Last year’s best baseball management/owner sim has – unbelievably – gotten better. I was eagerly awaiting it’s release with all of the hype it’s developers were pumping out about it’s ease of use, new features, and ‘face-gen’ technology. What I got was definitely more intuitive, and possibly more fun, but still just as rock-solid as last year. Continue reading

I’ve reviewed several third-person console games that have been ported to PC so far in my tenure at e-AAGH.net, like Fable and San Andreas, and this one falls right in line with what I’ve learned in the past. Sharper graphics, shorter load times and a workable keyboard/mouse control setup. Jade Empire is allot of fun to play for anyone who appreciates a good beat-em-up with a few moral complications tossed in. Continue reading

I granted the title of e-AAGH.net’s 2006 Game of the Year upon Oblivion for good reason. It’s one of the best games I’d ever played.  Naturally I had to give the expansion pack, Shivering Isles a go. Now that I have, I’ve found that I may have enjoyed it more then the original. Can an expansion pack win a Game of the Year award? We’ll see at year’s end. Continue reading

This review is one of the hardest I’ve had to do for a number of reasons. For one, the game crashes. Allot. For another, the glitches it harbors can kill the game from time to time. Even more infuriating is when it locks up the computer, forcing a restart. And yet, for all of that stress, I do really enjoy this game. Here’s what it’s about. Continue reading

What is Second Life? SL is what you make of it. From scraping out a living to creating your dream house (or paying someone else to), SL allows use to escape from reality and go to another world that can be whatever we want. Continue reading

Sid Meier introduced the world to the railroad empire simulator with the original Railroad Tycoon back in 1990. While there have been two more games in the series, this is his first contribution since the original. Does it live up the legacy? More or less, it does. Continue reading

This is my first introduction to the long-running Total War series. I’d considered trying out the previous titles but was put off by the complexity. However, when I was gifted this title for the Holidays, I figured this was my chance to give it a shot. What I found was a game that, in all it’s facets, sets a new bar for strategic depth and control. It’s also a darn good game, to boot. Continue reading

“Buggy, tedious, but with Hidden Fun”

Ok, that line,which originally was my review tagline, may be – officially – the most cryptic tagline I’ve ever written for a review. Heck, I’m not sure what I wanted that to mean. We’ll delve into each part individually and try to make sense of a game that’s not sure what it wants to be, either. Continue reading