Mark of Chaos was a enjoyable real-time strategy game set in the
medieval Warhammer universe, which Will Barker called a "rewarding
tactical strategy game". The expansion pack has been released more than
a year and a half later. Is it a case of too little too late? Find out
in the review.
With games like Quake Wars, Call of Duty 4, and the Battlefield
series all vying for the mantle of best online shooter, can Unreal
Tournament 3 make an impact? Like a sledgehammer, as it happens. The
Jackal reviews one of the year's biggest releases, and the verdict?
Find out in the review.
With games like Team Fortress 2, Unreal Tournament 3, and the
Battlefield series all vying for the #1 spot on the team
based first-person shooter charts, Quake Wars has a tough job ahead.
But as The Jackal explains, Quake Wars is one of the best multiplayer
shooters ever.
The
theme park simulator genre has but a few inhabitants and though
LucasArts all-ages game may look simplistic at first, it's got plenty
of depth for gamers who want it. There's also 34 cool minigames which
have made it very popular in the Games Channel office.
Halo 3 has launched on the Xbox 360 console and is expected to be the highest selling game
of all time. What better time then, to take a step back in time and
take a brief look at the PC version of the original game, Halo, to see
what all the fuss was about.
There
are about nine million gamers eagerly awaiting the new expansion pack
recently announced by Blizzard, the Wrath of the Lich King. Currently
under development, the new expansion pack adds a new hero class that
must be unlocked via difficult quests, plus there are new weapons, armour,
hairstyles, dance moves, and of course a new continent to plunder.
If there's one thing that unites Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 gamers,
it's Stacie Orrico. But, in the grand scheme of things, Will Barker
writes that an online mode for the upcoming Resident Evil 5 game could
also change the way rival console gangs approach each other. In-game
trailer included.
Do
you ever tire of games? Have you thought the frustration and punishment
you must endure just to beat a game is obscene? Offensive? In her regular gaming
column, Sandra
Maksimovic writes that she has gamer-over phobia. This often wrongly
diagnosed fear of digital failure affects one in every three gamers, and like Bird Flu there is no cure...
Command
& Conquer 3 is finally here, but is it worth your hard-earned
moola? Will Barker reckons it doesn't have enough innovation to be
truly brilliant, "...but it did make me happy for hours at a time." If
you like real-time strategy games, Command & Conquer 3 should be
high on your list, with a strong multiplayer aspect and a hugely
entertaining storyline. Check it out here.
Will
Barker was apparently a Warhammer board game geek when he was a wee
nipper, and with this cool fantasy real-time strategy (RTS) he has
opened yet another emotional scar. With a range of standard strategy
game features, Mark of Chaos also has an interesting RPG-style
character development system and a cool hero 'dueling' system. If you
like war on an epic scale with a decent plot, you should read this review.
World
of Warcraft has just been expanded with The Burning Crusade. And
there's been a call to arms - so will you enter the dark portal and
continue the fight for justice? Haloperidol of Aman’Thul reviews
the long-awaited expansion pack from Blizzard - but is it worth your
hard-earned bucks, or should you just stick with the original game?
Find out now!!
Using
the Half-Life 2 game engine, The Ship has some great graphics - but
this isn't your everyday 1st person shoot 'em up. As Thomas Machuca
discovered, you can't just run around shooting people in the clavicle -
you must eat, sleep, shower, go to the toilet and even go to the doctor
if you're feeling crook. And each of these places are ideal for ambush
attacks. Arguably one of the most innovative games to arrive in the
last few years, The Ship is uniquely different.
As
one of the most anticipated driving games in the last 622 years, Need
For Speed: Carbon has hit the stores and our very own Will Barker sat
down with multiple versions of the game to see if the hype matches the
reality. The game has a number of new innovations, including 'crew'
members who block opponents in races, and the stunning AutoSculpt
feature, where you can fine tine your sports bodykit. It's dynamic, it
looks hot, and has a long single-player game, but is this enough?
Gambling
addicts rejoice! Will Barker reviews Hoyles new poker series game for
the PC, where you can gamble with pretend money, which makes the whole
thing a lot less physically painful when the debt collectors come
knocking. If you've been bitten by the Texas Hold 'Em poker bug, or
have always fancied yourself as a card shark, this is the place to
sharpen your skills. Simple, but addictive, this game features more 14
poker varieties and online poker tournaments.
Martin Kingsley is no stranger to games such as the impressive Age of Empires III.
He has often been seen fraternising with games at various dinner
functions, sports events and sordid nights at the opera. Will their
relationship go any further, is Martin willing to take it to the next
level? Its's irrelevant, unlike this review.
At
first glance, Lionhead Studio's new game, The Movies - a film-making
simulation - appears way too ambitious to be of any
consideration.
But as The Jackal discovered, the game is easy to pick up
and play, yet with enough depth to keep gaming veterans
pleased.
Having
played
many WWII shooters, Martin Kingsley ponders the merits of another 1940s
war game. Yet, even in the face of the thousands of dubya-dubya-two
games out there, Call of Duty 2 is "a ripper of a game," according to
the King, who found few faults in its tight coding.
Action RPGs
are a lot of fun, and when created with forethought they can be the
perfect salve to the daily grind of study, work, or in Will Barkers
case, picking his nose until it bleeds. Chock full of spectacular eye
candy, cool quests and weapons galore, this game doesn't disappoint.
Big-ticket games
like Quake 4 usually hit the scene with so much hype it's hard to know
what to make of the game itself. This is where we can help with our
penultimate review of the new shooter. And the verdict? Well, without
giving anything away, let's just say it scored 90%.
