Take the interface of Neverwinter Nights, the beauty of Oblivion and the depth and maturity of Planescape: Torment and you get The Witcher. It is, by far, the best CRPG to come down the pike since Baldur’s Gate II.
While Episode 2 is merely ok, and Team Fortress 2 is a cool twist on an old classic, The Orange Box is a must buy because every gamer should experience the joy that is Portal.
Tiger Woods 2008 offers a fun and attractive game of golf. But it’s the same game we’ve been playing for several editions now and the lack of updates and improvements makes this year’s edition tough to swallow.
Volume One of this series of books does a grand job of introducing gaming to the masses, but offers a lot of familar information for gamers already in the know.
What happens when a group of independent developers with a ball fetish band together and start hacking up the latest Unreal engine tech? Something incredible, that's what.