Last weekend as I was perusing GameTap, I stumbled across a game that seemed like it could quickly become a guilty pleasure. The game was Capitalism II. The premise of the game is fairly straightforward - it is a business simulation game, so it plays a lot like Sim City, but instead of managing a city, you manage a business empire. I’ll admit I’m a big fan of strategy games and simulation games, so this game should be right up my alley. Was it? Well….. (more…)

So, in an effort to keep up with the wide world of PC gaming, I’m going to start posting what amounts to meta-reviews, or more or less a review roundup from different sources. I’ve seen some other blogs do this and I think it gives you a good perspective on a game’s merits. Also, it helps me share info about a game without having to go through the trouble of playing it(in case it’s a stinker). Here we go!!! (more…)

I’ve been a GameTap user and subscriber for quite some time now and so I thought I would do a review on their service as well as give a gamer’s perspective on what GameTap has evolved into. Gametap is an online gaming service run by Turner, a Time Warner Company. If it seems a bit odd to you that the same company that brought us TBS and TNT is bringing you games, keep in mind that they also own Cartoon Network, so on some level the company does “get it”. Anyway… (more…)

The Civilization series has a long history. It started over fifteen years ago with a game that resembled something of a mixture between Risk and Sim City. Since then it has spawned at least three sequels, a handful of expansions, and is available on a multitude of platforms beyond just the PC. Though it is not as flashy as some strategy games, it carved itself a nice little niche as something between a board game like Risk and a real time strategy game like Starcraft. (more…)