S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow of Chernobyl

I have around 30 hours into this game and have barely scratched the surface. This game is worthy of the score I have given it for value for money alone, given that it easily has 80 hours of gameplay, and because of the A-Life system and 7 different endings this game can be played multiple times whilst still being fun. We get so little open-ended sandbox games on PC of any description, but those we do get are inevitably fantasy based with wizards and goblins. We have waited nearly 10 years for another apocalyptic game, the last being Fallout 2, we will probably have to wait another year for Fallout 3, so to get a quality survival horror game based in a post apocalyptic world is so rare that this game is surely manna from heaven for those into the Fallout/Wasteland type worlds - which I am one of!

Do yourself and PC gaming a favour: Buy this game and show publishers that 15 hour on the rail shooters are not what we want for our hard-earned money. We want open worlds and replayability - something that STALKER provides in spades!

Recommend S.T.A.L.K.E.R. to fans of the above mentioned games just need a Core2Duo machine with twin SLI 7600GS graphics to get a decent performance from the game.

Once the bugs have been ironed out, this game will be remembered as a landmark in gaming history. If you liked Oblivion and enjoy post apocalypse stories, this is the game for you.

This game would have been no1 if it had come out two years ago when it was first being released, now it looks dated, Half Life 2 is much better game play and graphics. This game is a good budget game, so wait for it to come out on budget. I find that the game does little to grab you and keep you interested, it is hard work to enjoy it