The Chaos Engine is a true classic from the Amiga days. Long story short - the game is a Steampunk/sci-fi top down shooter with several stages and several characters each with their own strengths and weaknesses. It plays much like many games of the period did with fast responsive controls, lots of pickups and glorious same-screen coop action (never could convince my friend to take the Amiga keyboard). Whether you just want a nostalgia trip back to the days of floppies and some of the most beautiful videogame music ever made or whether you want a quality top-down shooter that's been well modernized (classic mode is still the best though!) then you won't be disappointed with The Chaos Engine.
I actually picked up Dark Reign when I was in college, I was supposed to spend the couple of quid on a sandwich for lunch but I saw the awesome looking box in the bargain bin and couldn't help myself. I spent years wishing I could get the expansion but I never found it, but even without it Dark Reign is a strategy classic that got overshadowed by Total Annihilation and Starcraft, and while it borrows from both it still manages to be its own game. As burn-x has mentioned before, the story is weak but the missions are challenging, it's hammed up and perhaps hasn't aged as well as Starcraft or Total Annihilation but - perhaps only for those of us who played it on its original release - Dark Reign will always have a special place as a great old RTS that's hard as nails and as charming as a lump of coal but we love it anyway, perhaps for its flaws.
Sometimes being unique can be a bad thing, and sometimes it's not so bad. Here, it's like marmite - you either love it for the atmosphere, setting and quirky well... everything. Or you hate it for being something that's so different from the norm and you can't get into it. For those with the patience to get into it and enjoy this unique, twisted gem it's well worth the time and effort, but if you prefer smooth polished experiences that don't stray too far from the accepted formula then this might be a leap too far.
I originally played this game many many years ago and the experience has always stuck with me ever since. CB:U has it all; guns, ghosts, evil cultists, creepy paintings, magic and an atmosphere that'll make you afraid of the dark all over again. Whether you're a Clive Barker fan or not, this is one horror FPS that doesn't disappoint on any counts and an experience that absolutely should not be missed by anyone who enjoys a good scare or great old games!
Cannon Fodder has appeared on almost every platform and been an amazing game that has aged superbly. The Cannon Fodder intro on Amiga was one of my earliest gaming experiences and the respectful depiction of war and the tributes given to those who served (such as poppies, look it up) while simultaneously being a satire is something no game before or since has managed to the degree that Cannon Fodder has. Stoo even sometimes survived.
