Category: PC Games

Game: FIFA ’07 Developer: EA Sports Publisher: EA Sports Genre: Traditional Sports Release Date: October 6, 2006 Anyone that plays or follows sports games and thinks that they’re all interchangable in the eyes of most fans obviously doesn’t know anything about football video game players (“soccer” to people stupid enough to think that you play…

Dracula Unleashed Developer: Viacom New Media Publisher: Infinite Ventures Genre: Adventure Compatible with all DVD players There are a lot of things Mr. Alex Lucard and I agree on. We both think that the industry is in a sad state lacking in originality, we both enjoy a good dance game every once in a while,…

Barrow Hill: Curse of the Ancient Circle Publisher: Got Game Entertainment Developer: Shadow Tor Genre: Adventure Release Date: 08/26/2006 Man, this game is impossible to find. It had a very small print run from which you could only purchase over Shadow Tor’s website back in April. Then, on 8/26, the game was released en masse.…

I admit it. I watch professional wrestling. Too much, probably. I also admit I am an armchair booker, constantly telling the thus far deaf television what I want to see happen, to a predictably uneventful result. The booking urge in my soul was given salve, however, by Adam Ryland’s superlative Extreme Warfare series of games.…

Dungeons & Dragons Online Developer: Turbine Entertainment Publisher: Atari Genre: MMORPG Release Date: 02/28/06 Sure it’s a month and a half past the release date, but hey, at least you’re getting a review out of us, right? In truth, this was never a game I planned to review. However, I have this horrible compulsion that…

Crime Stories Developer: Artematica Publisher: The Adventure Company Genre: Adventure Release Date: 3/21/06 Crime Stories was originally released in Europe last year under the name Martin Mystere: Operation Dorian Gray. I barely remembered the name due to my always on the look out for obscure video games, but it didn’t click with me until I…

Scratches Publisher: Got Game Entertainment Developer: Nucleosys Genre: Suspense Adventure Release Date: 3/8/2006 We don’t normally review PC games here at Inside Pulse, but the times, they are a-changing. One of my goals in this new year is really respond to the fact that publishers and developers are trying to bring back two genres that…

Genre: Strategy/Simulation Platform: PC ESRB Rating: Everyone 10+ (Violence) Developer: Firaxis Games Publisher: 2K Games Release Date: 10/25/05 Official Website: http://www.2kgames.com/civ4/home.htm System Requirements Review System: Pentium IV 3.0GHz Processor with 1GB RAM, ATI Radeon 9800 Pro, Onboard Sound, Windows XP OS Box Contents: 2 CDs, Tech Tree Poster, Manual Many gamers may not have heard…

Review: City of Villains (PC) Developer: Cryptic Studios Distributor: NCsoft Genre: MMORPG Release Date: 10/31/05 The MMORPG market has exploded in the past few years. Games such as Ultima Online and EverQuest paved the way for a multitude of online games. Now it seems that a new one is coming out every month. From successful…

Review: Busy Days In Deerfield Valley (Mac/PC) Developer: Bold Games Distributor: Cokem Genre: Edutainment Release Date: 9/1/05 It’s not too often at the Inside Pulse offices that we get the chance to review a PC game. Seeing as how I enjoy PC games, I volunteered to take on reviewing a game where you use possessed…

Review: Welcome to Merriweather Farm (PC) Developer: Bold Games Distributor: Cokem Genre: Edutainment Release Date: 9/1/05 So what exactly is Edutainment, anyway? Well, if you break it down, it’s a combination of the words Education and Entertainment. In this particular case, it’s referring to a genre of games mostly aimed at children under 10. These…

Genre: RPG Platform: PC ESRB Rating: Mature (Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Sexual Themes, Strong Language) Developer: Troika Publisher: Activision Release Date: 11/16/04 Official Website: VampireBloodlines.com For the uninitiated, Vampire: The Masquerade was a popular pen-and-paper RPG by White Wolf involving, you guessed it, vampires. The concept is that there are vampires all around us…

Zoo Tycoon 2 Publisher: Microsoft Developer: Blue Fang Games Genre: Strategy Release Date: 11/09/04 I’m always fond of simulation games. It could be that I’m a control freak and like to line all my ducks in a row, or maybe it’s just that I like playing god. Zoo Tycoon 2 is able to grant you…

Doom 3 Developer: ID Publisher: Activision Genre: First Person Shooter Ah Doom. A classic instantly recognizable name if ever there was one. The first one is one of the most famous and ground breaking games of all time. Hell, it’s still used in commercials by the PTC and other censorship groups defaming video game violence…

MISSING since January Developer: Lexis Numerique Publisher: The Adventure Company Genre: FMV Detective Game/Analytical Research You know me. I’m not a PC gamer. I don’t touch PC games except for three big exceptions: The title of the game is “The Bard’s Tale,” the game is made by SSI back in the 80’s-90’s or it’s a…

Doom 3 Genre: First Person Shooter Platform: Windows PC ESRB Rating: Mature (Blood and Gore, Intense Violence) Developer: id Software Publisher: Activision Release Date: 8/3/04 Official Home Page: Doom3.com Minimum Reqirements: Pentium 4 1.5GHz (or equivalent) 384MB RAM GeForce 3 w/ 64MB RAM or Radeon 8500 w/ 64MB RAM 2GB Free Hard Drive Space Recommended…