Empire: Total War is a game that’ll appeal to history nerds and fans of previous Total War titles.

Welcome to the first zombie movie we’ve seen that’s actually any good. Left 4 Dead finally gets gaming away from the trigger-point mechanic: you have no idea if a dozen zombies are around the corner, or one, or none.

You might expect Dawn Of War II to follow in traditional sequel style, offering a real time strategy experience with more Orks than you can throw a Bolter at.

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

Another epic installment of the GTA series, tragically hampered by a poor PC port

Far Cry 2 is an ugly game, simply because it all too accurately portrays a modern world conflict in a war-torn African nation.

Epic plot and an intruiging mix of RPG and FPS make Mass Effect worth a look, though we can't help but see some similarity with Knights of the Old Republic.

The scope of events in Beijing 2008 is somewhat admirable, given that many previous Olympic titles have tended to concentrate on running and swimming events

The latest Grand Theft Auto has all the hallmarks of a classic and is the perfect excuse to invest a PS3 or Xbox 360

Had enough of hearing about Crysis? Codemaster's latest effort does to road racing what Codemasters’ Colin McRae: DiRT did to off-road racing.

A game that drips with atmosphere and promises much, but fails to deliver the killer blow

With Warhammer: Age of Reckoning and World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King about to hit, Funcom has its work cut out with this new MMORPG.

A creepy, original and innovative horror adventure. Also, Frictional Games has fixed the weird control system.

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

A much-hyped console epic comes to the PC, but unlike others that have made the move this deserves its press.

Visually mindblowing, COD4 provides you with an enormous arsenal of real-world weapons to hack and chop at the seams of international terrorism.

This is a game that pushes PC hardware to the limit, and puts so called ‘next-gen’ consoles to shame.

You'd have more fun sticking a pickaxe up your nose.

Awesome skating realism with motion capture playback

New songs and a battle mode make Guitar hero III a winner