Uplink (PC)

If you've ever watched a movie with some hacking in and thought "that looks fun" then this is the game for you. Uplink is a hacking game, and is based on the cinematic experience of hacking. Though I have to say, that is putting it a little simply, and gives off the image that this isn't a hard game, but instead some glamourised hacking game. As soon as you turn on the game, you see very few signs you are actually playing a game. The options are minimal, but what isn't minimal is the log in screen that you use to access your computer in the game. What I am getting at is that it is very immersive and realistic, so despite the fact that it is based on Hollywood ...  Read the complete review

This game is probably the most realistic hacker sim on the market. You play a rookie hacker as part of the mysterious Uplink organisation, a group of hackers who hack computers. You use various real life hacking tools such as the File Deleter and Track Tracker. It's all pretty creepy because it seems so real, like at the start where you "connect" to your gateway and all that. I've never done any hacking in real life but I'm sure this is as close as you'll ever get without actually breaking any laws. So for anyone out there after some risk free hacking experience, maybe looking into it as a possible career this game is perfect as a way to get some much needed ...  Read the complete review

Welcome to the dark underworld of computer hacking. Welcome to "Uplink". The year is 2010 and you are a hacker entering into the corporation known as Uplink. Through this hacker network you are able to acquire new and upgraded hardware and software and receive contracts and payment for completed jobs. Your integrity as a hacker will be tested when a new virus named "Revelation" appears, heralding the destruction of the internet. Will you play the part of the anarchist and help this virus in its task, or will you attempt to stop it? Uplink is the first title out of the small game developer company Introversion Software. Barely noticed ...  Read the complete review

Uplink Hacker Elite is a really great game and is the only one that I know of in which you can become a hacker! (well not a real one lol) Gameplay You will start off as a rookie Uplink agent, with little money and a poor beginners reputation. If you are a newcomer it can be quite daunting as you are taken straight to your Gateway which is a complicated looking interface with many buttons but thankfully you get a tutorial mission which will teach you all the basics. On the bottom left, you have a basic file menu, which you will use to run all your types of programs, from crackers, copying utilities to security software which will prevent you in turn from ...  Read the complete review