My Top Ten Computer Games of all time

Advantages: Oldies but goodies
Disadvantages: Dare I admit I still enjoy them

...It has been an interesting experience compiling this list. I have started to produce similar efforts for the sister pages in the music section. There, of course, the wealth of material is wide and popular music stretches back more than half a century. I realise that computer games really are the ?Johnny-come-latelies? of the entertainment industry and have grown up at a remarkable pace. There, also, the differences occur. Computer games owe more to the board games of old, and it is probably true to say that most of those were variations (in one guise or another) of Snakes and Ladders or Ludo. For what it?s worth here's my two pennyworth. In making my final choices I decided to stick with games that were tried and tested and which I can while away the odd hour even now. They did not necessarily have to be flash and use the latest seven...

Newfloridian 29.11.2002 · Read review
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Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)

Advantages: Great fun, realistic actions
Disadvantages: Will tire you out easily

...During the 1990s, if you had a games console you would have probably been in one of two camps: Sega or Nintendo. I certainly was rooted firmly in the Sega camp having had a Mega Drive for many, many years with games like Street of Rage, Ecco the Dolphin and of course, Sonic the Hedgehog. I was a huge Sonic fan, playing the first and second game until completion and then starting up again a few days later as I loved everything about it, the colours, the gameplay.... everything. So if you tried to convince me that some 10-15 years later that Sonic and Mario would team up in a game, I probably would have just laughed. Back then it would have been an absurd thought but one that any magazine reviewer or computer game fanboy would have only dreamed about. Well January 2008 saw this realisation with the release of Sonic & Mario...

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==Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)==

Advantages: variety of games to play
Disadvantages: Slow loading

...Mario & Sonic at the olympic games was the first game i bought after getting a Wii for christmas. I personally think that it is an excellent first game to get for the Wii. You can happily play for hours and hours becuase of the wide variety of events you can play. These events include; *"Swimming" *"Archery" *"Running" *"Hurdles" *"Long jump" *"Triple jump" *High jump" *"Pole vault" *"Hammer throw" *"Javeline throw" *"Epée" *"Trampoline" *"Vault" *"Rowing" *"Skeet" *"Tennis" So as you can see by this list you have a wide variety to choose from but you also have the options of unlocking different games, this can be done by breaking records and so on. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games is fun for all the family to enjoy because it has a multiplayer option of upto 4 people. You also get to choose from all your favourite...

BENanaaa 24.08.2009 · Read review
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Now you can compete in the olympic games

Advantages: fun, variety of events
Disadvantages: muscle strain

...Having seen the advert for this game i was desperate to buy it as i have not had my wii for that long and i do not have many games. I eventually bought this game and i am so glad that i did as it is great fun. Players This game can be played as a one player or multiplayer as long as you have a wii remote for each player. Also you will need a nunchuck for each player although some of the games you can play with just the remote. Characters In this game you can play as characters from either sonic or mario such as sonic, tails, mario, princess daisy and yoshi. Each of the characters have different abilities which are split into speed, skill, power and stamina. you can choose a character who is a speed, skill, power or all around type which means that if you are playing a running game you would choose a character from the speed type...

mentalchic 31.07.2008 · Read review
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Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games

Advantages: Great multiplayer fun, lots to do
Disadvantages: Slightly Repetetive

...The Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games has been with us for a while now, and it hasn't been too badly received either amongst the Wii-mote waving, button bashing members of the public out there, so now that the DS version has finally arrived, should these same gamers still be as excited as they were the first time around? Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games on the DS is certainly not short on features, 16 playable characters have all been included, each of which are split into four categories such speed, skill, power and the all rounder's, therefore you can choose which characters you would prefer to use for each event based on their ability. The game also offers plenty of choice when it comes to events, these range from sprinting, swimming and cycling to more specialist events such as fencing and gymnastics...

TJGardner 01.03.2008 · Read review
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My all time favourite games.

Advantages: Hours of fun
Disadvantages: Choosing only 10

...the game looks, plays and sounds. 10. Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 is a 2D real-time strategy computer game developed by Westwood Studios and released for the PC in 2000 as the follow up to Command & Conquer: Red Alert, another game in the Command & Conquer series. The Allies and Soviets return in the game, and units and some structures from the first Red Alert make a reappearance. The game features better graphics, multiplayer and a continuation of the Red Alert story that we have grown familiar with. Taking influences from WW2 and the cold war but with a futuristic sci-fi twist; the strategy masterpiece puts you in charge of an army, sometimes you start with very little and have to earn your funds by mining ore and building your empire gradually. Much like the other games in the franchise, there are multiple modes of play - many...

tomwebbz 24.04.2007 · Read review
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Top Ten Games (NB. not presented by Jimmy Carr)

Advantages: They rock!
Disadvantages: So many games, so little time

...is to cast a creature spell as an illusion, which guarantees that it works, but it can be dispelled if somebody subsequently casts 'disbelief' on it. As I say, it's a simple idea, with very basic graphics (a massive 8 colour pallet!) and sound, but soooo much fun! Forget multi-taps and online games; Chaos is where the 8 player action is at! SENSIBLE WORLD OF SOCCER Platform: Commodore Amiga / PC Genre: Football Simulator In a time before Pro Evo, FIFA or even Actua, Sensible Soccer was the daddy of football games and, to many games connoisseurs, it always will be! At first sight it looked a bit odd, with characters so small you can hardly make out any detail zipping all over the screen, but only play it and you'll love it! Admittedly the controls took a little getting used to because the ball didn't stick to your feet very...

baalzamon 08.05.2007 (25.04.2007) · Read review
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Top 15 Amiga Games of All Time... Ever... 3

Advantages: -
Disadvantages: -

...Yes - it's only Amiga games. Yes - there are 15 of them. Now shut up and read it! Anyone who's owned a computer for some time is likely to have crossed platforms. It's as sure as the tide, as certain as the sun passing through the sky. (Yes, I have just been writing my novel ;) ) Me personally, I have had a Spectrum 128k (when I was 8 ? awww), then an Amiga A600, then an Amiga A1200, then a couple of PCs. Everyone has their own personal computing timeline. And everyone their own personal memories Without resorted to the tried and tested 'they don't make games like they did in my day' line, it?s easy to say that old games were better. Just remember all the good titles and forget the piles of bad smelling tripe that populated the shelves then just as much as it does today. But it is true to say that there were a fair few classics...

Excelle 25.10.2002 · Read review
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RPGs are More Than Just Games! My Top 10 RPGs

Advantages: The Top Top!
Disadvantages: So Many to choose from!

...RPG's (Role-Playing Games) are something that any fan will tell you, a game that can appeal to anyone, with numerous themes and ideas often original yet playable. By definition, RPGs are games that have a singular point and expand in every single way, whether it be the storyline or character, the latter often adjustable to the players liking. There are hundreds of RPG's out there, but which make it into my 'honoured' list of top ten? 10 - Galerians (PSOne) Galerians is a weird yet enjoyable RPG Horror Survival game that was released in 2000. What i enjoy so much about Galerians is the unique style the game offers completely going in a different direction to the usual 'Fantasy' element many of today's RPG's opt for. The game evolves as you progress with the main character Rion as he leaves a mental hospital in search...

dan_pentagram 29.01.2008 · Read review
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A short list of games!

Advantages: Ive finally stoped typing
Disadvantages: itll take ages to read!

...TOP TEN COMPUTER GAMES ---------------------- As anyone that has read any of my ops would know, im a keen games player, this as actually made this an extremely difficult opinion to write, seeing as I have played quite a few in my time. Some of these games are probably not my actual favourites, but are games I have been playing quite a lot recently. Quite a large proportion of these games come from way back in the age of the 8-bit computers, and more specifically the sinclair spectrum, a machine that I owned from being very young, right through until my late teens, and even now I play a lot of the games from that era, due to the brilliant gameplay and original ideas. The best thing about the old systems, is that most of the old games are available over the internet, using an emulator program, that makes your PC think its...

kylecoare 06.10.2003 · Read review
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