It isn't just the precipice that's slick in this combat oriented point-and-click adventure; it's the production values too. The game's comic book art style is beautifully realised, with smartly rendered 3D graphics blending seamlessly with 2D ...

The name Perry Rhodan is not likely to strike a chord in the minds of British audiences, apart from hardened sci-fi fans, but this intergalactic hero is big in Germany and has been the subject of ...

It's perhaps surprising that the adventure gaming industry hasn't made more use of the world's most famous fictional sleuth, bearing in mind his entire appeal is based around the solving of fiendishly difficult puzzles. Perhaps now ...

In 2004, German games developers House of Tales released a futuristic espionage thriller called The Moment of Silence that gave a much needed jolt in the arm to the adventure genre. Now they're back with their ...

If Bram Stoker were still alive he'd surely be astounded by the continuing impact his charming, elegant and deadly Count has on our imaginations, with countless spin-off books, games and movies still being churned out at ...

Murder most foul. Is there any other kind? If someone says "Sorry, old bean" while they stick a knife in your chest and twist it, does that make it murder most polite? And is that okay? ...

Animated adventure games used to be the height of cool, thanks to LucasArts in particular, with great storylines like The Dig and more than a dash of humour in games like Full Throttle and the still ...

Games based on movies have rarely scored highly amongst gamers, not least because of the strong (and usually justified) suspicion that they've been rush-released as a quick cash cow on the back of a successful film, ...

Unless you're a total sci-fi buff, you're unlikely to be aware that this game is based on the Russian novel of the same name by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky. The central premise is that there were ...

“Is she hiding something from me”, questions Elliott, the mysterious addition to the cast of Lost created for this game. He's asking the question of Kate, but truthfully, it'd be just as rhetorical whoever he asked ...

It was only a year ago that a relatively unobtrusive Swedish company (Frictional Games) came out with a low-key adventure game called Penumbra: Overture that caused a ripple of game fan excitement. Capitalising on the highly ...

With the prospect of exploring strange new worlds, seeking out new civilisations and boldly going where no man has gone before, it's a fair bet Bioware's latest was designed with Trekkies in mind. Throw in the ...

You know you're playing something special when the introductory scene lasts about five minutes, contains some of the most breathtakingly detailed graphics ever devised and teases you with a powerful and intriguing storyline that's guaranteed to ...

Much has been made of the revival of role-play gaming thanks to the arrival of the latest chapter in the Elder Scrolls series, Oblivion. It has huge maps, classy graphics, a lot of open-ended play and ...

In days gone by, pen and paper role-players referred to a combat-oriented adventure as a hack-and-slash affair. With the success of Diablo, the videogame world received its equivalent; the click-and-slash, where the emphasis is on combat ...

If Harry Potter happened to be a real adolescent wizard, you could forget all that "Wingardium Leviosa" nonsense. He'd have found some far more interesting and useful spells to cast. Like "Bum-fluffium Begonius" for example, or ...

When games like World of Warcraft, Oblivion and Neverwinter Nights 2 grab most of the RPG headlines, it's worth remembering that JoWood's hybrid RPG/RTS SpellForce series has been providing hours of entertaining orc-bashing for some years ...

Veteran MMORPG developer Turbine (previously responsible for the likes of Asheron's Call and Dungeons & Dragons Online) has a new massively multiplayer game in town, and this one's a big licence. Translating such an epic tale ...

What did the Egyptians ever do for us, eh? Nothing. Apart from building the only surviving ancient wonder of the world, the pyramids. And inventing writing (well, hieroglyphics). And black ink, paper, the leap year and ...

If you're an RPG player, Bioware is a developer you'll be familiar with. Even those with a cursory interest in the genre will doubtless be acquainted with role-playing classics such as Baldur's Gate and Knights of ...