The short list
The short list is not a very short list, it's just a list of reviews sumerised so you don't have to go all the wag through the long list, more will be added soon.
Timesplitters 2=A gane like no other, well near enough,10/10
Medal of Honour=A war game, not a thing to make a game,4/10
GTA Vice City=Crime fighting action, or is it the other way round,8/10
GTA=A good racing game, still no car damage,8/10
Haunted Mansion=Cool puzzles and wacky ghosts, its a KG of fun,8/10
Crash Nitro Cart=Who wouldn't want a game were little people race round little circuits, not me,6/10
SSX3=Totaly wicked snowboarding game, if you liked SSX Tricky then you'll love this,9/10
Syberia=Cool graphics, shame the puzzles are easy,7/10
Curse Monkey Island=stunning cartoon images, though the game contains 50% puzzles that are completly loony, still good,7/10
Half-Life=The great PC game with new improved graphics and two player mode, 9/10
Need For Speed Underground=A very fast racing game, gets boring after a while, 8/10
Roller Coaster Tycoon=May be old but still a definite favouriye here in the office, 9/10
CTR=Good for an old PS1 game,7/10
Doom 3=Great game! Though kind of freaks you out mind, watch out for this one,8/10
Resident Evil Code Veronica X=Play this game at three in the morning and youll be in a mental hospital by six,9/10
Zoo Tycoon= Good when your building, gets boring when your done, 7/10
Down Hill Domination=SSX Tricky on mountain bikes,10/10
3D Tennis=Err…did someone just say something,2/10
James Bond Agent Under Fire=Great multi-player mode,8/10
James Bond Every Thing Or Nothing=Good game play, hard to aim,8/10
Bingo=Good fun if you get board,6/10
Crash The Wrath Of Cortex=Collecting all those apples, ahhh!5,10
Half-life Blue Shift=As good as the first, completed in hours,7/10
More coming soon...
Long list
Hello. Here are some more in depth reviews for some of the best games money can buy.
Return of the king
Intro: As I get in the front door game in my hand I begin to play for five hours straight until I look up at the clock and stop for tea. That just how great this game is. Well near enough.
Graphics 10/10: The graphics on this game are truly excellent. The animations are nice and smooth and the detail is good to for a hand held game. You start of with six characters all with unique abilities. Really? Well no all them have some unique abilities all well animated though some have been repeated. But that doesn't matter. There are a whole range of bad guys orks, goblins and uruk hai, all well designed. The graphics can get a bit repetitive at times with the hackin and the slashin but its no biggy.
Sound 9/10: The in this game brings the whole story to life and adds an atmosphere to the air to give it a unique feeling. An area of the game which you should take a mark off if you dont listen to da music
Game play 10/10: The game play on this game rocks. Its just so addictive. You start of with six characters all with there own mighty spells and special abilities. Including the all mighty spell using gandalf with spells that shake the halls of mordor. And Frodo, the ring bearer with nimble moves to dodge the goblins fire. You also are able to unlock secret characters but I wont spoil the surprise. The game also has sent of an rpg factor in to which allows to increase your characters stats and abilities.
Storyline 9/10: The lord of the rings? If you don't know it go rent the movie now.
Lifespan 10/10: This were the game really starts to shine. Each character has around about 60 levels. Even though some characters story line are repeated such as Gimli and Legolas. But even once completed the game once it allows you to play it again with all your characters stats. Which is fun because you can kill all the bad guys with ease. There is also a multi player mode, which allows you to link up with a friend and play in bonus maps in story co-op.
Buy: yes. If you don't have this game and you own a game boy advance you starking mad or have a screw loose. Go buy it know!
Fire Warrior
Introduction: one summer day, I came home with my new ps2 game. As I walked towards my ps2, brother annoying me, I found refuge in my new game. Do you want to know what game? This game rocks, hardcore gaming action and thats just the in the first level. You take on the role as kais a young fire warrior as you prepare to whiteness the most terrifying 24 hours or your life. Are you gripped, read on to find out more about fire warrior one of the best games money can buy.
Graphics: 10/10 the graphics are great truly superb they really make you feel as though you're in the game itself. I've basically no complaints here apart from the fact that the pictures occasionally go slow during huge battles though that only happened a couple of times so its not really a thing to worry about. All the animations are very smooth. The bad guys look great and have wicked blood and dying scenes. The cut scenes are good to they really bring the game to life and spice up the action. There are a large range of bad guys all looking near enough identical to the games work shop miniatures them selves.
Sound: 8/10 the sound sounds great to. The weapons, the badies, the long high-pitched screams of pain as you blast the alien scum to bits. The guns sound great and overall a very nice touch.
Game play: 10/10 the controls are very easy to master and very addictive. Youll be wanting to play it all night long. The weaponry is just totally awesome you get to use 17 weapons all of which will be getting you enemies on their hands and knees pleading for mercy. You get a range of tau weaponry and then as you progress you can find a wide selection of enemy weaponry, from basic laser guns to high quality miniguns and loads more. There is just one small thing though which people may consider a good or bad thing. You can only hold up to 2 guns one of which must be a piece of tau weaponry, decide for yourself on this one.
Replay value: 10/10 youll be playing this one for years and years to come. You may actually complete the game in less than a week on easy mode though playing it in normal and hard mode will put your skills to the test give you a new experience. Get an a grade in every level is hard to, you have to be quick, quite and accurate for this will unlock in game cheats which bare fun to. The game also has a multiplayer that will last a bit and an online feature that can be fun to. Plus youll want to play the game 10 times over anyway. Replay value, wow.
Rent or buy: a definite buy a yes yes yes. You be right idiot if you dont buy this game. And let me remind you this is one of the best games money can buy.
Timesplitters 2
Intro: This game is a totally wild experience for all first person shooter fans ou there. There is great action in both story mode and multi player mode. This gives the game a unique Drug taste. You'll be hooked on it for hours.
Graphics 10/10: The graphics for Timesplitters two are very nice looking and smooth. Their quite cartoony in good way. All the guns and one hundred or so characters are fully animated. You progress through ten levels, all of which with their very own wonderful looking backgrounds and badies. The graphics are so smooth it can you feel sick just watching it, and thats a good thing.
Game play10/10: The controls are very easy to pick up, very simple and gives you full control of the character. Allowing you to aim, change weapons and many more. There is also a strange madness lot the game making you want to blast the aliens and monkeys to the moon. The game play is also increased by the first person shooter feel to the game giving you free room over the all the levels. You also get given a choice of over 28 weapons adding to the sensation. Including TNT, double rifles and miniguns. Also every character has there own stats.
Sound 8/10: The sound is really good to. The music gives the game a scary effect and adds to the madness. There's also all the amazing and realistic sound of the guns firing of in every direction.
Life span 10/10: Now this is were the game shines the brightest. The game will last for ever. the story mode you can complete in a few hours though you'll want to play it through again, belive me. There's also three difficulty levels and over fifty arcade missions to play. Getting them all in gold or platinum is basically impossible. The multi player will never run out. allowing you to play on your own against computer opponents or with a fried. Another godly feature of the game is the tool that allows you to create your levels. You design the maps were the badies are and you write all the objectives. Story mode is good to. Allowing you to follow the game to the story. I won't spoil it. Lets just say its like Indiana Jones through the ages.
Buy: Yes! Nothing in this game is bad apart from a couple of annoying arcade missions near the end but still. Buy this game now or go check in to a mental hospital.
Broken Sword
Broken Sword
This is a series of 3 adventure games, all with George Stobbard and his French girlfriend Nico at the centre of some mystery or other.
The first 2 games sold really well, notably on the PC, and won very many awards. The shared an intriguing storyline, laced with humour and really high quality dialogue and graphics. The 2 really were at the pinnacle of 2D point-and-click adventures.
If you want to step back in time a few years, look out for these on cheap price labels:
The Shadow of the Templars (the first of the series and my own favourite)
The Smoking Mirror
A word of warning: read the box to make sure that the game is qualified for your operating system. Ive been OK playing the Shadow of the Templars on XP but I believe others have had a few problems.
The Sleeping Dragon is the third “ and at least supposedly “ final instalment. This has been released on the PC but I played its PS2 version (not sure if its available on the Xbox). One of my kids thought this the best in the series and certainly they have a point. The high quality graphics have now moved on to a 3D representation, the wit and humour has remained, and the gameplay is mostly easy and intuitive. There are puzzles-a-plenty and a strong storyline. For me, it cant quite capture the magic of the first episode but its still a strong entry in the series. I played this game with my 2 sons (then 12 and 10 years old) and we all enjoyed ourselves.
But be clear, this is an adventure game. You dont get to shoot anyone, race cars, or collect oranges. It simply may not be your type of thing. But if it sounds like it is, have fun, and enjoy your Broken Sword adventure.
Broken Sword 3 “ The Sleeping Dragon "
Graphics
Occasionally the lines look a little odd! But usually an excellent 8/10
Story
Best bit for me, perhaps not so for the children 9/10
Sound
Always clear. High quality voice acting 9/10
Replay Factor
Pretty good but only once youve had time to forget your first run through 6/10
Longevity
Id guess at about 20 hours, perhaps a bit longer if you are new to this type of game.
Thats just about right for me so 9/10
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