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SANK LIKE A STONE!

Advantages: It looks good on the shop shelf.
Disadvantages: No fun!

They say that if you don’t have anything nice to say then you should say nothing at all, but if that were the case this product would receive very few opinions. I love management games, I love creative games. In theory ‘Aquarium’ for the PC should span both arenas. Unfortunately, it fails in both. The object of the game is to build and manage your own Sea Life Centre. There is nothing misleading about what it says on the box. The game is exactly ...
...not warn you that somehow they have managed to squeeze the fun out of it. The box is attractive and from the outside it would appeal to many gamers with my tastes. However, the box is about the most entertaining thing about this game. Mine came in the more modern DVD style box and because of this I mistakenly thought it would match up to modern management game standards. You will notice that this Opinion talks more about the box than the game play. ...

Viveka_Leigh 06.09.2003 · Read full review
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Review of Aquarium (PC)

'W' is for 'War' as well as 'Worms'

Advantages: Tons of fun, excellent multiplayer, plenty of challenges.
Disadvantages: Can be a little too addictive... maybe.

...hand, you've been playing Worms since its appearance (as I have), you'll also love the idea of completing challenges and tutorials in order to earn coins which can buy dozens of coveted items (such as punk hairstyles, extraordinary landscapes, and the oh-so-wonderful 'Holy Hand Grenade'). The gameplay is excellent - far different to the original 2D setting, 'Worms 4: Mayhem' is based around a fully functional 3D landscape, complete with aerial views, ...
...worth the effort. Overall, Worms 4 is a truly addictive game, whether on your own or with a friend; for serious gameplay or just for a laugh; for a mere 10 minutes or from breakfast till supper - the delight just keeps on coming. Buy it, play it, love it - with as many garden invertebrate vendettas as possible. ...

ErsatzkianWanderer 18.02.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Worms 4: Mayhem (PC)

Worms 3D

Advantages: Very good game
Disadvantages: None

Worms has been around for years, and it has grown into an excellent set of games and this is the first game that has been based completely in 3D. The previous games have all been 2 Dimensional, and they were some of the few remaining great 2D games. They created this game, with most of the same weapons, and the same idea, but put it into a 3D world, which is a whole new worms experience. Long time fans of the franchise may not like the idea of 3D, ...
...has been re-made from other worms games, and it shows. One of the first things players will notice is the great 3D landscapes. There are a large number of maps for players to fight on, such as a D-Day beach landing similar to that of the Second World War. Another impressive feature are the 3D weapons and the worms themselves. They still move in the same way that they always have, but there have been some additions, such as the fact some worms will ...

mattthechap 11.09.2005 · Read full review
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Anno 1701

Advantages: Decent gameplay
Disadvantages: Better similiar games around

Anno 1701 is a real time strategy game, the third in the series. Story The game is set in the 1800's and you have to build and maintain a colony in the New World., where you have to trade, defend and use diplomacy to survive and prosper in this New World. Game play You start of in the New World and you have to explore and colonise the world, finding the best areas to locate your colony. You have to expand your land whilst trading and defending ...
...to farm, mine your raw materials and manufacture them to better products that you can sell to make a profit and expand your colony. You have to keep your citizens happy as well and try to bring in the tax to pay for your improvements, a lot of the game is building up your military to protect your colony. Learning the basics of the game is pretty easy and the tutorial is pretty good so it is fairly to play although it is quite hard to complete as ...

sharpe106 17.11.2008 · Read full review
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Micromanagement Hell!

Advantages: Wide range of play
Disadvantages: poor tutorials, too much micromanagement, everything else

This game is simply overload for those like me who want to skip the tedious micromanagement elements of strategy games and get to the fighting parts. This game is a joy to play because of its almost unlimited options, but it is drowned under a tonne of micro managing. Its a traditional 4X strategy game where a player takes a civilisation and explore, expand, exploit and extreminate enemies who are trying to do the exact same thing. The pointlessness ...
...forced to design your own race and the parameters for victory. Now i enjoy designing my perfect race with its own ships, but only after i have got the feel of the game and the races native to it. There are no races to choose from at the start, so you;re failure or success rests upon anticipating a game you havent started to play yet. Right from the start then you're thrown into the deep end of the ocean and forced to learn the consequences of your ...

thewhitewolf 15.12.2007 · Read full review
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