Maximum PC's 2010 Gaming Awards: 12 Games That Ruled Our PCs - Page 2. The I Can’t Believe It’s Not STALKER award Metro 2033 Metro 2033’s action might not have been anything to write home about, but exploring the game’s hauntingly beautiful vision of a post-apocalyptic future felt like an otherworldly vacation.
Whether we were tip-toeing down a pitch-black train tunnel—in fear of waking one of its monstrous denizens—or catching our breath in a musty, dusty, surprisingly bustling underground town, the overall effect was absolutely stunning. Tiny details like this brought every environment to life. From the random clothesline hanging in the middle of a ramshackle pub to the rusty playground standing all alone on an irradiated surface, Metro did an amazing job of capturing the feeling of barely-clinging-to-life desperation that so many other games only talk about. The Grand Theft Everything Award Just Cause 2 The Soon I Will Dominate the… Holy Crap, It’s 3:30 In The Morning?! 20 Overlooked PC Gaming Classics (And How To Play Them Now) One of the nice things about the PC as a gaming platform is that it pretty much has – in some form or another – every game ever.
On the downside, however, that means heaps upon heaps of would-be classics get shoveled off the assembly line and straight into the fiery furnace of history. There are simply too many games, and without that all-important multi-million dollar advertising budget, it's all-too-easy to slip through the cracks. Obviously, sifting through the aforementioned entire history of gaming isn't exactly feasible, but we've done our best to give these underappreciated classics a second shot at fame and glory.
So, what does that mean for you, dear reader? How about 20 great games you've probably never played for (mostly) low prices? AnachronoxDeveloper: Ion StormPublisher: EidosWhy It Rocked: After John Romero – somewhat fittingly – doomed Ion Storm Dallas with his putrid pet project Daikatana, the beleaguered studio still had one last ace up its sleeve. 10 Things MASS EFFECT Fans MUST Know From Tie-ins. 10 Things MASS EFFECT Fans MUST Know From Tie-Ins <i>By <a href= Siegel, Newsarama Editor</a></i><p><b>Mass Effect 3</b> is almost here.
Hitting stores on March 6, 2012, the wait is nearly over. It's time to suit back up as Commander Shepard and save the galaxy with the baddest female protagonist ever (erm, or male, if that's how you happen to play. Femshep for life). <p>With three brilliant canon novels by writer Drew Karpyshyn, plus three comic book miniseries (including the recently completed <b>Mass Effect: Invasion</b> [<i>Newsarama Note: Which we've updated this countdown to include information from! KAHLEE SANDERS is the (other) Most Important Human in the Universe A major player in all three novels so far, Kahlee Sanders is a name you could likely ask any one of your companions and have every single one of them tell you a story.
UDINA is the Canon choice for Councillor (or Will be) Cerberus Knows More about INDOCTRINATION Than You Do Move Over, Jack & Miranda; Meet GILLIAN. E3 2011: MASS EFFECT 3 Brings Back the RPG (But More Action, Too)