S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow of Chernobyl (PC) Reviews

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. is a game that had been in gestation so long before it came out. It was very, very hyped, and for the most part managed to deliver as a fun, visceral game, even if it is flawed and doesn't make as good use of its sprawling nature as it could have. It is, however, VERY challenging, and a nice reaction for the tendency for modern ...  Read the complete review

This is probably the best game i've ever played, with the exception of the new one. The premise of the game is pretty simple, and pretty much what you'd expect, a loss of memory, so out you set on a voyage of discovery. The graphics on stalker are simply stunning, nighttime looks like nighttime, although perhaps it is a little too ...  Read the complete review

The highly anticipated shooter S.T.A.L.K.E.R opens with a highly atmospheric cut scene featuring an army truck rattling across the desolate landscape of Chernobyl. As the camera cuts to the inside of the truck, a soldier is seen leaning casually against the door. One swing of the camera later, you realise the soldier is dead, the truck is filled ...  Read the complete review

A lone man dashes through the slanting rain, clutching his AK47, hood thrown back, respirator bouncing up and down around his neck. He yells something in Russian, and suddenly there is the barking of a pack of dogs, hot on his heels. He turns, loosing off a half-aimed volley that brings down the front animal. Luckily, help is at hand, and a ...  Read the complete review

S.T.A.L.K.E.R is set, quite controversially, in the ruins of Chernobyl, a town in Russia near a nuclear reactor that underwent a melt down. Ignoring the moral squeamishness that surrounded this decision, this is a really good setting for a game, as it adds scope for a whole host of game play ideas. When you first start playing ...  Read the complete review