Blue Byte is about to conduct an extensive online beta test for the upcoming online action/strategy space-conflict sim. If you’re a strategy fan and you apply, you stand a chance of both experiencing the game before its release AND having an influence on the way it plays when it releases to the...

LucasArts strikes back! Can a fresh new developer and a trio of super–Dark Jedi improve on the best game of 2003? Is it sequel time already? When LucasArts announced that the successor to our 2003 Game of the Year, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, would ship less than two years after the original...

Controlling the evil forces of Mordor, I invaded the territory surrounding the kingdom of Gondor and immediately began churning out orc fighters and archers by the horde. Humanoid units are controlled in squads of 10 to 20, which is fortunate because Mordor’s strongest tactic is to overwhelm the enemy...

A new take on the celebrated WarCraft line was unveiled at this week’s European Computer Trade Show in London. WarCraft III promises to be more than just another real-time strategy game. Publisher Blizzard Entertainment is calling it “role-playing strategy.”

The Prince is back (almost), and he’s looking better than ever. Prince of Persia (1989), a rollicking romp of a quest to win a princess’s heart, was acclaimed for its realistic animations and seamless blend of action and adventure. The sequel (1993), in which you battled the original’s...

Few ever get the opportunity to wander the streets in suits of armour, chatting to folk and slaying ogres. Now, however, you can do just that – but with a much reduced chance of being carted away by men in white coats. Yes my friends, the Ultima series is back with a solely online game which promises...

Sony and Dell are expected to ship 1 million PC’s this year with a special DVD encrypted with games that you can unlock via the Internet with your credit card. It’s rumored that publishers for Xbox and Dreamcast aren’t far behind.

Single Player – Now on to my major gripe with Quake 3, the bots, sure it is not my place to argue with something I cannot hope to replicate but, and let me be frank about this, the Bot code is dire, they are predictable and easy to kill, they will very often follow the same courses, never take...

Game play Anyone who claims that Unreal Tournament is hard to play, pick up, understand or any other variant on the same theme is lying. The familiar windows-esque graphical user interface allows you to quickly set up your controls, your character and most importantly the keys to which you are going...

AOE2 is, in my opinion, the finest real-time strategy game ever. You take command of one of thirteen unique civilizations (more can be added with ‘The Conquerors’ expansion pack) and lead them through the Dark Age to the Imperial Age while defending your civ from enemy attacks. The sequel...