First Person Shooter
007 Nightfire 
007 Nightfire is out for all major platforms, in time for the latest Bond film. The graphics are stunning, gameplay is amazing. Well worthy of the series!
Breach - PC Game Review
An FPS focusing on destructible environments, "Breach" does not stack up to more developed titles and unfortunately falls short.
Command and Conquer Renagade
Command and Conquer is a series that has a HUGE following amongst strategy gamers. Command and Conquer: Renegade is their entry into the first person shooter arena.
Crysis First Person Shooter
Using the powerful CryTek engine, the First-Person Shooter "Crysis" provides a graphical treat, decent gameplay, and some neat ideas.
Day of Defeat: WW2 on the Net
Looking for great WW2 action gaming on the net? You can get a free mod for HalfLife that draws you into the Axis - Allies action!
Dead Island - PC
A zombie-based FPS using RPG elements similar to games like Diablo or Borderlands, "Dead Island" can't quite make up its mind what it wants to be.
Doom 3 - Horror Gaming
Just about any adult gamer out there grew up playing Doom and its siblings. The scary floating-eye monsters were a part of our world. Doom 3 brings this to modern day gamers.
E.Y.E. : Divine Cybermancy
Produced by a 10-man team of French developers, E.Y.E.: Divine Cybermancy has some neat ideas, but an overall questionable execution.
Enemy Territory : Quake Wars
A literal prequel to Quake 2 and Quake 4, and a spiritual successor to Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, "Enemy Territory: Quake Wars" is a team-and-class-based first person shooter.
Far Cry 2
A rough departure from Far Cry 1, though similar in spirit, Far Cry 2 is a bitingly realistic sandbox shooter game about the rough nature of African civil wars.
Freedom Fighters - Russians in NYC
Let´s see - this computer game involves 2 plumbers who get wrapped up in world-changing plots. There´s an evil group out to destroy things as we know it, and a beautiful girl in trouble. Sound familiar?
Grand Theft Auto 3
Grand Theft Auto 3 has a reputation for violence and adult themes. That´s certainly true. But for adult gamers, it´s also a good deal of fun.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Grand Theft Auto was a HUGE hit with its drive-anywhere engine and incredible plots. Vice City has better gameplay, better music, and is a Must Have!
Half-Life 2 : Episode 2 / Orange Box
The third installment of Half-Life 2, and the second episodic add-on to HL2's story, Episode 2 takes place where Episode 1 left off, and on the way manages to add in some neat new features and technical upgrades.
Halo 2 for Windows Vista
The PC adaptation of 2004´s phenomenally successful Xbox game, "Halo 2 for Windows Vista" comes 3 years later, right before the release of Halo 3 for the Xbox 360.
Hard Reset Game Review
A fast-paced classic-style arcade shooter, Hard Reset combines solid run-and-gun gameplay with Cyberpunk aesthetics.
Hitman Blood Money
The currently most-recent game in the Hitman series, Blood Money is only slightly dated (from 2006). However, in addition to buying the game itself, it's also possible to play this game through the Gametap online service.
IGI 2 Covert Strike 
IGI 2 Covert Strike is the latest in a line of single-player stealth, similar to Splinter Cell and Hitman.
James Bond: Agent Under Fire
The James Bond series has done very well in its conversion to computer games. How well did Agent Under Fire do on the GameCube?
Killing Floor Review
An adaptation of a mod for Unreal Tournament, "Killing Floor" is a cooperative zombie-killing game that pits up to six players against a wide and varied horde of mutants.
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Lord of the Rings fans are thrilled that a SECOND game about Lord of the Rings is out already - this one based on the movie!
Max Payne 2 - The Fall of Max Payne
Max Payne is a film noir mature gaming title that involves gunfights and long, drawn out, introspective speeches full of cliches and pouring rain under a dark, starless sky.
PAYDAY : The Heist
A team-based game focused on high crime, "PAYDAY: The Heist" delivers exactly what it says on the tin with a reasonable amount of competence.
Prototype - PC game
A sandbox game of the purest variety, Radical Entertainment's "Prototype" gives you a huge array of superpowers and gives you an entire city to unleash them upon.
Resident Evil 6 - PC Game Review
An attempt to combine the gameplay of several previous RE games, Resident Evil 6 ends up delivering an overall subpar experience.
Rogue Trooper
An adaptation of the comic of the same name, "Rogue Trooper" takes the futuristic setting and characters of the comic world and transfers them into a playable form.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat
"STALKER: Call of Pripyat" is an open-world first person shooter. Like its predecessors, Call of Pripyat takes place in "The Zone" - a mutated wasteland formed after the (fictionalized) disaster at the Chernobyl power plant.
Serious Sam 3 BFE 
A fast-paced shooter that eschews the cover-based mechanics of games like Call of Duty, "Serious Sam 3" is an appeal to the glory days of the high-reflex, high-intensity FPS.
Shattered Horizon - PC
"Shattered Horizon" is an unusual take on the standard "space marine" genre, in that it actually uses space in gameplay.
Sniper : Ghost Warrior
A first-person shooter from City Interactive S.A., "Sniper: Ghost Warrior" isn't quite realistic, but does offer some interesting scenarios in contrast to the usual shoot-em-up first person shooter.
Star Wars: Obi Wan
Star Wars: Obi Wan is a first person set pre-Episode One, and its light saber combat truly shines. The misions, though, are a bit short.
The World is Not Enough
The third in an increasing popular series of Bond video games, The World is Not Enough follows in the tradition of Goldeneye and Tomorrow Never Dies. In TWiNE, you play Bond, James Bond, as he goes through the various stages of the movie.
TimeSplitters 2
TimeSplitters 2 lets you shoot your way through various periods in our history, tracking down crystals to save humanity.
Tribes 2
Games like Day of Defeat have been pushing the team multiplayer envelope, but Tribes 2 truly shines as one of the best in the field.
Tribes 2 is Awesome Multiplayer
Games like Day of Defeat have been pushing the team multiplayer envelope, but Tribes 2 truly shines as one of the best in the field.
Tribes Ascend - PC Game Review
A free-to-play resurrection of the "Starsiege: Tribes" series, "Tribes: Ascend" offers gameplay not found in basically any other modern shooter.
Wolfenstein 3D - The Revival of the FPS Genre
On 5th May, 1992, an old, tired genre was brought back to life, when the publishers Apogee Software, released ID Software´s first person shooter, Wolfenstein 3D.
X-COM : Enemy Unknown
A remake of an early-90s classic, 2k Marin's X-COM: Enemy Unknown certainly does its predecessor proud, innovating and refining the series' classic gameplay.
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