Reviews

If you and a friend have Xbox Live and a few hours to kill, then spend it playing co-op on Doom 3. I reviewed it this week and while the lights-off-nastie-out gameplay becomes predictable, playing through the game with a friend adds a whole new dimension. One of you holding the torch, the other a gun - it's great stuff. Online gaming needs more of this co-op action. Elsewhere Steve Boxer reviews SWAT 4, but has a few issues with the controls. "SWAT 4 harks back to the dark ages of PC games, when control systems involved using half the keys on your keyboard" he said. The other review is the strategy game Empire Earth 2 on PC, whose strict adherence to real-time-strategy conventions is ultimately frustrating for Mike Anderiesz. "Now let's see who has the imagination to take it forward", he pleads. Hmm, any suggestions?