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Bioshock (PC DVD)

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from: Take 2 Interactive

August 24, 2007
So I've had a few of the sound problems that people report and one crash, but it's probably no worse than many other games I've played over the years. Its general structure should be familiar to anyone who played system shock and system shock 2, some of the best games of their time! Great atmosphere and visual design and very creepy. What is worrying however is the issue of re-installation. If it's true that you can't do this more than 5 times, then the company really is renting this to you rather than selling it! And it's far from the only company with legality issues; Half-life 2 ran into legal problems in Germany, I recall, with their peculiar registration system. How is it that games companies are apparantly above the law? several have marketed ... Read More:

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Zoo Tycoon Triple Pack: Includes Zoo Tycoon, Dino Digs and Marina Mania (PC CD)

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from: Microsoft

September 12, 2003
This is a great game. I have sat for countless hours playing this game, if you have a steady supply of food you may never want to move from the screen. The selection of animals is amazing and the information given about each is very helpful, especially when the hyena's never seem happy with their home! As for the added joy of Dinosaurs, Marine Animals, Yetis, Unicorns (oh, yes!) in fact I must stop writing this review to go back to playing...

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The Emperors Mahjong (PC CD)

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from: Focus Multimedia Ltd

August 25, 2006
Hours and hours of challenge but no instructions you have to battle your way through but not too hard. Complete the first five titles to get to the emprors challenge and then watch out. What a game. Go on try it you wont be dissapointed.

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World in Conflict (PC DVD)

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from: Sierra

September 20, 2007
This game is fantasic, the campaign opens out with a superb start and excellent tutorial.
I never played it online but i loved setting up skirmishes against the computer,

With 4 unique different styles of ply to choose from at the start of a match each time is different.

but the most impressive thing of all, its the sound. it is truly epic, i feel like i am in a war, turn up the volume, turn on the sub woofer and keep your head down, one day one of thoses shells may land on your house!

Well worth the money

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Zoo Tycoon 2: Zookeeper Collection Gold (PC)

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from: Microsoft

October 26, 2006
This is a fantastic title, possibly one of the best creative games I have ever played - and I'm not even a kid anymore! Zoo Tycoon: Zoo Keeper Collection is a great investment, I bought it back in April, and even now it's still on my computer pretty much 24/7 and will be for a long time to come (it's now September)!

For anyone new to this format, it's basically a game where you design, build, and maintain your own zoo. There are several ways of doing this: challenge mode, where you have a specific budget and now and then you are given optional challenges to earn extra cash, for example, a company sponsor will pay you $5,000 if you breed 4 African animals in under 3 months; campaign mode, where you have to build/maintain a zoo under certain conditions, for ... Read More:

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Hellgate: London (PC DVD)

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from: Electronic Arts

November 02, 2007
Ignore the one star review. I wish Amazon allowed a zero stars option for the review but it won't.

This really a god awful game. Its pretty but that cannot make up for the fact that it seems to have been created from a list of how not to make a computer game. I've just completed it, sludging through uninteresting and unchallenging level after repetitive level only because I paid good money for the thing and once you are personally invested in a story (even a really bad story) you tend to want to know what happens at the end*

Repetition is really the keyword to this game, its pointless grinding against random targets from start to finish. a sort of plot has been tacked on afterward but following that will only lead to an expectation of a conclusion, ... Read More:

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Nostradamus: The Last Prophecy

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from: Lighthouse Interactive

September 05, 2008
Nostradamus : the last prophecy

This is a first person traditional point-and-click adventure with a historical detective bent. You play as Madeleine, Nostradamus' daughter (appearing as yourself or disguised as your brother).

The queen visits Nostradamus to ask for help to solve and stop a series of murders afflicting those around the royal household. Since Nostradamus is too frail and his son is away then Madeleine is sent in disguise as his son. Briefly, a number of murders crop up and are investigated by the player.

The game installed fine and did not need the disk in the drive during play. The controls worked well, all mouse-driven. No bugs were encountered under XP on a older computer. There are an infinite number of save slots, labelled ... Read More:

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Star Wars Battlefront II (PC)

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from: Activision

October 31, 2005
I was reccommeded by a friend to buy this game so i did. when i first played it i thought the graphics were amazing and the gameplay also briliant. when you play it you get a real sense of being in a war. the ai's are exellent because unlike in older games they don't all aim at you. The only let down in this game is when you plug in a games controller you have to program the controls manualy. Otherwise this game is BRILIANT!!!!

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Extreme 3D Pro PC Joystick

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I'm a fairly heavy gamer and have used this joystick for one to two hours every night since I bought it a month ago. Overall so far I am impressed with this joystick. It is very accurate and responsive, the buttons are good and the whole thing feels comfortable and I think it's a great buy.

Pros: usb connector and that's it, no extra power adaptor needed. Has Twist for rudder control and throttle both responsive and accurate. Lots of buttons you can configure for single key presses. Flush thumb button is great. Small/non existent dead zone, as soon as you start moving the joystick it responds.

Cons: Buttons only do single key presses no macro's. it seems to be developing a dead spot as one of the springs has loosened slightly (I guess I turn right more than left) but ... Read More:

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The Sims: Castaway Stories (PC DVD)

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from: Electronic Arts

February 01, 2008
Very Very disappointed. I was very excited when I heard this was being released, I even complained to EA Games that the PC version was one of the last versions to be released, and they shouldnt leave us die hard fans till last.

How wrong I was! for those of you who know your way around sim's this is nothing like, a standalone without the basic movements available in Sims2 alone! have now played 3 times and uninstalled.

My friend who knows I play Sims, has bought for her PS2 and loves it!