Online multiplayer combat from the big guns at EA.

A combination of Battlefield 1942 with Jedi Knights it may well be, but Lucas Art's Star Wars Battlefront is a polished representation of the Star Wars universe that will satisfy sci-fi geeks and action gamers alike.

If you want realism in your WWII shooters, look no further.

Fans of the films will probably get a kick out it, but it's probably not the greatest use of the franchise.

If only all film licensed games were as wonderful as this thoroughly enjoyable game!

We're big fans of Creative Assembly's Total War series. Like the original games, you have the option of playing through various campaigns, or jumping straight into the tactical game with historical scenarios or custom battles.

Pyro Studios, the development team behind the Commandos series, has turned its hand to the hybrid RTS/ table-top strategy genre – a genre which consists primarily of Creative Assembly’s brilliant Total War games.

The man behind Ultima tries to reinvent the online RPG and partially succeeds with this robust MMO.

Valve may have missed the point of episodic gaming, but this is one of the best value gaming packs ever released

A game on the high seas that's fun and doesn't involve pirates is rare. The Ship gets bonus points for originality.

It's the prettiest looking RTS we've seen in a while, but how does it play?

Advanced in some ways, this Acer monitor performs admirably, bar wallet performance.

Here's what you're doing for your Christmas holidays.

The movie's flop obviously hasn't helped, but developer GSC seems to have cut a few unexpected corners in the latter stages of developing Alexander, with the result that what promised to be a stirring title turns out to be fairly average after all.

In the ocean of World War Two action games currently available, this is one release that swims above the school.

Several attempts have been made to capture the scale and atmosphere of Tolkien's epic on PC, but few have come close. In The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle Earth, EA Games has combined relatively straightforward RTS gameplay with an outstanding look, impressive atmospherics and a remarkably accessible interface.

The Tribes series has always attracted a core of loyal gamers, but it has never been the runaway success it deserved. The original game was ahead of its time, delivering an innovative multiplayer game which relied heavily on team coordination and strategy.

Kodak's LS433 is similar than its little brother the LS633, and they fight it out on slightly different battlefields. The 4-megapixel LS443 is the slightly bulkier of the two, has a smaller display and weighs a little more.