Game Reviews

I sometimes play computer games. This is what I think of them.

None of these reviews are influenced by:

  • Advertising
  • A wage packet
  • The need to sell a magazine

I usually play first person single player games; I will occasionally play something from another pigeon-hole.

I dislike third person games. I find boils on the end of my nose distracting. I find narcissus dolls distracting.

I'm happy to review old games.

Doom 3 A work of art, apart from the game!
X2 No imagination.
Far Cry Excellent game with tedious defects.
Deus Ex Deux Atmospheric thinking game.
Breakthrough Utter dismal awfulness.
Call of Duty A wonderful bastard of a game.
Codename: Outbreak A bargain bin bargain.
Halo Pornography.
Return To Castle Wolfenstein Dated, but enjoyable.
XIII As soon as that save bug is fixed…

Usually, computer games are as empty as films. Dull, formulaic plots, reflecting nothing more the desire to make a financial return on an investment. However, unlike films, games are a new art form; a number of techniques have yet been discovered; games are an art form woth potential.

Currently, computer games are rarely more than simplistic, empty-headed fun. Don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong in that. Films can seem good when your brain has been boiled by flu. There's always a need for entertainment for the cebero-absent, soma for deadheads. But I do so desperately hope games will grow beyond that.

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Introduction
Doom 3
X2
Far Cry
Deus Ex Deux
Breakthrough
Call of Duty
Codename: Outbreak
Halo
Return To Castle Wolfenstein
XIII




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