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.

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?

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.

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)!

SunAge

A. Arbat
Source: Country Games № 16 2008	07.08.2008

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

WATCHMEN: THE END IS NIGH

Author: Pavel Demin
Source: PC GAMES № May 2009	14.05.2009

Darkfall

Author: Sergey Gotsman
Source: Country Games № -9 1997	06.03.2010

Darkfall - a typical "niche game". Complex, shall be punished for any blunders, it is confusing for most players and the wild delight of the so-called "hardcore" audience. Very difficult to explain, for what it praise - just a game you like or not.

War Leaders: Clash of Nations

Author: Andrew Okushko
Source: Country Games № December 2009	29.06.2009

Stalin, Churchill, de Gaulle, Roosevelt - would you be anyone of them? Or would prefer to enroll in the camp of Hitler and his henchmen? And that, and another possibly in War Leaders - seven main parties to the conflict come together in such a big (and so little time) around the globe. The winner will be only one ...

The Sims 2: Castaway

Author: Andrew Shilonosov
Source: Country Games № January 2008	01.01.2008

The Sims phenomenon worthy of an entire dissertation. Sims can love and hate, blame and praise, but they did exist, do they not get away, we can only learn to enjoy. Or pass. But then the fun will disassemble comrades. That would be important to understand how good The Sims. A good they are creative freedom. Nobody tells you how to play the simulation of life. Need a fantasy, you need patience. And condescension to the Electronic Arts and its such a natural desire to squeeze out every possible idea of ​​profit. It is not whether we have heaps of products under the brand of The Sims, except we perceive Castaway so naive optimism with which we perceive it today?

Generation of Chaos

author: Natalia Odintsova
Source: Country Games № November 2006	06.06.2006

How pleasant to gaze commander slender ranks of soldiers, ready to rush to the enemy! The army is not exhausted by long battles and forced marches; knights test their swords, wings flutter harpies, from under the hoods posverkivayut eyes magicians. Twenty-eight soldiers under one commander, who himself is worth an entire army - it will not Disgaea or Makai Kingdom with eight-eleven companions, not the game series Fire Emblem c a tiny handful of brave men. Generation of Chaos, as Saturn'ovskaya Dragon Force before it, refuses to fight, simulating chess games, even though they are primarily associated with the strategic RPG. Instead players are invited to conduct large-scale battles in foreign lands, to manage the economy's own kingdom, select and remove trusted generals - the abundance of opportunities are breathtaking. Alas, sometimes the laurels of a great strategist and strive to become a crown of thorns.

Secret Agent Clank

Author: Alexey Golubev
Source: Country Games № November 2008	01.09.2008

One of the unwritten laws of show business says that when one or another stage duo achieves great popularity among the masses, its members, sooner or later reflect on his solo career. Game industry only confirms the rule - after a long and fruitful collaboration with teammates succeed as an independent voyage went by celebrities such as Donkey Kong, Luigi and Italian tailed joker Dexter. Their example has recently decided to follow the robot Clancy seems to be seriously set out to escape the shadow of big-eared Ratchet. Until now, mechanical punch was on the sidelines, only occasionally allowing himself to come to the fore. Because, surely, many had the impression that the hero of Clancy's get a very mediocre. This view, however, is completely untrue. , Author of Secret Agent Clank (which is the brainchild of studio High Impact Games) are out to correct the glaring injustice.

Driv3r

author: Alane
Source: Country Games № October 2006	17.05.2006

Deciding not to mess with new-fangled PSP and Nintendo DS, publishers opted for GBA. Rivet games for it - dust-free exercise, especially if the stock has a decent stencil and pseudo-tested engine from a portable racing V-Rally. Aged system, of course, hardly generates polygons, but the "three-dimensional games for the GBA» demand.