Game Reviews
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World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich Kin Published Date: Dec 2, 2008You could wear out a Thesaurus looking up superlatives to describe Blizzard’s latest offering to the gaming world so I’ll let the numbers serve as something an introduction: 2.8 million sales worldwide in its first 24 hours and a prediction of 5 million sales in the first month. Though at ti...
Genre: RPG Platform: PC
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Spore Published Date: Oct 21, 2008To be honest, this is as pointless an argument as using Spore as proof of Creationism. Spore is the natural progression of Spore Creatures, gives Sporians (some language evolution to depict the Spore fans) the chance to share and talk about their designs and has received ...
Genre: Simulation Platform: PC
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Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning Published Date: Oct 16, 2008Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning is the latest in a long line of MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) titles that is trying muscle its way into a market predominately owned by Blizzard’s World of Warcraft. With such a strong rival, what does Mythic’s new relea...
Genre: MMORPG Platform: PC
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Crysis: Warhead Published Date: Oct 3, 2008To say the first Crysis was hotly anticipated is an understatement. As a platform-exclusive featuring what was touted as incredible gameplay and the most lifelike graphics yet, the game was saddled with the mantle of “saviour of PC gaming”, seemingly before any concept art had even been r...
Genre: First-Person Action Platform: PC
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Clear Sky Published Date: Oct 3, 2008As a title, S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Clear Sky presents an interesting challenge for the reviewer. The game tries to be many things, succeeding at some while falling well short of the mark in other areas. Are glaring flaws to be overlooked in recognition of genuine ambition, even occasional moments of ...
Genre: Platform: PC
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Space Siege Published Date: Aug 31, 2008For the purpose of argument, let’s say you’re a game developer. Now, admittedly I don’t know much about the development side of things, but I’ll assume it’s a little like being a games journalist. With that in mind, here’s a hypothetical for you to think over: Between polishing your soli...
Genre: Action RPG Platform: PC
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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstor Published Date: Jun 9, 2008The Warhammer 40,000 universe stands as one of the most popular imaginary destinations for geeks around the world. Games Workshop’s tabletop gaming franchise has proven to be extremely popular for the last two decades, even though every miniature you paint probably delays the loss of your virginit...
Genre: Real-Time Strategy Platform: PC
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Command and Conquer: Kane's Wrath Published Date: May 20, 2008The world is a ruined, bombed-out wasteland, with the scraps being fought over by militant religious extremists and a dogmatic, militaristic world power. Our choice of fuel, with which to power our modern lifestyles, has spelled the doom of our world, and raised the prospect of invasion. A madman in...
Genre: Real-Time Strategy Platform: PC
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Universe at War: Earth Assault Published Date: Apr 8, 2008Back in the days of the Cold War, alien invasion was the gold standard for Worst Thing That Could Possibly Happen. But as an allegory for foreign takeover, the threat of flying saucers and death-ray annihilation is somewhat diminished when the worst your ideological opponents can manage is a mass ma...
Genre: Strategy Platform: PC
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Sins of a Solar Empire Published Date: Apr 8, 2008As Douglas Adams once wrote, “space is big”. Just how big? Really, really big, a fact which is often sadly neglected or unsatisfactorily faked by game designers. While fun, Freelancer felt more like driving on an invisible road between soccer ball-sized celestial bodies than exploring a limitles...
Genre: Strategy Platform: PC
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