by - written on 23/10/03, updated on 23/10/03 (Very useful, 1342 readings)
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I have to admit that the time I spend playing games on my computer these days is strictly limited. Indeed, the preoccupation with preparation of these articles for posting sees to that! Beyond that however is the fact that game design, interface and strategy have all moved on apace with the burgeoning speed of CPUs, graphics boards and ... Read the complete review
by - written on 19/04/02, updated on 19/04/02 (Very useful, 44 readings)
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Whilst new games come and go, one game that must be coming up for legendary status is the glorious X-com Enemy Unknown. From the days of my Spectrum 128K+2, two brothers Julian Gollop and his brother brought out a groundbreaking game called Rebelstar. It was years ahead of it's time a turn based games with interchangable ... Read the complete review
by - written on 17/03/01, updated on 17/03/01 (Very useful, 170 readings)
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This is a game I first played on the Amiga, however I never really got that far into it before I sold my Amiga and got a PC, however the game interested me from the start. The first time I saw this game for sale on the PC I had to buy it, at the time it was fairly old and was therefore cheap to purchase. The game puts ... Read the complete review
by - written on 26/12/00, updated on 01/01/01 (Useful, 63 readings)
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This is one of the best games I have ever played. Although it’s old and the graphics are dated it’s a very fun but hard game to play. Basically you have to stop aliens invading the Earth. There are many things to do in this game first you have to build a base this costs money so think what you should spend it on. You ... Read the complete review
by - written on 23/12/00, updated on 23/12/00 (Very useful, 59 readings)
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This game is excpectionally good, despite its age. It is very addictive and very difficult. The basic storyline is that aliens are attacking earth and it is your job is to stop them. You do this by shooting down alien ships and then send in your soldiers, who you control using a turn based combat system. The men then retrieve alein ... Read the complete review
by - written on 06/12/00, updated on 08/04/02
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X-Com: Enemy Unknown is a very good game. If you do not like shooting things then do not touch it with a barge pole. You are in control of a force called x-com. They patrol and keep try and keep the aliens away from earth. You have to build the bases and buy the personnel, guns and ships etc. When a ship goes down ... Read the complete review
by - written on 27/09/00, updated on 27/09/00 (Very useful, 142 readings)
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I've had this game for well over 5 years now, and it still kicks serious ass... the graphics may be slightly dated (but only just!) with their fake 3d sort of viewpoint, and no way to scroll to look from a different angle, but the bloody atmosphere is scary. The music that plays while you're on a mission is constantly knocking your brain ... Read the complete review
by - written on 06/09/00, updated on 14/05/03 (Very useful, 134 readings)
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X COM - Ufo - Enemy Unknown "Base Acheron to Skyranger Alpha, come in Skyranger" crackled the call over the intercom. "This is Skyranger Alpha reporting" replied Tobias Richter, Commander of the X COM forces in Africa. "Report your position and heading, stand by for vector orders to UFO ... Read the complete review
