http://game-era.com/ Review gamereview2005@yahoo.com http://game-era.com/review/gamespotcom Crysis is visually stunning, packed with intelligent, thrilling gameplay, and easily one of the greatest shooters ever made. http://game-era.com/review/Tomb-Raider-Legend-Review Lara Croft is back !!!. After a long absence from the gaming world, due in no small part to some abysmal games in recent years, everyone's favorite heroine is back. Gamer's can rejoice in the knowing that those responsible for those abominations,(Core Design), have been given the boot and Crystal Dynamics now have the reigns. Rather than try to fix the previous games they have gone back to the roots of the series and have tried to recapture what made the series great, and thankfully they have done a great job. http://game-era.com/review/2006-FIFA-World-Cup-Review With The FIFA World cup about to get underway in a matter of days we put the official game through it's paces. The gamemanages to capture the atmosphere of the tournament and the gameplay has its moment's but it is just notas fun and intuitive as other sports titles and the XBox and Ps2 versions have bad issues with slowdown. http://game-era.com/review/Sid-Meiers-Railroads Maybe there is no economic simulators admirer that never heard the name of Sid Meier. All the virtual strategists remember tiny railway engines that moved on black-white monitors in 1990 when amazing and original Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon appeared. It was many long ago but railways theme have not gone out yet. The game Sid Meier's Railroads develops idea that was implemented the first time more than 16 years ago. http://game-era.com/review/Neverwinter-Nights-2 While its rivals try to make revolution in RPG genre, NWN series just tries to develop evolutionally. Unhasting game play reminds us high quality RPG we used to play in past times and lets us take a rest from extremely fast modern actions/RPG. But it will hardly become the best RPG of the year. http://game-era.com/review/Caesar-IV Even the most optimistic admirers of city building simulators could not imagine how wonderful would become 2006 for them. When we get a lot of shooters of RPGs during one year that is normal but when the same happens with city building strategies this is. at least, extremely unusual. http://game-era.com/review/Gothic-3-review The initial impressions are always the strongest ones. Especially when we are talking about the game you waited for such a long time. Naturally you demand high performance in this case. Developers put us into the thick of a battle from the very beginning. http://game-era.com/review/httpwwwgame-eracomreviewsEl-Matador Sometimes you don't know what you will get buying a game in nice packing you even never heard about. Of course, you may bank up on information written on the reverse side or even watch screenshots and promos if they exist. http://game-era.com/review/Grandia-III-What-this-time I knew about development Grandia III and with impatience waited for its occurrence. In due time I have passed ÐÑ the version Grandia II, and the impressions from it have remained pleasant. http://game-era.com/review/Gods-Lands-of-Infinity The world of Bellarion is at neverending war of gods which brought once mythical and prospering lands to the edge of doom. As the last hope, god of fire Arswaargh sends his divine avatar Vivien to the new world of Antasion on the mission which is the only way to restore the lost balance. http://game-era.com/review/Shadow-of-the-Colosus-She-should-live When last time you saw the art, wrapped up in graceful packing, of a format PS2? Whether you though remember something from famous clan ' of games for soul '? Whether speaks you something a short word ICO? Few have passed this game and have left it in a collection for years, the majority has missed it, only having cursed out-of-date even the then to diagram and too difficult gameplay. And really, many forces were required to be tried on with increasing with each minute of game claustrophobe, to pacify the capricious chamber and to forgive to game practically complete absence of a plot and 'braked' gameplay. But beaten off from this fine, in effect, of lacks have received in the award some days magnificent, it is a little sad and symbolical game. http://game-era.com/review/Defcon We relax playing some complicated Flash-arcades and games like Painkiller, Crimsonland or Serious Sam. But our favourite Introversion Software gave us perfect substitution of silly things like on-line draughts and silly patiences. The name of this substitution is Defcon. Why so? Let's see below. http://game-era.com/review/Call-of-Juarez Unfortunately westerns are forgotten. You may say it with no doubt. There are a few people who read Fennimore Cooper now. Of course, somebody remembers the name of Clint Eastwood who geniusly played a role of unknown cowboy in Sergio Leone's movies and then produced several films himself. But who remembers Goiko Mitich now? http://game-era.com/review/Dungeon-Siege-2-Broken-World You have gone. You have left me alone. I followed you and each cellar of my body called for revenge. You chased me for a long time having disguised behind the mask of mysterious friend and having suddenly appeared in the most difficult moments of my life. You were telling me about wonderful things and even could attract my sympathy. http://game-era.com/review/Terrawars-New-York-Invasion When you remember TerraWars: New York Invasion you start feeling frustrated. You look at your monitor where THIS happens like an old dog tired with life looks at bad dinner. And you even do not want to shout, complain or swear. http://game-era.com/review/Alien-Shooter-2 Man. You have come. There were times when we ruled the planet you call Earth like we ruled many other worlds. My heart curls with sorrow when I remember the colossal disaster that swept off the lives of all our leaders. http://game-era.com/review/Broken-Sword-The-Angel-of-Death It is early to summarize this year but we can say right now that it was rich with adventures. Let us not to talk about quality of the games we can buy in shops because many of them were awaited with a great anticipation and even some kind of trembling. http://game-era.com/review/Faces-of-War Faces of War 'Faces of War' that appeared in 2004 became popular at once. Best Way's debut was really tremendous. There were original combination of several genres and perfect graphic in the game. And multiplayer mode with possibility of team playing against artificial intellect made it amazing. http://game-era.com/review/Company-of-Heroes 'It was a fucking day! My guys got up when they were ordered to shore.Damn it! We haven't even had breakfast yet! Take your longrods, go and fight! And where should we go? Water and enemies are everywhere. Of course, we all got wet. And we got wet further if a commander of troopship wouldn't have us made to attack.' http://game-era.com/review/Bad-Day-LA-American-MacGee Bad Day L.A. American MacGee cannot make poor games. And if they can they disguise it very carefully. Actually I had thought so for quite a long time before I got an intriguing box in my hands. It was written «Bad Day L.A.» on it. That's it. There is really bad day in Los Angeles at the moment. http://game-era.com/review/Shattered-Union Sometimes developers make advances for experienced gamers and create a remake of some old hit or improve their successful ideas. The genre of war game is not an exception from this rule despite not everybody remembers what it is. Somebody has not even played it. For a long time only a very small group of fans sees hexal field and moving units and bear with absence of graphical superfluities for the wake of the most important thing (in their opinion). For His Majesty Gameplay. PopTop Software studio did not stick to general opinion that war game can't become a beneficial project by definition. Using the latest achievements of graphics and visual effects and inventing conceptual content the PopTop programmers gave hope back to fans. The words 'war game' and 'disgusting' are no synonyms now. http://game-era.com/review/WarPath The sense of the game is quite usual. Of course, there is some primitive plot and battles in a web are added with a very simple single campaign. Struggle for some values between three nations explain why we shot and who we shot. http://game-era.com/review/CivCity-Rome Summer is a period of time that is traditionally poor with great releases. But this year it gladdened city-building admirers very much with the new game of this genre called CivCity: Rome that is quite similar to Glory of the Roman Empire. The authors of such well-known serials as Stronghold and Civilization worked out this new game. And if you remember the Caesar IV release is arranged soon. So water in high aqueducts, clank of Roman legionaries' armor and fire in the cities will dream you every night. http://game-era.com/review/GTI-Racing-second-sight GTI Racing hides its committal to one of the automobile industry leaders - the German corporation Volkswagen - behind the image of ordinary and quite good racing simulator. For some unknown reason (likes of developers or maybe just lack of money) developers decided to use the cars of Golf class only. Of course, these small but powerful cars are able to compete with many bigger rivals but you feel a little bit offended when you see the whole lineup half an hour after the start. However let us not to characterize it worse than it is. Developers have just decided not to do more than they really could. They chose nice class, they licensed not only cars but spares as well and tried to be 'like all the others' - that is to say they offered several driving modes and dingy tuning. As a result, we have quite a middling racing simulator you may play a little bit - up to the moment some really high quality game appears. http://game-era.com/review/Panzer-Elite-Action Not much to say about the game, if you're a war fan and/or a tank fan, I suggest you get it. http://game-era.com/review/RIP What associations do you have while reading the abbreviation 'R.I.P.'? Cemeteries, death, tombs, rouged goths running about. http://game-era.com/review/Midnight-Club-3 Midnight Club 3 is a good racing, but only fans of the franchise will like it, and I didn't.