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I'm after picking up a couple of new titles... (unfortunatly not for myself)

However I've had a bit of a look around... and I havnt seen anything that been released recently that really takes my fancy... or that reviews dont think were a dodgy execution of a good idea...

So.. I was wondering if anybody here could help... I'm after PC titles in these sorts of genres...

Real Time Strategy

First Person (Shooter or Sneaker)

Management

Role Playing Game

Arcade simulation (Flight/Car/Bike/etc...)

Other (like Giants : Citizen Kabuto, B&W, etc..)

But to be honest anything people have played recently which they thought was pretty cool...

I'm after reletivly new titles... but I'm after a good game over a recent release...

Anyone help?

Sorry dude.

Flight Unlimited 3.

You would need to download a patch to run it (video card issues) but it's cool.
HUGE maps, intense graphics

What is FU3?

Ones I have and play because they are,to me, fun:

Force Commander
Team Fortress & Counterstrike (Half-life mods)
Black and White
Shogun
Age of Empires 2
No-One Lives Forever
Soldier of Fortune
Unreal Tournament
Swat 3:Elite Edition
Ground Control
Kingpin

Cheers Your Honor, Goatboy...

If any other titles come to mind... could you stick them in here?...

Thanks again...

Is
> Shogun any good? - I love Shogun, very intense battles, graphics outstanding, think Risk with real-time battles when you want to.


Does NOLF give you the ability to lean around courners? ... Icouldnt find the command in the demo? - Yep, and this one has humour, violence AND...you can snipe monkeys. Really, really original and amusing to play.

Except for Tropico huh? - I thought you meant Champ Manager stuff. *doh*


How is Giants to play? - Good fun, easy to control, frustrating at points

Is
> Half-Life too dated? - Yeah, but worth it for Counterstrike alone. Online only, incredibly intense, one shot kill teambased game. Brilliant and free with magazine

Command & Conquer : Red Alert 2 - S'ok, but like the other ones in the series

Settlers 4
Desperados - Looks cool in an RPG/RTS type of thing
Hostile Waters - This ROCKS
Theme Park Inc, - ok, but you end up getting cheats and just playing around

Project IGI - Keen on this one myself
No One Lives Forever - This RULES, one of the best 1st person I have ever bought
Half Life Generations - If you want this just for Counterstrike, get Half-Life for £10 and PC Gamer, all you need is on cover disks.

Quake 3 - Ok but no teamplay element

Crimson Skies
Giants : Citizen Kabuto - Funny but you need a serious card to appreciate this

Sacrifice

Diablo 2

I havnt played any of these... so
> I'm not sure if their all dodgy... or if any a really good... any
> other anoyone can think of?

Depends, UT and Q3A are more action orientated, in my opinion UT is better.

Theif 2 and Project IGI are more your stealth em up, Project IGI is better.

So it depends exactly what you're after.

If you buy any of the four then you wont be disappionted.

My personal favourite is UT.

Goatboy wrote:

Real Time Strategy: Shogun, Ground Control

Is Shogun any good? ... I was looking to pick it up myself (I think SR are selling it for 16.99?) But I wasnt sure if it was any fun?

First Person
> (Shooter or Sneaker): No-One Lives Forever, Swat 3 Elite Edition
> (this is brilliant, trust me)

Does NOLF give you the ability to lean around courners? ... I couldnt find the command in the demo?

Management: No idea, not my bag
> baby

Except for Tropico huh?

Arcade
> simulation (Flight/Car/Bike/etc...): FU3 (needs a patch to run but
> is cool)

FU3? Whats that?

Other: Giants, B&W, Half-life (and buy latest PC
> Gamer for latest patch and final beta of Counterstrike...86mb for
> free_

How is Giants to play?

Is Half-Life too dated?

Your Honour wrote:
UT, Q3A, Thief 2, Project
> IGI

If you had a choice of these which would you grab?

Given what I know about their games collection... I've managed to grab this list of possibilities...

Command & Conquer : Red Alert 2
Settlers 4
Desperados
Hostile Waters
Theme Park Inc,

Project IGI
No One Lives Forever
Half Life Generations
Quake 3

Crimson Skies
Giants : Citizen Kabuto
Sacrifice

Diablo 2

I havnt played any of these... so I'm not sure if their all dodgy... or if any a really good... any other anoyone can think of?