Must Have Games

Game Demo Played

1. Command & Concor (downloaded 4/6/07)
top pick!

Good: graphics are awesome for a RTS game, menu option are very intuitive, overall game play is smooth with current hardware

Bad: maneuvering on the screen (while in play) is a little difficult.

2. Supreme Commander (downloaded 4/5/07)

Good: graphics are okay, menu option are very intuitive, overall game play is smooth with current hardware, maneuvering while in game play is very easy- different from most RTS game.

Bad: Under-developed / over simplified city building - meaning there is no temple or research buildings to unlock cool advancements - there is however, upgrades which sorta does this. You can argue that this is a good thing since it allows you to focus more on building your army.

Notables:
1. Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII (PC)
2. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Vegas (PC)
3. Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Double Agent (PC)
4. Big Brain Academy (DS)
5. Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (PC)
6. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced War fighter (PC)

CellFactor

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@videogames.yahoo.com

Release Date:
tba 2007

World in Conflict

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@videogames.yahoo.com

Release Date:
Sept. 2007

BioShock

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Release Date:
1 Apr. 2007

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Spore

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Link:
@gamespot.com

Release Date:
Q3 2007

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Half-Life Two Episode 2 + Portals

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Link:
@gamespot.com

Release Date:
Summer 2007

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Crysis

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Link:
@gamespot.com

Release Date:
Q3 2007

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