Category: PC

Most online RPGs begin with the individual deciding what they want their character to be, look like, and do. Character creation in WAR starts out with the player choosing a side they want to fight for. The Order side consists of the Dwarfs, Empire, and the High Elves, all of which can be slotted into…

There’s no doubt that with Company of Heroes, Relic practically reinvented the WWII-themed real-time strategy, which has long since been regarded as a rapidly decaying genre. In a sense, Company of Heroes introduced a whole new aspect of real-time combat in strategy games, with units making the most out of the terrain to gain tactical…

Slowly but surely, ‘Sherlock Mania’ is sweeping the globe. Guy Ritchie’s films have already set the tone for a new age of expectations while current TV has elected for modern adaptations – Sherlock in the UK, and Elementary in the US (with Lucy Liu portraying Watson of all people). Recently we’ve been seeing a number…

As a bit of a background: I first experienced Baldur’s Gate while I was at a friend’s house for a LAN party. I had taken apart my beige desktop computer, massive monitor, and all the peripherals (that took up most of the backseat of my car), and driven across town to assemble everything all over…

Two years back if you were to ask me how I’d feel about a sequel to Arkham Asylum I’d tell you that though I’d be up for it, I’m not sure if it’d be necessary. Along with other Bat fans, I had been waiting for Rocksteady’s madhouse romp for what seems like forever – a…

The first of The Sims 3 expansion packs has finally hit the shelves. And after the core title was released to ecstatic reception (Sims fans are passionate creatures) expectations for this first expansion pack have been sky-high. Simmers spoke wistfully of favourite past expansions, including Pets, Makin’ Magic and Bon Voyage, while others hoped desperately…

When financial ruin befalls Charlie’s family, the only thing that saves him from a life of slavery is his insignificance. As protagonist of Double Fine’s newest XBLA title Stacking, Charlie is the smallest member of a family of Russian stacking dolls. The tiny solid figure at the heart of many layers. By virtue of his…

Chocolate Castle comes from the minds of a small company based in Wellington, Lexaloffle. This company has constructed a brilliant game that for a small price can be downloaded straight to your computer via their website. Chocolate Castle is a new type of puzzle game that makes the player consider and plan their route before…

I guess it’s always a good sign if you can’t tear yourself away from the game you’re meant to be objectively reviewing, in order to actually get round to writing your review. Sure there are games that you review, and afterwards think “yeah, that was a pretty good game”, and thank the game gods that…

They say you should never go back. After Halo 4’s announcement at E3 2011, gamers worldwide were quickly divided. It became clearer than ever that this generation of recession would conclude by overlooking creative risk for guaranteed income. The Halo story was told and even returned for a victory lap with 2010’s Reach. What could…

The advertising for this game intrigued us. Words like “unbelievable depth” and “innovative mix of strategic and tactical game play” all promised a great new war game that was going to be just the thing for the long winter months ahead. Sadly, advertising hype aside, this game from Swedish Developer Colossai Studios and available from…

The Witcher, like Warcraft and Counter-Strike, has traditionally been one of those “PC” titles. The appeal of these games is how much they take advantage of the platform – different controls, complicated interfaces, and in The Witcher 2’s case, graphics that’d be unthinkable on current consoles. Granted, The Witcher 2 was already fun to play…

There’s a standard formula for Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) games; it’s tried and true, and, frankly it would be fair to say a lot of people are getting quite bored with the genre. Here’s how it goes: You have a theme; if you have any sense, you will go with a fantasy one, because it…

I m always up for seeing new things in gaming, especially when it comes to the tired genre that is the third person shooter. So I was intrigued when the download code for Deep Black: Reloaded showed up in my inbox. It’s about time, I thought, for a third person shooter to take the action…