It's cute and you won't find a more charming organized crime game anywhere. Although it does get very, very difficult very quickly. Though that's not bad if you like a challenge. It's unfortunately rather short. And there's no free-play mode to the best of my knowledge.
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Where to start with this one... This is probably one of the 'best' simulation games I have ever played. Bullfrog was a fantastic company that also made another favorite of mine, Theme park. This charming game is lighthearted and enjoyable.
One of the most forgotten gems of pc gaming. Urak is magical world ravaged by a war between eight faiths. Each faith has a mortal enemy directly opposite of it's alignment; for instance: Order/Chaos, Water/Fire, Life/Death, Earth/Air. The main plot follows Golgoth, the terrible god of Death, and his most trusted disciple Balkoth as he attempts to scour the land of all other faiths and life so that Death may reign supreme. Each faith has it's own strengths and weaknesses, it's own unique spells, and units. This title is held in high regard for it's excellent high fantasy tale. Not to mention a wonderfully orchestrated score worthy of any music collection.
Cryostasis is a strange story about a man who is part of a scientific expedition whom gets thrown into a sort of quasi-time/dimensional conflict to attempt to save the doomed inhabitants of an ancient ice-breaker vessel stranded somewhere in a frozen wasteland. The plot is rather awkward and not very well written. Made by a Ukrainian company, you can definitely tell this was made out of the states. The adventure is peppered with action but hardly enough for a title similar to this. It's artistic license got lost somewhere along translation I suppose. The ending is very, very strange.
Dungeon Keeper is one of those few games I hold near & dear to my heart. It's an excellent example of what it means to be a video game. It's games like this that give reason for there to be an industry.
