Four Computer Games and the Sims 1 Game Review

The Sims 1 Game Review

Today, I am going to return to rating games. I got side tracked with the ratings of the new anime season. So, I am going to rates some computer games and the Sims. This Sims game is the most addictive game I ever played. It is know to have cause the death of many players. Mostly, people kill themselves when their character catches fire. Well, that is how my first character died. In my first file, I made one of a mother with two kids. She did not get a good job for a while because she had to take care of the kids. Plus, I bought the biggest house I could find. Thus, I had no money for food. Eventually, child service came and took them  away. My Sims character was so depressed that she burned the food. I had no money for a fire alarm or phone. Thus, she burned alive in an attempt to quench the fire.

 In one file, I bought the same house where my old Sims had died. She haunted the house at night. I remember in one file I became a super hero. However, my nemesis kept ruining my lawn. I had to build a fence around my home to keep him at bay. In one file, I managed to buy the fancy mansion. Well, I had three guys and one had married a single person and thus gotten his whole property. We then decided to get a baby. Thus, the guy that had the worst job had to take care of the kid. It is only fair that the one with the least earning power takes care of the kid. In another Sims file, I became a stay at home artist. I bought the smallest home so I had some cash. I lost my best paintings to some robbers. I could go on with Sims stories. One day, I decided to live in the real world, thus  I stopped playing the Sims. That game is too addictive. Well, for the fun memories the Sims 1  deserves 5 stars ratings.

Age of Mythology Computer Game Review

Age of Mythology is like Age of Empires, but with Gods. The main storyline is that of Arcantus. He traveled around a lot. He was from the city of Atlantis. He had to fight Loki and Poseidon. I liked how Loki made fun of Anubis, the dead God. Afterwards, Anubis got angry and killed our enemies.  Well, through this game you get to learn a lot of mythology. The other storyline mission I played was the one of the Nibelung. It is the story of a dwarf who steals the gold from a daughter of Rhyme. He then crafts a magical rings that helps him lead an army of Frost Giants. He uses this army to conquer his home. His storyline is really cool. I am not going to say it all cause I want you to play it.

Aside from those fancy stories, we have the regular game play. Basically, you pick a God and you build your civilization around that deity. They each allow you to use their powers every once in a while. You need to build a temple to get god points. Gaia's power is useful. I usually build a fortress of trees to keep my enemy at bay. She is good for nature stuff. My favorite Goddess is Isis. She has some pretty pumped up walls. Through her line I can also unlock the power of the Anubians and the Hawk people.

The Normans are also really fun. From the Normans, it is best to choose Thor. He is perfect for metal works. His civilization is weird, we have the farmers, the miners and the warriors. Each is made differently. Sometimes a farmer may become a warrior. The Miners are all dwarfs. They can only do mining. The farmers just did farming. The warriors build. They have a greater division of labor. I do not like the Regular Greek Gods, I could never win them. From the Greeks, it is best to go with the Titans.

In this one there are not many horses. There are centaurs. Most of the animals are mythological creatures. There is the Kraken, the anubians, the killer trees, the shade ect. There is also the infamous Titan Gate. Each civilization has their own giant monster. The one under Loki is a bit different. One of his line of God powers allows for the summoning of the Nigghog dragon. This dragon is one of Loki's son. It is an extra pumped up summon beast. He is a flier so he can get the job done pretty quickly.

Like all the Empire Games, you can also play online. I am not big on the online playing thing. It bores me. I do remember one time, this guy had summon a Titan. In a Rush I started building a wonder. When a Wonder if made, after 5 minutes you automatically win the game. As the Titan marched I began to build walls in his path. My opponent imagined that my town was surrounded by walls. However, when I won he saw that he could have gone around. The walls where only blocking his path. It was hilarious. I think that is everything worth mentioning about Age of Mythology. It is a pretty nifty game. Truly, worthy of 5 stars rating.

Age of Empires 1,2, and Conquerors Computer Games Review

Age of Empires came before Age of Mythology. Basically, you fight using a certain civilization. Depending on who you choose is how strong your empire becomes. When playing in hard the computer does not wait for you to advance. Whoever levels up the quickest is the one who wins. It is a race toward the future. The first part had fewer civilizations and powers. Most of the background stories where those of ancient Greece. I think one you had to catch Cleopatra's ship. She had some scary Anun Ra Rays. You know, those legendary lazer shooting towers created by the amassing mathematician Alchimides.

I remember that Myth Busters tried to bust that myth. The thought they succeed, however, those rays where calibrated by the creator of math in the ancient Greek world. There is no freaking way that some random weirdoes could match all the mirrors. Plus, the sun was hotter in ancient Egypt. In another mission, you had to fight with a bunch of priest. you sorta converted enemies and towns to your side. That was the hardest mission ever.

As for Age of Empires 2, the story lines where more refined. The one in the trail was the one of William Wallace. It did not have a happy ending. Other interesting ones where the Genghis Khan storyline. You got to play as this fierce leader. The beginning is kind hard cause you got to unite 12 warring tribes. One that was really interesting was the life of Barbarossa. He fought the legendary Saladin. Its a real bummer how he died.

Like before, you get to try out all the civilization specks. When you try out the British, in your final form you get some ammunition. In this game, I always won by getting to places via towers. If I wanted a resource I would build a series of archery towers that went from Home to the resource. If the luck scrambled I would just get all the villagers inside the towers to beef up  its power. That strategy never failed, except when the enemy had catapults.

The fishing and the farming was a great way to get meat. Its interesting how you start with two people and a scouter. Sometimes you even have to start your own settlement. When playing against the computer I used to scout the world by trying to kill the enemy scouter. Eventually, my knight would slay him and I would have him chase after another guy. In the early part of the game, it is better to keep the computer from discovering many resources. Obviously, this does not work on human players. I was never into playing with others on the internet.

Then again. I never had fast internet until recently. Age of Empires The Conquerors is another dandy of a game. Here you fight as either the Native Americans or the Europeans. Obviously you got farther with the Europeans. Still, playing with the Indians was fun. I liked the Montezuma storyline a lot. Whenever something went wrong, the priest would ask for more sacrifices. Silly if you think about it. Overall, all three Age of empires games are 5 stars worthy. Now, lets move on to Empire Earth.

Empire Earth Computer Game Review

Empire Earth is very similar to Age of Empires. The only difference is that Empire Earth starts in the Ice Age. In this game you can see the entire progression of human evolution. In the final stages you even get to fight with spaceships and giant robots. It gets pretty futuristic at a certain point. This game is made to last an eternity or two. It takes forever to get no where. Plus, if you let the computer make allies they can kill you. What is best in this game are the priest. Those priest have been given god like powers. Some can call storms, earthquakes and Tornadoes. One single priest can seriously mane an entire empire.

As you evolve, the looks of your citizens change. The priest in their final form are those crazy doomsday hobos. You know, the ones that carry around a sign that says " The End is Coming". The resources are very limited. However, you can make it so that the resources are at maximum amount. This is a double edge sword cause no the computer has enough resources to kill you. The one and only file I made I won via the Tower system. I simply made Towers until I covered the entire world. It took a while, that is for certain. I think that is everything worth mentioning about Empire Earth. This lovely computer game deserves 5 stars rating.