elite point and click adventure games ever released.

Cossacks II was built to be played over and over. The only question is would you want to?

I said it before but I’ll say it again, not having monthly fees is awesome! That way I don’t feel compelled to have to play it as much as possible to get my money’s worth.

A few years ago, Empire Earth II might have made the cut for fresh and innovative gameplay. Sadly, today it's simply a retread--and a poorly executed, tedious one at that.

Psychonauts may be an excellent concept and creatively realized, but it is translated into an average game.

SWAT 4 is light years beyond the previous games in the series. Irrational Games seems to have a knack for taking Sierra franchises and making them better (see Tribes: Vengeance).

The single player campaign is very enjoyable, and no DOOM 3 fan should leave it on the store shelves just because a few levels aren’t as good as the standard set early on in the game.

Chaos Theory's fluid gameplay and intuitive control scheme firmly demonstrates to others in the genre exactly how a stealth game should play and feel.

The big problem is the dark and sparsely populated environment. The feel is more akin to running through a Shadowrun RPG than the Matrix.

The driving physics are pulled from "Carmageddon 2," the on-foot control is pulled from "Ultima Underworld," the driving was pulled from the Sega Genesis version of "OutRun." There is a reason why all the games I’ve listed are five, ten, fifteen years old. . .because Driv3r plays like a game from a past generation.

It is stylistically awesome, highly entertaining to play, absorbing--there is also a lot to do--and it's technically polished till it shines.

One of the best World War II shooters I've ever played, and certainly one of the better shooters of recent years.

Excellent voice acting and sound effects/score.

While at times you may find the game a little slow paced and the controls and gameplay frustrating, those who stick with the game to the end will come out pleased.

The combat system, while boring at first, became much more appreciable once your party begins to grow in size.

While no particular portion of the game stands out as truly spectacular, everything is sufficiently put-together to provide good entertainment. It’s simple fun.

It isn’t a complete waste of money, although it may be a complete waste of time. The Punisher feels very old in gameplay and in graphics, and it definitely won’t find a permanent place on anyone’s hard drive.

Even though it is better looking and easier to grasp than any flight sim to date, X-Plane feels unfinished. Serious fans of flight sims will enjoy X-Plane, while casual fans may want to wait for a more streamlined interface, hopefully in "X-Plane 9."

A polished shooter that breaks the here-to-fore insipid mold of movie-inspired games. It is fun and immersive, but does feel a bit lacking. EBB does not have the addictive quality of many of its FPS brethren.

A must buy to those that enjoyed the original. Hardcore fans should already own it, and everyone else will miss out on another great game yet again.

Delivers great atmosphere through simplistic stylized environments, suited music, relevant quests, massive PvP raids, and party adventuring. With their customizable user interface, chat channels, and guild system, it is easy to build strong communities for rich gaming relationships.

Its huge open-endedness does an excellent job of establishing the proper atmosphere while the balance of combat and economy produces a quality strategy title. It does, however, have its problems. Open-ended gameplay can lead to a lack of focus, and this game is very light on tutorial, how-to material which creates a somewhat larger than average learning curve; preventing me from recommending Pirate's to all gamers as a whole.

Nothing less than a revolution in the gaming industry that will keep gamers busy for years to come, just as the original did.

It's easily the best single player PC RPG this year with one of the most engaging atmospheres you will find in any game.

The environments are beautiful, sound is quality, and community is strongly encouraged. You do not have to be running this game all the time to be enjoying it.

A gripping story, brutal violence at times (well, machine violence), superb graphics, and clever adult humor are all things this game shares with "Alice." Repetitive flying and ship battles with too few on-foot missions add negatively to the game.

Evolution is a great moniker as this game has helped evolve the traditional adventure gaming genre entirely.

If you can make it through the single player game on either medium or hard, you will likely be ready to get online and play.

This game frustrates where it should rejuvenate.

The only things that I had a problem with were the dated graphics (which wasn’t hard to overcome), the shaky A.I., and the “use” key not always working correctly when trying to use things such as levers or artillery guns (I’m sure there will be patches). These few problems were not enough to distract me from a great expansion.

The ability to make me jump when enemies fly out at me, or even better to make me jump when a light breaks or a beam falls forcing me to start firing at nothing, this is a huge achievement. This game will easily join the ranks of "System Shock 2" and "Undying" as one of the scariest FPS titles ever made.

The multiplayer component is designed perfectly.

Easily the best in-planet RTS title I have played since "Starcraft", and it definitely gives me hope for the future of the RTS genre as a whole.

If an enthralling story with atmosphere is what excites you give your local library a visit.

What I didn’t love was the mediocre multiplayer component, which was purely a deathmatch fest with a single game mode.

I found it annoying that there was no mission briefing. There was no introduction information on your target or why you were there that came up prior to the mission starting.

It offers a quick adrenaline rush and beautifully detailed levels running on the spectacular Havok2.0 physics engine and, I must say, this game is one of a kind.

It offers incredible graphics, a decent story line, great sound, and it's challenging.

It really does a fantastic job at letting you in on the Vietnam era, and I’m sure that after a few patches it will be even better.

Though it may be very frustrating at times, games shouldn’t be easy to complete. Watch out for the controls if you play it on the PC, they change along with the camera angles.

The major weakness of the game is the fact that you can only save at checkpoints.

The battles look absolutely outstanding.

Online drift mode is very popular, and if you happen to find someone in there with the name RedStarAcura behind an Impreza, he will not back down to any challenge!

The Myst games are not for everyone. I have always enjoyed them so I kind of know what to expect and how things work. I thought this game was fantastic.

The most realistic war games I have ever played. Not only are the graphics stunning, the sound effects, music, dependence on teammates, weapons, and the overall feel of the game is amazing.

The weapons look and act real, the grenades and Molotov cocktails look and behave similar real ones, and the environment responds to the weapons.

Graphics could be better.

The game is immensely playable and re-playable, guaranteeing the player a new experience each time the game is played. [Gold Ed.]

This game has a lot of life in it and am excited to see it expand.

An average game, but I really like the film footage.

Side-missions are just amazingly fun.

Not bad for a project that started out in a college dorm.

The skirmishes usually don’t last very long, making this an excellent game to play for a quick fix.

The other thing that got incredibly annoying is Irving Lambert, your debriefer and operations coordinator and hearing him say “this missions over”….. “this missions over”.

One thing that is really great about SimCity 4 is the fact that EVERYTHING is under your control.

The major disadvantage of this game is that there is no multiplayer.

Mind-blowingly more amazing than its older brother!

This game is about the best game I’ve ever played for the PC.

It’s got anything, and EVERYTHING you would EVER want in a WWII game, actually its got pretty much everything you’d ever want in a game, period.

The textures and color vibrancy will blow you away.

First off the Solo Missions, suck. There is no suspense like in the first, and just jumps into BORING action.

This makes for a massively exciting single player campaign not to mention some of the funnest multiplayer I have ever played on an RTS game in ages!

If you’re an action gamer like me you will probably play every last penny of this AWESOME game!

It’s got 26 levels of outstanding Star Wars continuity, awesome gameplay, a fricken sweet multiplayer mode, and above all else you’re a Jedi (obviously) and you get to use and learn the force throughout the game, not to mention wield a lightsaber.

A snipers best dream and worst nightmare. You can be walking through the forest and all of a sudden a shot rings out and you get hit. I found a couple of times where I could not see the sniper because he was hiding behind a tree.

A fantastic and extremely addictive game once you get into it.

Another reason I like this game is because there is a number of ways to go about playing it. You can be aggressive and pick the soldiers for that, or you can be stealthy and snipe through your missions.

The textures and models are very nicely done as it puts and molds you into a realistic distant future type period.

There's an air of amusing determination to everything Max does. All the murdering is very satisfying for that reason.

The Music that runs off the Blue-Shift CD. It kicks in at the worst times, and resembles circus music.