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Galactic Civilizations 2: Dark Avatar

February 22nd, 2007 · 1 Comment · Review, Sci Fi, Stardock

My review is now up at Gamesradar. The long and the short of it is that this is a good expansion to a great game. A lot of other reviews have, I think, oversold how much is truly new and original here, but there is no denying that this is a must have expansion in […]

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Pro-G gets a do-over on EU3

February 2nd, 2007 · 6 Comments · Media, Paradox, Review

A few days ago, I linked to the Pro-G review of Europa Universalis III – a review that was unsatisfactory for its bare understanding of the game. After Paradox PR applied pressure to the editor, they got a new review with a more positive impression to be a “second opinion”. Then both reviews were averaged […]

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Neverwinter Nights 2

January 17th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Review, RPGs, StrZone/XtrGamer

You can find my NWN 2 review here at Xtreme Gamer. Though strategy and wargames are my bread and butter (well, air and water) I like a good RPG and Neverwinter Nights 2 is a good RPG. The review reads really negative because as I was writing it I was annoyed by a lot of […]

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On Site Review: Dominions 3: The Awakening

January 5th, 2007 · 9 Comments · Review, Shrapnel

OK, let’s get one thing clear. A lot of people will not appreciate Dominions 3. This makes them neither stupid nor “graphics whores”. You are not smarter or better because you take the time to figure out how all the pieces of this elaborate world fit together. Recognizing the sublime quality of this turn-based fantasy […]

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