Games: To Play: Sooner Rather Than Later
Submitted by dgeiser13 on Tue, 02/05/2008 - 03:27
Tags:
- A.D.
- 1602 A.D. (2000)
- 1503 A.D. (2003)
- 1701 A.D. (2006, Aspyr)
- Age of...
- Age of Empires (1997)
- Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome (1998)
- Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings (1999)
- Age of Empires II: The Conquerors (2000)
- Age of Mythology (2002)
- Age of Mythology: The Titans (2003)
- Age of Empires III (2005)
- Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs (2006)
- Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties (2007)
- The Agency (2010)
- Aion (2009)
- Alan Wake (2010, Remedy/Microsoft)
- Alone in the Dark (2008, Eden)
- Ancient Wars: Sparta (2007, World Forge)
- Assassin's Creed
- Assassin's Creed (2008, Ubisoft)
- Assassin's Creed II (2009)
- Baldur's Gate 2: Ultimate Collection (2003)
- Batman: Arkham Asylum (2009)
- Battlefield 2
- Battlefield 2 (2005, Digital Illusions CE / Electronic Arts)
- Battlefield 2: Special Forces (2005)
- Battlefield 2 Booster Pack Collection (Euro Force & Armored Fury) (2006)
- Battlefield 2 The Complete Collection DVD (2007)
- Battlefield 2142: Northern Strike
- Battlefield 2142 Deluxe Edition (2008)
- Battlestations: Midway
- BioShock
- BioShock (2007, 2K Games)
- BioShock 2 (2009, 2K Games)
- Borderlands (2009)
- Brink (2010)
- Brothers in Arms
- Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 (2005)
- Brothers In Arms: Earned in Blood (2005)
- Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway (2008, UBI Soft)
- Burnout Revenge
- Call For Heroes - Pompollic Wars
- Call of Cthulhu Dark Corners Of The Earth (2006)
- Call of Duty
- Call of Duty (2003)
- Call of Duty 2 (2005)
- Call of Duty 3 (2006)
- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007, Activision)
- Call of Duty: World at War (2008)
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009)
- Call of Juarez
- Call of Juarez (2007, Techland) [$6.99]
- Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood (2009, Techland)
- The Chronicles of Riddick
- The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay (2004)
- The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena (2009)
- Civilization
- Sid Meier's Civilization IV (2005)
- Command & Conquer
- Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars (2003)
- Command and Conquer the First Decade (2006)
- Company of Heroes
- Company of Heroes (2006)
- Company Of Heroes: Opposing Fronts (2007)
- Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor (2009, THQ)
- Condemned: Criminal Origins
- Conflict: Denied Ops (2008)
- Crazy Machines
- Cryostasis (2009, Aspyr)
- Crysis
- Crysis (2007, Electronic Arts)
- Crysis Warhead (2008, Electronic Arts)
- Crysis Maximum Edition (2009, Electronic Arts)
- Crysis 2 (?, Electronic Arts)
- Dark Messiah of Might & Magic
- Dead Reefs
- Dead Rising
- Dead Space (2008, Electronic Arts)
- Defcon
- Doom 3 (2004)
- Dragon Age: Origins (2009)
- Dungeon Siege II: Deluxe Edition (2006)
- Dungeons & Dragons Online: Forsaken Lands Expansion Pack
- Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind (2002)
- Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion
- Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles (2007)
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Knights of the Nine
- Empire Earth 3 (2007)
- Enemy Territory
- Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory
- Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (2007, Activision)
- Fable
- Fable: The Lost Chapters
- Fallout
- Fallout 3 (2008, Bethesda)
- Far Cry
- Far Cry (2004)
- Far Cry 2 (2008)
- Fate (2006, Encore)
- F.E.A.R.
- F.E.A.R.: First Encounter Assault Recon (2005)
- F.E.A.R. Director's Edition (2005)
- F.E.A.R. Extraction Point (2006)
- F.E.A.R. Gold (2006)
- F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate (2007)
- F.E.A.R. Platinum Collection: The Complete Trilogy (2007)
- F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
- Field Ops
- Gears Of War
- Gears Of War (2007)
- Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter (2008)
- Ghostbusters: The Video Game (2009, Atari)
- Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising
- The Guild 2 Pirates Of The Seas
- Guild Wars
- Guild Wars Factions
- Guild Wars Nightfall
- Guild Wars 2 (2010)
- Half-Life 2
- Half-Life 2 (2004)
- Half-Life 2: Episode One (2006)
- Half-Life 2: Episode Two (2007)
- Half-Life 2: Episode Three
- Hitman
- Hitman: Blood Money
- Hitman Trilogy
- Halo
- Halo: Combat Evolved (2003)
- Halo 2 (2007)
- Hellgate: London (2007)
- Infernal (2007, Metropolis Software)
- Jade Empire Special Edition (2007)
- Left 4 Dead
- Left 4 Dead (2008, Valve)
- Left 4 Dead 2 (2009, Valve)
- Lego
- Lego Star Wars: The Video Game (2005)
- Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (2006)
- Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (2007)
- Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (2008)
- Lego Batman: The Videogame (2008)
- Lego Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues (2009)
- Locomania
- Lord Of The Rings: Shadows Of Angmar (2007)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth (2004)
- Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle Earth 2
- Lost (2008)
- Lost Planet
- Lost Planet Extreme Condition (2007)
- Lost Planet Extreme Condition: Colonies Edition (2008)
- Lost Planet 2
- Madden NFL 2006
- Mass Effect
- Mass Effect (2008, BioWare)
- Mass Effect 2
- The Matrix Online
- Max Payne (2001)
- Medal of Honor Airborne
- Medieval II Total War
- Medieval II: Total War Kingdoms
- Mercenaries
- Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction
- Mercenaries 2 (2008)
- Mirror's Edge (2009, Electronic Arts)
- Mount & Blade
- The Movies (2005)
- Neverwinter Nights 2
- Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer
- Neverwinter Nights 2: Mysteries of Westgate (2008)
- Neverwinter Nights 2 Gold (2008)
- No One Lives Forever
- No One Lives Forever (2000)
- No One Lives Forever 2 (2002)
- Contract J.A.C.K. (2003)
- Outlaws (1997)
- Overlord 2 (2009)
- Peter Jackson's King Kong (2005, Ubisoft)
- Portal (2008, Valve/Electronic Arts)
- Prey (2006, Human Head)
- Prince of Persia
- Prince of Persia: Sands of Time (2003)
- Prince of Persia: Warrior Within (2006)
- Prototype (2009, Activision/Blizzard)
- Quake 4 (2005)
- R.U.S.E. (2010)
- Rail Simulator
- Resident Evil 4 (2007)
- Rise Of Nations: Rise of Legends
- Rome: Total War (2004)
- Rome Total War Gold Edition
- Sam & Max
- Shadow of the Colossus (2005)
- Shadowrun (2007)
- The Ship (2007)
- Sid Meier's Pirates! (2005, 2K Games)
- Sid Meier's Railroads! (2006)
- Silverfall
- SimCity 4
- SimCity Societies (2007)
- The Sims
- The Sims 3
- SIN
- SIN Episodes: Emergence (2006)
- Singularity (2010)
- Sins of a Solar Empire (2008)
- Soulcalibur III (2005)
- Spore (2008)
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl (2007, THQ)
- Star Trek Online (2010)
- Star Wars: Empire at War (2006)
- Star Wars Republic Commando
- Star Wars Battlefront 2
- Star Wars Galaxies: The Complete Online Adventures
- Star Wars Empire At War: Forces Of Corruption
- Star Wars: the Best of PC
- Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty
- Stranglehold
- Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse
- Supreme Commander (2007)
- Tabula Rasa
- Timeshift (2007) [$8.55]
- Unreal
- Titan Quest (2006)
- Titan Quest Gold (2007)
- Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 3: Advanced Warfighter
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas
- Tomb Raider Anniversary
- Two Worlds
- Two Worlds Collector's Edition
- UberSoldier
- Unreal
- Unreal Anthology (2006)
- Unreal Tournament III (2007, Midway)
- Unreal Tournament III Collector's Edition
- Vanguard Saga of Heroes
- Viva Pinata (2007) [$7.99]
- Wall-E (2008)
- We ♥ Katamari (2005)
- Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War Dark Crusade Expansion Pack
- The Wheelman (2008)
- The Witcher
- The Witcher (2007, CD Projekt RED STUDIO)
- The Witcher Enhanced (2008)
- Wolfenstein
- Return to Castle Wolfenstein
- Wolfenstein (2009, Raven)
- World In Conflict
- World In Conflict (2007, Massive)
- World in Conflict: Complete Edition (2009, Massive)
- World of Warcraft
- World of Warcraft (2004, Blizzard)
- World Of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (2007)
- World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (2008)
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009, Raven)
- Zoo Tycoon
- Zoo Tycoon (2001)
- Zoo Tycoon 2 (2004)
- Zoo Tycoon 2: Endangered Species (2005)
- Zoo Tycoon 2: African Adventure (2006)
- Zoo Tycoon 2: Marine Mania (2006)
- Zoo Tycoon 2: Zookeeper Collection (2006)
- Zoo Tycoon 2: Extinct Animals (2007)
Spore does look fascinating, but I'm cautious as to whether it will get repetitive (Like the Sims did) even though the basic idea is one of so many possibilities.
I know this is an odd question but are you male or female?
Male. Urm...why? Something to do with playing the Sims?
Because I have a theory the The Sims are the modern-day grown up equivalent of playing dolls. The only people I know who still groove on The Sims after playing it for awhile are women. I think most men who are initially intrigued by the concept and/or game play grow bored of it after awhile.
Yes, hence why I said it gets a bit repetitive and monotonous. Out of all the games on your list that I've played, I recommend COD4:Modern Warfare the most, it's incredibly fun and realistic, with a great campaign and multiplayer option.
Yep. But I couldn't confirm my theory until I knew your gender. I've noticed a lot of my female friends use it to act out the things they want in their own life. For example, I have a friend who I know wants to have kid(s). Prior to marriage she gave me the impression her husband-to-be was open to it. Now that they are married he has put the kibosh on the entire thing. If I was her I'd probably put the kibosh on the marriage but that aside her Sims, named after her and her husband, do have kids. I think it's sort of creepy.
Call of Duty 4 is probably in the top 10 of the games I want to check out. Unfortunately money is tight right now and I typically wait until games drop down into the $20 range before picking them up.
I know that you and Rushmore were talking about playing on your consoles. Do you have a gaming PC that's up to snuff? If so, do you have an account on Steam? That's the platform I buy most of my games through. If so, have you played Portal yet? I highly recommend it.
Even Jim, our fearless leader, would like it. :-)
CoD4 is a must, and I was lucky enough to get it for Xmas so I didn't pay for it, but if I didn't I would have saved as I am an avid fan of the series.
My Pc is terrible, and extremely slow (due to the amount of crap on it), but I do have Steam, and I once was dangerously addicted to Counter Strike: Source. Half Life 2 was fun, but CSS was incomparable (was because of CoD4 which equals if not surpasses it.) I have not played portal, it would probably kill my pc, is it on 360?
I suppose that theory does have some grounding, do you know if EA have specifically commented on anything like this? Would be interested to find out
a recommendation, the civilization series.
oh sorry, i see its there.