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PC GAME REVIEWS
Age of Wonders 2PC Game Review - Jun 24, 2002 - By Kevin Kuphal
Think of this as Fantasy Civilization. Here you get a chance to command armies of men and monsters, soldiers and sorcery. With both single player and multiplayer gaming, this title looks to bridge the gap between fantasy role playing games and traditional turn based strategy games, building on the success of the original Age of Wonders.

Candy Crush SagaPC Game Review - May 18, 2013 - By Raul Burriel
A multi-platform app which suffers from Zynga-style social media begging but overcomes it with exceptional gameplay.

F1 2002PC Game Review - Jun 10, 2002 - By Kevin Kuphal
On your marks, get set, go! The F1 2002 racing season is here on your PC (in stores June 13th). Pick your team, pick your track, and you're off to the races.

Law & Order: Justice is ServedPC Game Review - Dec 3, 2004 - By Chad Maddux
Legacy Interactive releases another installment based on the hit NBC show, Law & Order.

LegionPC Game Review - Jun 3, 2002 - By Kevin Kuphal
Let me first say that I am not a fan of real time strategy (RTS) games but more of a turn based Civilization type of player. Legion, is a game of the latter category but with aspects of an RTS. Not that you control the armies combating on the field, but you set them up and watch them wage war using the intricate combat model that the game provides. It is this combination that sets the game apart from many in this genre.

Mobile ForcesPC Game Review - Jun 17, 2002 - By Kevin Kuphal
Mobile Forces is a first person shooter hopped up on something and loving every minute of it. Take the Unreal Tournament engine and add vehicles you can drive and ride in and sprinkle in some sophisticated AI combatants and unique game play options and this is what you would get. With the gold version of Mobile Forces to take out for a spin, I was unexpectedly surprised to find a game different from most in this space and immensely fun to play.

Moscow to Berlin: Red SiegePC Game Review - Jul 27, 2006 - By Adam Scholtz
Yet another WWII RTS game to add to the ever growing list of lackluster titles in the genre.

Neverwinter NightsPC Game Review - Jul 16, 2002 - By Kevin Kuphal
This is it. This is where my true self is revealed. Yes, I know it's hard to believe, but I played AD&D when I was younger. I know, I know. You're beside yourself. Shocker. So you can only imagine my delight at hearing the details of Neverwinter Nights: AD&D 3rd Edition rules in a highly detailed 3D game including the ability for a Dungeon Master (DM) to control the game and mold it to his or her liking while it progressed. It sounded like a dream come true.

Sid Meier's Civilization IIIPC Game Review - Dec 7, 2001 - By Raul Burriel
"Just one more turn." It's a promise you make. Not to your parents or long suffering spouse, but to yourself. It's a promise you make when playing this game. And it's a promise you know - the instant you make it - that you're not going to keep.

Soldier of Fortune II: Double HelixPC Game Review - Jun 6, 2002 - By Kevin Kuphal
I must be one of the old time gamers, because here is another release in a series of first person shooters where I have not played the original before. Soldier of Fortune 2: Double Helix (SOF2) brings to the table an impressive array of technologies to the first person shooter genre. The list is extensive. GHOUL2, ARICHOE, LICH AI, ICARUS, etc. But what does it all mean?

Space Rangers 2: Rise of the DominatorsPC Game Review - May 3, 2006 - By Adam Scholtz
Take one part Asteroids, one part StarCraft, and one part MechWarrior, mix well, and serve into this well-blended sci-fi offering.

Strategic Command: European TheaterPC Game Review - Aug 19, 2002 - By Kevin Kuphal
Back in the days when I was a young boy, I remember playing a game with my father called Battle of the Bulge. It had a big hexagonal game board, tiny cardboard square units. Strategic Command: European Theater brings this game and many others like it to life on the computer. It is not, by far, the first to do so, but perhaps the latest.

The Sum of All FearsPC Game Review - May 27, 2002 - By Kevin Kuphal
The latest in the series of games based on Tom Clancy's best selling novels and motion picture adaptations: The Sum of All Fears (SOAF) is a different animal then most first person shooters in features and game play. Having never read the book or played a game of this series, I was a true newbie coming into this review. One thing to note though is that the system requirements state it and it is true, the game does not support the popular Voodoo series of video cards which inconvenienced even this reviewer

SWAT 4PC Game Review - May 11, 2005 - By Chad Maddux
It's every little boy's dream: you get to play cops and robbers. These guys aren't just cops. They are the elite team of the Special Weapons and Tactics, better known as the SWAT team.

Warcraft III: Reign of ChaosPC Game Review - Jul 1, 2002 - By Kevin Kuphal
Let me start by saying that I've never played Warcraft before. "ACK! Sacrilege!" I hear your cries. "Almost unbelievable" you say. I know. I find it hard to believe myself, but as you may have read before, I'm not a big fan of Real Time Strategy (RTS) games. I just don't have the knack to control all of those units at the same time and keep track of everything that is going on...in real time.

World of WarcraftPC Game Review - Sep 30, 2005 - By Adam Scholtz
Attacking an already crowded field, can World of Warcraft - a new fantasy based massively multiplayer online role-playing game - carve out a niche for itself?

 
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