Reviews by Melaisis
21 reviews · showing 1–20
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Staff PC HG exclusive
Majesty 2: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim review
Earlier this year I previewed Majesty 2. Back then I praised its novelty and commented on how the revolutionary management system could signal a whole new type of simulation-strategy game. There were moments where I felt like a massively…
Freelance Writer · November 15, 2009
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Reader Genesis HG exclusive
General Chaos review
I'm a huge strategy fan, so imagine my delight when I was chosen to review General Chaos for the Sega Megadrive. Its one of the founding fathers of the genre and a lot of RTS details we're now all familiar with made their premier here…
Melaisis · October 8, 2009
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Staff PC HG exclusive
Supreme Ruler 2020 GOLD review
Supreme Ruler is a decent game, so long as you can get your head around it. Old school, die-hard management fans may really get to grips with this title, but most of us will be left out in the cold.
Freelance Writer · October 3, 2009
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Staff PC HG exclusive
Champions Online review
A while back I previewed Champions Online. At the time I was optimistic about the full version and now I'm not disappointed in the slightest. The completed build of CO is everything I hoped for and more but I don't feel its fair to…
Freelance Writer · September 7, 2009
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Staff PC HG exclusive
Dragonica review
Dragonica is a 3D, fantasy, action-oriented, side-scrolling MMORPG developed by Barunson Interactive. Its published by Gpotato in the EU and THQ*ICE in the US. As with most other titles promoted through both of these sites, Dragonica is…
Freelance Writer · August 1, 2009
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Staff PC HG exclusive
Officers review
Officers is a fun toy. Every map is like a sandbox in which you can rain destruction upon the Nazis. Its key feature, huge battles, is both the best part of gameplay and the worst.
Freelance Writer · June 8, 2009
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Staff PC HG exclusive
Elven Legacy review
If you're a turn-based strategy fan looking for something new, a Fantasy Wars fanatic or even a real-time regular who appreciates the RISK-type features many titles feature on their overworld map, Elven Legacy is for you. It sucks you in…
Freelance Writer · May 6, 2009
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Staff PC HG exclusive
Runes of Magic review
From first glance, the game defines itself as a generic fantasy MMORPG. It doesn't even try to disguise itself as anything truly unique, making clear that its basically everything you'd expect from the get-go. All the usual features are…
Freelance Writer · April 22, 2009
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Staff PC HG exclusive
Cross Fire review
CrossFire is a grain of sand in a desert full of free, online first-person shooters. The majority of these are played and maintained by fanatic Koreans with glazed eyes and twitchy fingers, going to any lengths to improve their skill. At…
Freelance Writer · March 27, 2009
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Staff PC HG exclusive
Grand Ages: Rome review
Grand Ages: Rome is made by the same developers and initially could be mistaken to be the same game as IR. The strict attention to detail is still prevalent, as is the fluid economy and employment system. The one big thing that GA…
Freelance Writer · March 16, 2009
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Staff PC HG exclusive
Europa Universalis III Complete review
Approximately a year ago, Jason Venter reviewed the vanilla version of Europa Universalis III for this very site. Jason articulately chronicled his rise to power as Calais in the fifteenth century, writing of how rebels would easily seize…
Freelance Writer · December 17, 2008
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Staff PC HG exclusive
Imperium Romanum: Emperor Expansion review
Imperium Ronanum: Gold Edition is by no means a bad game. I believe it was built for newcomers to the genre, as everything from resource management to the interface is incredibly simplified. Regulars will still see some uncannily…
Freelance Writer · November 16, 2008
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Staff PlayStation 2 HG exclusive
Fatal Fury: Battle Archives Vol. 1 review
For a collection of titles that are approaching 17 years old, Fatal Fury: Battle Archives Volume 1 provides an experience that both newcomers and veterans to the series will enjoy. The franchise has inspired an anime and a full-length…
Freelance Writer · October 29, 2008
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Staff PlayStation 2 HG exclusive
World Heroes Anthology review
World Heroes Anthology makes no excuses for itself: its a simple, brutal fighting game optimised for the multiplayer experience. Comparisons between it and the Street Fighter series are inevitable, especially since the latter has released…
Freelance Writer · October 20, 2008
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Staff PC HG exclusive
Geo-political Simulator review
Getting things back into the green through changing the budget is like playing Operation with shaky hands – doable, but difficult and pointless. All this makes for an experience that is essentially unfriendly to the causal player or…
Freelance Writer · October 14, 2008
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Staff PC HG exclusive
Galactic Civilizations II: Endless Universe review
his means that anyone who has touched anything resembling a turn-based strategy before will easily pick it up but the simple setting change doesn't make the game good. Its kind of like how many people say that Firefly was just a Western…
Freelance Writer · October 6, 2008
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Staff PC HG exclusive
Silverfall: Earth Awakening review
In all, Earth Awakening is something every RPG fan who has not liked anything since Morrowind should give a crack at; it is a depthy, creative and exciting universe that highlights the great things about non-linear gameplay and AI…
Freelance Writer · September 5, 2008
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Staff PC HG exclusive
Pro Cycling Manager/Tour de France 2008 review
The premise of being a cycling manager preparing for the Tour de France is a simple one: Find a team; Train them until they threaten to quit; Find a sponsor; Win.
Freelance Writer · August 4, 2008
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Staff PC HG exclusive
Great War Nations: The Spartans review
In all, this is hardly a Hellish game. It throws in some really interesting mechanics (backed by opponents willing to make use of them at every opportunity) that makes Hellas interesting and that little more closer to the ideal strategy…
Freelance Writer · July 15, 2008
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Staff PC HG exclusive
Overclocked review
Overclocked follows the story of David McNamara, former army psychiatrist, as he wanders the rain-slicked streets of New York, hunting for clues to uncover the mystery surrounding his five new patients.
Freelance Writer · May 28, 2008
