The most recent articles from Computeract!ve

Review: Hurricane for Flight Simulator X and 2004 game

Tim Smith — 2008-06-04T11:06:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Wednesday 4 June 2008 at 11:06:00

Take to the skies in the classic WWII fighter

The Hurricane is a classic fighter aircraft: without doubt one of the most recognisable British aircraft, both in form and in the unmistakable sound of its Merlin engine....

Gallery: Create a virtual planetarium with Google Sky

Matt Andrews — 2008-04-17T00:00:00.000Z

Matt Andrews, Computeract!ve, Thursday 17 April 2008 at 00:00:00

Review: City Life 2008 Edition

Jonathan Parkyn — 2008-03-06T00:00:00.000Z

Jonathan Parkyn, Computeract!ve, Thursday 6 March 2008 at 00:00:00

Build it and they will come. Or possibly riot

City-building simulations have been popular since Simcity was released in 1989. Games of this type make a refreshing change from the more destructive themes of many other computer games but...

Review: Simcity Societies simulation game

Anthony Dhanendran — 2007-12-25T00:00:00.000Z

Anthony Dhanendran, Computeract!ve, Tuesday 25 December 2007 at 00:00:00

City-building for kids

Previous Simcity games have concentrated on the mayoral aspect of city-building – the idea was that the player would put together a city from scratch, including roads, buildings, power generation and other...

Review: Rail Simulator game

Jonathan Parkyn — 2007-11-14T00:00:00.000Z

Jonathan Parkyn, Computeract!ve, Wednesday 14 November 2007 at 00:00:00

Attention, please. The game on platform one is ready to depart

Ask a kid these days what he or she would like to be when they grow up and you’re more likely to hear 'David Beckham' than ‘train driver’....

Review: Bus Driver game

Anthony Dhanendran — 2007-11-05T00:00:00.000Z

Anthony Dhanendran, Computeract!ve, Monday 5 November 2007 at 00:00:00

Get behind the wheel of a bus and become a route master

In these pages recently, we've seen flight and rail simulators (look out for our review of the new Rail Simulator next issue), both of which are well-known genres....

Review: Colin McRae Dirt game

Jonathan Parkyn — 2007-08-25T00:00:00.000Z

Jonathan Parkyn, Computeract!ve, Saturday 25 August 2007 at 00:00:00

The long-running rally series gets down and dirty

Scottish rally-meister Colin McRae’s lengthy career may have had its ups and downs, but it has been paralleled since 1998 by one of the most consistent racing simulation games ever...

Review: Enemy Engaged 2 game

Eddie Henderson — 2007-06-27T00:00:00.000Z

Eddie Henderson, Computeract!ve, Wednesday 27 June 2007 at 00:00:00

Marrying your ultimate nemesis would be more fun

It’s got to be pretty easy to release sequels for licensed blockbuster video games. Most people expect them to be rubbish, yet they’ll buy them despite their better judgements, usually...

Game: Zoo Vet

Tim Smith — 2007-05-14T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Monday 14 May 2007 at 00:00:00

Help cure sick animals at a zoo

Over the years, the simulation (or ‘sim’) game genre has become very popular. This is hardly surprising, given that game-players love to take control of situations that would otherwise be...

Game: Puppy Luv

Tim Smith — 2007-05-01T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Tuesday 1 May 2007 at 00:00:00

Look after a loveable Lab or Dalmatian puppy

We are definitely getting old, objecting as we do to the misspelling of ‘love’ in this title aimed at youngsters....

Review: The Sims 2: Seasons game

Eddie Henderson — 2007-04-26T00:00:00.000Z

Eddie Henderson, Computeract!ve, Thursday 26 April 2007 at 00:00:00

It’s like four seasons in one game

Another month, another update, but fortunately this excellent add-on might be enough to shirk those lazy summer evenings in the park, for it offers brilliantly quirky gameplay additions that refresh...

Review: The Sims: Life Stories game

Eddie Henderson — 2007-02-26T00:00:00.000Z

Eddie Henderson, Computeract!ve, Monday 26 February 2007 at 00:00:00

If you’ve a love affair with The Sims, then Life Stories is for you

The beauty of The Sims to some people is what makes it so infuriating to others. The fact that it’s less a narrative-led game and more a series of moments...

Review: Ship Simulator: Add-On game

Eddie Henderson — 2007-02-22T00:00:00.000Z

Eddie Henderson, Computeract!ve, Thursday 22 February 2007 at 00:00:00

Might leave some star-bored but others will sea its humble charms

The Simulator titles, which have covered pretty much every plane, train and automobile in existence, are continued cult successes. This expansion for Ship Simulator features six new vessels, and the...

Review: Sid Meier's Railroads! game

Anthony Dhanendran — 2006-12-08T00:00:00.000Z

Anthony Dhanendran, Computeract!ve, Friday 8 December 2006 at 00:00:00

Ride the rails from your armchair

There has long been only one option for those of us who enjoy games of economic warfare rather than guns and bombs, and that is Railroad Tycoon....

Review: Stronghold Legends game

Mike Anderiesz — 2006-10-16T00:00:00.000Z

Mike Anderiesz, Computeract!ve, Monday 16 October 2006 at 00:00:00

New weapons, units and heroes makes this a worthy update

It’s obligatory for every real-time strategy game to get a ‘hero mix’ – essentially the same game with an updated helping of super-powered beings, capable of levelling half your base...