I loved the original Half Life when it came out back in the late ’90s. I played it from start to finish twice, and replayed my favorite areas again and again. When Half Life 2 came out, I was all over it as well. Now, I set my sights on the second of the ‘episodic’ continuation of the Half Life 2 story arc. What a story it is, too. Move over, Mario Galaxy; there’s a new contender for Game of the Year. Continue reading
Keep in mind while reading this review that I writing as someone who has put countless hours into the Empire Earth series. I enjoyed the original and loved the sequel. Thus you can understand why I’m so disappointed with Empire Earth III. The first two games were huge, almost unbearably so, but that was their charm. They, rather then focus on a particular time or place, tried to encompass the entirety of human history. While the nations were a little on the generic side, they allowed you to play how you wanted, when you wanted. Then, Empire Earth III came along. Continue reading
Team Fortress 2 was a long time coming – 9 years, in fact, if you believe developer Gabe Newell. However long it’s been, it was too long. Now that it’s here, however, I can happily say that it was worth the wait. For once, people, believe the hype: Team Fortress 2 rocks. Continue reading
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So, I am (the fabled) Betasim. I’m reviewing this particular game, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, for 3 reasons:
I’m not a big puzzle game person. I don’t usually have the lateral thinking to complete complex puzzles (despite being told by my old science teacher that I think ‘backwards,’ which I’m still not sure is a compliment). Portal, on the other hand, had me in it’s grasp from the inconspicuous beginning until the glorious ending. The Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device that you use in the game is so versatile you’ll play Portal all over again just to try different solutions. That, my friends, is the mark of a great game.
Civilization IV was huge. Warlords contracted it somewhat with it’s emphasis on scenarios that tightened the focus of play. Beyond the Sword, however, again makes Civ4 the biggest turn-based time sink around, with tons of new civs, leaders, units, buildings, techs, and wonders. Even the scenarios tend towards this huge open-ended play style that Civ gamers love. In all, they could have called it Civilization 4.5 and charged full new-game price for this and still had a bargain going. It’s that big. Continue reading
In preparation for Civilization IV’s second expansion, Beyond the Sword, we here at e-AAGH.net are reviewing Civ 4: Warlords. It’s definitely a worthwhile expansion to one of my favorite strategy games and was worthy of a review long ago, but I couldn’t stop playing long enough to review it. So sue me. Continue reading
The Sims has always been an addictive game to those who would give it a chance. However, in the beginning, it was static. The orgininal had no indicator of the passage of time; sims didn’t age and every day was like all of the others. Sims 2 added aging and weekly schedules, but it was still the same from day to day. Finally, you’ll feel the passage of time like never before as snow melts with the coming of spring and leaves fall in autumn. This is what The Sims has needed; Seasons makes the game, and is an expansion pack that no Sims fan should be without. Continue reading