Average Rating:

.

Rome: Total War - Gold Edition II (PC DVD)

Childrens Toy Shop > Video Games > PC Games
from: GSP

May 11, 2007
The game is very realistic and I love playing this - I have been looking for a suitable strategy game and this was perfect. I really can not express how good it really is, but I can say that the graphics are amazing and so is the actual history (I know the history of Rome).

Average Rating:

.

Warcraft III: Reign Of Chaos (PC CD)

Childrens Toy Shop > Video Games > PC Games
from: Blizzard Entertainment

September 02, 2005
Let me get this straight about Warcraft III - I don't want to be writing this review. I'm tired, I haven't slept, and I'd really rather be playing the game than writing about it. It's addictive, it's epic - hell, even the voice acting is OK. Is that good enough?

Damn it.

The game starts off with a cut scene that is of hugely high quality - just like the ones that pepper the game. It's stirring stuff, which brings to life the world of Orcs and the Undead in a way that reveals to a non-fan like me what RPG and Tolkien fans have been fervently imagining all along. If my mind's eye worked as well as these cut scenes, I'd be off to get an armful of Dragonlance, Terry Brookes and Tolkien right now.

The story ... Read More:

Average Rating:

.

FIFA Manager 08 (PC DVD)

Childrens Toy Shop > Video Games > PC Games
from: Electronic Arts

November 02, 2007
To tell the truth ive never played this game . I just found it funny that one reviewer claimed it is the most realistic football manager game yet , then finished his review saying that Arsenal get relegated in the first season . Now i hate Arsenal , but honestly that doesent sound too realistic . Sounds like good graphics , bad game engine and too many gimmicks . Football manager 08 has bad grahics but a good game engine .

Average Rating:

.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - Limited Edition (PC DVD)

Childrens Toy Shop > Video Games > PC Games
from: Take 2 Interactive

June 10, 2005
I had this when it came out for PC.

First of all. If you like GTA games, this one is sooooo so so so much fun to play. The sheer scale of the map will keep you occupied for a long time and the variety of environments, people and style will keep the whole thing interesting.

The missions are okay. I found some of them very tedious, but never the less got through them.

There is a but however and its a very big but. The black gangster culture is way too overpowering throughout. If your into that sort of thing its fine, but if not it does get extremely annoying!

Average Rating:

.

Warhammer: Battle March (PC DVD)

Childrens Toy Shop > Video Games > PC Games
from: Deep Silver

May 16, 2008
A really enjoyable single player campaign expansion with great storytelling and graphics in the campaign mode. I really enjoy games that take the time and effort to tell a good story as you progress through the games and whilst also providing you with an opportunity to earn the right to buy and use new more interesting and stronger units and items.

One thing that I felt that the later Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War expansions had missing was that they had no good storylines and plots unfolding, which to me missed an enjoyable element of a game and I also didn't like the fact that you could be up and running using all units that would be accessible to you throughout the game from the first battle onwards.

The dark elves and the orks and goblin ... Read More:

Average Rating:

.

Alone in the Dark (PC DVD)

Childrens Toy Shop > Video Games > PC Games
from: Atari

June 20, 2008
I really wanted to like this game,being a big fan of the genre,but it is yet another shambolic and unacceptable version of a game clearly designed with only the console market in mind.In fact it's pretty much unplayable on the PC due to the Xbox 360 oriented controls.You can change them in the game,but this is not only awkward to do,but rather pointless as it doesn't make an iota of difference to the gameplay,which can,at best,be only described as last generation.It makes little or no attempt to utilise a mouse/keyboard control system and as for the first time you end up in a car(which takes forever to get started),the way the camera sticks and jerks around while you try to see where you're going will have you reaching for the reset button on your tower.The "enemies" ... Read More:

Average Rating:

.

The Sims 2: Glamour Life Stuff Expansion Pack (PC CD)

Childrens Toy Shop > Video Games > PC Games
from: Electronic Arts

September 01, 2006
As other reviews have mentioned, this is NOT a full expansion pack, but a cd which will install 60 new items into your Sims game. You will then require the Glamour Life CD to run the game from then on.
If you like new stuff and more choice for building houses and making Sims, then this is for you. If you're more interested in new gameplay features (new neighbourhood features, social interactions, past times etc) then you are better off with one of the full expansion packs.

The reason I have only given this three stars is down to a simple lack of info on the part of EA. I believe there is a certain order that you need to install these stuff packs in, but nothing is mentioned about this in the instructions.
I installed Glamour Life BEFORE I installed ... Read More:

Average Rating:

.

Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars - Kane Edition (PC DVD)

Childrens Toy Shop > Video Games > PC Games
from: Electronic Arts

March 30, 2007
As a continuation of the Tiberium series of C&C, 3 is pretty good. It's a shame they haven't updated the gameplay style at all; it's still the same concept introduced way back in Dune 2000. That said, it's pretty easy as a fan to gloss over this because it's Tiberium, it's Kane, it's GDI & NOD, and it's done pretty well. The acting isn't quite as good as Tiberium Sun, and the plot could have done with being a touch longer with more intrigue.

The graphics are top-notch, sound effects suitably sci-fi, and you certainly get more of a feel of being there, of a living breathing army, than previous games. On that subject though, Tiberium Sun's lifeforms, mutants, and other neutral inhabitants are sadly lacking, leaving the maps feeling rather barren, even given the ... Read More:

Average Rating:

.

Zoo Tycoon 2: Zookeeper Collection Gold (PC)

Childrens Toy Shop > Video Games > PC Games
from: Microsoft

October 26, 2006
I love this game so much! You never, ever get bored and is worth 12 times the money you spend on it. I got it because my Zoo tycoon 1 crashed and we're going to Africa and i couldn't decide between endangered species and African animal adventure, so we got both in this fantastic pack!!!!!! It's tricky to set up (but our computers a bit dodgy!)My 8 yr old sis couldn't quite get the hang of it, but she isn't good with computers! This game has loads of really cool features like elevated path, unlimited money and amazing animals! If your thinking of buying it, I'd definitely do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Average Rating:

.

World in Conflict (PC DVD)

Childrens Toy Shop > Video Games > PC Games
from: Sierra

September 20, 2007
This is probably the first RTS game I've enjoyed in a long while, simply because I'm not managing my economic system whilst fighting a battle at the same time. Strategically it may be a bit shallow but cutting out the resource management has made this game more engaging and less frustrating. It's a must-try, only problem is that the campaign seemed a little short, but I still have multi-player to play. I'm playing with Vista, it works.