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Wings Over Europe (PC CD)

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from: Centresoft (UK Video Games) Stock Account

September 15, 2006
Briefly - the best Jet Sim out there - still! You can add all sorts of stuff into the sim ( I added Tornadoes, Gripen, F22 Raptor, Migs 23, 27,29, Sukhoi 27, Victor, Vulcan - many more available), the Flight Models are pretty spot-on; not as 'tecchie' as LOMAC ( easy to get playing & having success). The cockpits are pretty OK, external views are impressive. As it's a little old now, the payoff is that you can stick all settings to max, and still have a beautiful fluid, fast Sim. The campaigns are thin on the ground, most fun had with the single mission parameters. Played on XP, Geforce 7900, Athlon FX57.

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Call of Duty 2: Game of the Year Edition (PC DVD)

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from: Activision

June 29, 2006
Cannot say anything about the game, but it is only available for ATI and nDivia latest video cards. Call of Duty is running happily on my machine, but this game does not run even the driver was upgrated. I think the game has been produced in a hurry and the company does not care about the computability.

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Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance (PC DVD)

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from: THQ

November 23, 2007
I don't think the original Supreme Commander needs any introductions. Suffice to say that it's become by far and away my favourite RTS, beating Dawn of War, C&C 3 etc.

I was really looking forwards to this add-on, particularly the new faction that it adds to the game. In this respect it really delivers - the Seraphim have some awsome units and the additions to the other factions are also great - the individuality of the different factions has been significantly enhanced.

The mini-map and whole user interface have also received a much needed revamp. The in-game interface is now much more customisable, which is very useful as it allows the player to display exactly the information you need. My only criticism is that the mini-map ... Read More:

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Titan Quest: GOLD Edition (PC DVD)

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from: THQ

March 02, 2007
Yep, another action RPG with mechanics liberally stolen from Diablo 2. Leave town, kill monsters, level up, loot the corpses and transport back to town to sell your ill-gotten gains. Rinse and repeat forever, with the occasional subquest (usually based around yet more monster killin') thrown in for good measure.

Yes the graphics are nice and there's a large amount of character customisation to be done and don't forget the compelling nature of slow, inexorable progress towards more power, but really we've been playing the same game for years and to be honest I'm getting a bit sick of the grind. Barely made it halfway through the main plotline before I packed it in with a cry of 'what's the point?'.

Two stars may seem harsh but there ... Read More:

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Battlefield 2142 (PC DVD)

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from: Electronic Arts

October 20, 2006
Hmmm...where do i start...basically battlefield 2142 is just a more hi-tech and gadgety version of Battlefield 2. It's the upgrades and unlocks that i thought would make the game good... the high-tech gadgets. But...you can only get these if play online and if your a regular single player like i am i suggest you really think twice about 2142. With only 5 maps and NO GRENADES it's tedious about 3 days later.

However, cons aside, 2142 does offer the fun of Battlefield 2 with the added fun of the walker (stompy stompy) and the gunship things and is genarally a great shoot'em up kinda game!!

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Silent Hunter III (PC DVD)

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from: Focus Multimedia Ltd

June 30, 2006
Graphics are very good indeed, as is the realism (although my submarine warfare experience is, thankfully, zero). It is a game that requires much patience and you can return from missions lasting several days without even having any enemy engagament! But the fun of sneaking into the middle of a convoy then picking off boats at will is very satisfying. Just don't let the enemy start pinging you!! Hours of enjoyment for the patient amongst you.

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Nancy Drew White Wolf of Icicle Creek (PC)

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from: Her Interactive

June 08, 2007
I'd never rate the Nancy Drew as the best possible adventure games. They tend to be puzzle heavy - that is, abstract puzzles rather than logical deduction about the real situation. What's always good is the quality of the voice acting, and the way the story progresses. I also felt that Icicle Creek was quite fair in helping you along.

I've seen complaints about having to continuously do the chores - in fact, at least in junior mode this wasn't necessary - occasionally you are prompted to do the meals or do the rooms when you don't bother, but then there's a plot development that makes it necessary at that time. Also the survey you have to fill out at some point - well I just guessed a couple of answers, and it didn't seem to make any difference ... Read More:

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Combat Flight Simulator 3: Battle for Europe (PC CD)

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from: Centresoft (UK Video Games) Stock Account

February 08, 2008
I'd never rate the Nancy Drew as the best possible adventure games. They tend to be puzzle heavy - that is, abstract puzzles rather than logical deduction about the real situation. What's always good is the quality of the voice acting, and the way the story progresses. I also felt that Icicle Creek was quite fair in helping you along.

I've seen complaints about having to continuously do the chores - in fact, at least in junior mode this wasn't necessary - occasionally you are prompted to do the meals or do the rooms when you don't bother, but then there's a plot development that makes it necessary at that time. Also the survey you have to fill out at some point - well I just guessed a couple of answers, and it didn't seem to make any difference ... Read More:

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Black Mirror (PC CD)

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from: G2 Games

May 28, 2004
I've never had my PC crashed quite so thoroughly as this game did. I've rarely had my WinXP crash at all in fact, untill now.

Upon installation AVG told me there was a 'Trojan' virus in the game. I looked up some help and discovered you required a patch (or two, or three?), not official patches, mind you, no, some user patches... Hmmm.. One to make it play and one to get past chapter two without it freezing.

When the game did finally play, god it's sluggish... Jitters, freezes, and then finally after an hours play, nothing. Just sound and black screen. Couldn't even cntrl/alt/del. I've played many, many games on my machine with no problem. This one seems riddled with problems.

Who makes games this flawed?!! Avoid.

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GSP Bus Simulator (PC DVD)

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from: Avanquest Software

April 21, 2008
This is one of the worst games i have ever played, in quite some time. i have a quad core PC with a Nvidia 8800GTX, and the gameplay was atrocious. very jittery, no control over the bus, no directions in the game, very annoying navigating the menu's and terrible game play. if you want to buy this, dont, buy Bus Driver insted. much much better.