A Tale of Too Many Cities
Now that the much-publicized problems of the launch have died down, we take a few moments to actually study what the latest SimCity has to offer, street by street, and find a brilliant but flawed metropolis underneath.
Category Archives: Reviews
Taking The A+ Train
While some simulations try to do it all, Cities in Motion 2 concentrates on the challenge of public transportation in urban environments. Busses, trains, boats and subways await your command.
Strike Suit Zero: Gundam This Game is Hard
Strike Suit Zero is a game for the PC made by independent studio Born Ready Games, with obvious influences in anime, Gundam and Macross. But is this a suit you should strap into?
WWII Air Combat Takes Flight
Air Conflicts: Pacific Carriers gets off to a bit of a rocky start, but ultimately offers some nice WWII arcade flight simulation action for the PC and consoles.
Show’em Some Love
This week I look at an Indie game still in its Alpha stages. Does it have what it takes to keep going, or is it back to the drawing board for Factorio?
All Aboard!
Train Simulator 2013 has all the bells and whistles to impress the hardcore simulation junkies out there, but also reaches out to say ‘all aboard!’ to more casual gamers too.
A Fun Fortress Of Complexity
Dwarf Fortress is probably the most complex computer game ever created. It’s difficult to learn, but offers some amazing rewards not found anywhere else.
Presidential Politics Made Fun
The Political Machine 2012 lets you take Obama against Romney in a surprisingly accurate simulation of what it takes to become the president of the United States.
Kinect Flaws Doom The Steel Battalion
Launching a sequel to a game using Xbox 360’s Kinect instead of a special $200 controller seems like a good idea. But Kinect shortcomings doom Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor.
Highway To The Danger Zone
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon is a breathtaking flight simulation combat title with a surprising amount of depth, variety and replay ability. Best simulation ever? Perhaps.