Uplink is nowhere near anything you have played before: it is a game which features entertaining mechanics and gives an overall sense of power over the world. Don't be fooles, though: this game is harsh and unforgiving, and the smallest error will cost you the game and all the progress you've made. As you progress you'll unlock more powerful hacking programs and more useful equipment to take on the great corporations, and when you lose it gives you a screen showing what you changed in the everyday world: how many companies you've ruined, how many people became poor or rich because of you, and in the end you'll want to play it all over again. But first, be ready to restart your game a lot!