Richard Garriot's Tabula Rasa

Author: Alexei Barsukov
Source: PC GAMES № February 2008	07.02.2008

Darkness Within: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder

Author: Ashot Hakhverdyan
Source: Country Games № April 2008	15.02.2008

Authors Darkness Within (DW), all guided by the ideas of Lovecraft, at the same time not trying to re-think the writer's work, brought into line with the spirit of today, with expectations of a modern audience, or features of a genre of computer games in general, simply because after such a transformation we would have made another Doom. Instead, developers have faithfully followed the canon of classic works of masters of "supernatural" literature, bringing into play all the features of his prose, even when they are contrary to generally accepted standards of today's world view or picture of the work. And this commitment translates directly into the category of arthouse game, too far removed from the traditions of the modern mainstream, and at the same time perfectly with the expectations and tastes of fans of Lovecraft's prose.

Hotel Dead Mountaineer

Author: VP
Source: Country Games № April 2008	15.02.2008

Write a prestigious detective quest for the product - not an easy task. Although at first sight everything seems easier to nowhere, because the genre has to collect evidence, and the persistent interrogation of suspects. In fact - the work is quite difficult and thankless. For example, the maestro Lee Sheldon did not succeed even at the third attempt, and he tried a lot of options, trying to please everyone: changed the ending, introduced new characters, diluted effect of far-fetched mysteries. And still quite computer-adventure based on the books of Agatha Christie ultimately was not very much. The more interesting creature Electronic Paradise - and suddenly, a little-known studio will turn out better than the venerable pros? Consider everything in order.

Sudden Strike 3: Arms for Victory

Author: Alex Arbatskii
Source: Country Games № April 2008	15.02.2008

Sudden Strike series long been well known gamers, and write about him uneasy. Since the introduction of the first part of it caused bitter disputes. It took many years, leaked Sea of ​​pixel blood, and disagreements escalated into positional warfare in the spirit of the First World War. Wranglers lazily yawning, the shooting have long known arguments and do not intend to surrender.

No Time for Dragons

Author: Nikolay Tretyakov
Source: PC GAMES № February 2008	08.02.2008

UFO: Afterlight

Author: Oleg Charzynski
Source: Country Games № June 2007	23.04.2007

Dozens of sleepless nights, hundreds of parties and started an eternal promise to himself that way, not once, not able to perform: "one more turn, and everything." My friend, a serious man, and busy, with the word X-COM has suddenly come into a state of extraordinary agitation. It turns out that during his school years, they have played UFO: Enemy Unknown threesome - each player were in charge of two agents, they ruled in turn, pulling each other's mouse and keyboard. "There were suits with rocket backpack. Once I got to the third deck of UFO and looked out the window - remember my friend, lighting a cigarette from the filter. - I saw there sektoida in the laboratory. He bent over the operating table on which lay ... woman. I can not forget that picture ... "

First Eagles: The Great Air War 1918

Author: Ashot Hakhverdyan
Source: Country Games № June 2007	15.03.2007

These aircraft fly at about the same speed with which the storm desert suburban highway scorcher on tuned cars. Two wings are very very difficult for a review, the wind roars in my ears incessantly. Severe minimum instruments in the SPAD middle of the dashboard only set the dial - the chronometer. Cuckoo-cuckoo, how I would live?

Officers

Author: Ilia Chentsov
Source: Country Games № May 2007	26.04.2007

No, still the first person to storm Omaha Beach is not so bad. At least you're here people bonded and are responsible only for their own lives. But when you throw dozens of soldiers on the enemy bunkers, mowing down their arms fire, and the message of the defeat of all does not appear, and the new transport everything comes so come ... think: "Maybe I did something wrong to do? A reinforcement then why give? "And then you realize that so it probably was then, at forty-four, only the numerical superiority and were able to take the damn building, and people were killed when a lot of good reason, and you, whether you are at least seven genius, a little blood can not do. And when gunfire suddenly fell silent, and you can not understand what you are made.

Odama

Author: Sergey «TD» Tsilyurik
Source: Country Games № January 2007	28.02.2007

Enemy cohort distracted by cleverly located on the field, a rice ball. Full speed ahead! Pinball in which the ball can not be beat glasses? Strategy, where the units are not subject to the omnipotent and omnipresent cursor, but only the voice of a player? That for one of the genre - the madness, the two immediately - Odama.

Three small white mouse. Birthday Marine rat

Author: Tatyana Shchelkunova
Source: PC GAMES № February 2008	08.02.2008

Melkopakostnaya rat nepedagogichna truth. Each mouse is well known that the bite, steal, and throw things - it is possible. If caught, it is necessary to squeak, bursting into tears: "I am a little mouse, no one understands me" - and still cry away. Remember, adults: all mouse press on a pity! Question - whether the suit in the mouse friends baby?

Silent Hunter 4: Wolves of the Pacific

Author: Ashot Hakhverdyan
Source: Country Games № August 2007	20.04.2007

Meeting dawn almost at the equator. Darkness of night gradually dissipated, inexorably stars go out, the horizon is painted in such warm tones that he wants to hug, and you receive the edge of the sun, still quite bright, it just got out of bed, but not yet fully awake. Tired of the darkness the sea plays with bright colors, like beads, and look at it can be infinite. The estimated time of interception is low chasa.Tri two and a half hours later, a few sailors from torpedoed an enemy transport on the boat leaving the sinking ship. Accompanied her gaze through binoculars - to the nearest coast twenty miles. Not the kids already will get their own.

Galactic Civilizations 2. Twilight of the Arnor

Author: Aleksey «Chebur» Arbat
Source: Country Games № 14 2008	15.07.2008

Control Panel planetary upgrades, in general, little has changed - except that it has become more vivid and clear. A handy and informative it was before. Usually talk about add-on'ah pretty boring: Changes in the worst case, fine, but at best - not the principal. More or less notable updates gameplay - a rarity. Against this backdrop, the latest addition to Galactic Civilizations 2 looks great.

The Lost Crown: A Ghosthunting Adventure

Author: Marina Petrashko
Source: Country Games № 15 2008	01.08.2008

Advertising Lost Crown for a long time decorate a gaming publications. However, it can be done early and quite wrong conclusions about the content of the game. Girl with a bleeding eye sockets, compressed in a fist brutally tortured a crow, has nothing to do with any in-game graphics, with any content. The impression is that the designers did not read the name: it lost the crown (crown), but not a crow (crow)!

Death to Spies

Author: Ashot Hakhverdyan
Source: Country Games № August 2007	22.04.2007

Soviet spy is not hiding in the shadows, he proudly walks around the enemy's rear, pushing the personnel of the Wehrmacht, they say, do not get underfoot. He can go to Berlin, to break into the Reichstag and strangle Hitler, if the authorities suddenly put such a task. Soviet spy clean and neat, it does not stick to dirt, he did not moknet the rain and do not freeze during a snowfall.

SunAge

A. Arbat
Source: Country Games № 16 2008	07.08.2008

King's Bounty: The Legend of the Knight

Author: Oleg Charzynski
Source: PC GAMES № May 2008	03.05.2008

We already know about King's Bounty everything. We know that the earlier game called Battle Lord, that made her nuggets from Vladivostok, formerly known as Elemental Games, and now - Katauri Interactive. That these are the people who created the "Space Rangers" and forced the country to play again in the text quests. We heard that the protagonist will call Bill Gilbert in honor of the hacker that hacked into all the games for the ZX Spectrum, the designers Katauri are strongly influenced by Japanese tactical PRG with unpronounceable names, and draw inspiration from the Asian strategic epic, the original "Heroes" World of Warcraft and, of course, King's Bounty, a mythical half-forgotten game of our collective childhood, from which, as it seems at the height of past years, there has been all things on earth. You probably read about the "Box of Fury, Rune of spirit, strength and magic, talking objects, within which you can fight the demons inhabiting them, about the trip on the airship between the continents of distant islands with a treasure that can be reached only on a sailboat, about weighty book of magic spells, without which the battlefield is nothing to do, about the three classes of characters, and much, much more.

Savage 2: A Tortured Soul

Author: Sergey Gotsman
	19.05.2008

Issue sequels - is simple enough. Not that simple, but not much. The original concept remains, acquiring a small number of new features, the most unfortunate moments are polished, and then it all turns into a modern graphics, supplemented with new content and leaves the shop. Being a typical sequel, Savage 2 is constructed under the scheme. But who said it was bad?

STALKER: Clear Sky (review Gameland. Ru)

Author: Vadim Bobrov
	09.09.2008

Tomorrow War

Author: Ashot Hakhverdyan
Source: Country Games № 23 2006	06.12.2006

Introductory video: "has come XXVII century. On Earth, peace and tranquility "- says the announcer in this mock-pathetic voice that wants to pre-game kiss on both cheeks.

Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria

Arkady Mihryutkin
Source: Country Games № February 2009	04.02.2009