Battlestations Pacific

It's full speed ahead for naval combat action. Battlestations Pacific is the sequel to the hugely popular Battlestations Midway. Taking on a campaign set during World War II the missions are from the viewpoint of both the Japanese and Americans.   There are two playable campaigns. The first from the American perspective uses historical accuracy to base missions around, the Japanese is fiction ab... more.

A leader's job is never easy. Grand Ages Rome is a city building title real-time strategy set during the times of the Roman Empire during its early days. As a minor leader in the Roman Empire the player takes upon a campaign to try and attain greater power among your fellow countrymen.  The game has interesting ideas when it comes to the rules of resource allocation. Instead of building a factory... more.

Set during the times of the American War of Independence, Empire is a both a turn-based and real-time strategy title. Depending on if the player takes up the American Road to Independence campaign or the Grand Campaign several factors come into play. Road to Independence serves as an introduction to the game where beginning as a small base in North America leads to greater things. This includes CG... more.

FEAR 2 is a first person shooter sequel with a focus on psychological horror. Set in the fictional city of Auburn the game continues the story which was chronicled through the original game and its expansions. Again the bizarre semi-child terror Alma has broken loose and so must be captured or eliminated. For this review we tested the game on the Playstation 3 (PS3) format.  As a member of Delta ... more.

NFS: Undercover is a street racing title taking place in a fictional city environment where speed is more important than careful driving. As the title would suggest the player takes the role of an undercover cop infiltrating the street racing community to take down shady characters of all types. For this review we tested the game on the PC format. Apart from the very occasional FMV sequence with a... more.

Tom Clancy's EndWar is a third person strategy title with the unique selling point of voice controlled units. For the usual reasons found in every current war game World War 3 has begun. For this review we played the game on the Playstation 3 (PS3) format. In this global struggle the player takes control of soldiers working on all sides for Europe, US and Russia. Most missions have a single object... more.

Washington D.C. is destroyed; nuclear fallout is everywhere so it's the perfect time to go for a wander. This is an extremely graphic and violent first person shooter. As someone rose in an underground bunker by your father when things go crazy in the quant facility the player must roam the wilderness searching for their father. The journey involves scouring the wasteland encountering human settle... more.

In the chaotic world of mercenaries, dealers and armed militias of Far Cry 2 you will be immersed in a sea of strategic alliances and betrayals. Despite all the decline of characters and faces you’ll meet during your journey, the true Star of the game, the real main character is the Africa. The landscape of 50 square km, perfectly virtualized, offers not only sunsets like but also an incompa... more.

It's time to see life from the ghetto in this Grand Theft Auto clone. Saints Row 2 is a sequel with very few ties to the original. As a recently escaped convict the task is to rebuild a gang from scratch, eliminate others and claim their territory. The whole city is up for grabs with numerous stores around to be bought providing a constant revenue stream to buy guns and continue nefarious activiti... more.

The ability to give life and take it away comes easily this time. As the spiritual successor to The Sims, Spore has some big shoes to fill. The game is the ultimate god game idea where the user created a life-form from scratch. Taking it all the way from the beginnings of life to its final adventure exploring the universe as a space fairing race.  There is no storyline in the usual sense in Spore... more.