This award could have also been titled Biggest System-Requirements Fibber, as FSX crawls at near-slide-show levels on machines vastly exceeding Microsoft’s guidelines. This might tick off many gamers, but honestly, it thrills the masochist in us. We just love it when a game comes out that punishes top-end PC hardware—it gives us a new performance benchmark with which to showcase the most cutting-edge gear. We’re sure this game won’t run at its maximum potential until the release of DX10, spawning a wave of upgrades across the country.
www.microsoft.com/games, ESRB: E
If you’re stuck in the boonies with limited or no access to the Internet, crying in your +7 Orcish Armor of Dread about not being able to join the MMO party, we have good news: Oblivion is the next best thing, if not THE best thing. This massive RPG has just about all the best MMO gaming elements—free-form gameplay, a huge world to explore, tons of side quests, rideable horses, houses and businesses you can own, scores of NPCs to interact with, and downloadable content—and none of the nasty side effects (glorified that rooms and annoying noobs talking about Hilary Duff while you’re trying to slay dragons).
www.elderscrolls.com, ESRB: M
The simultaneous release of Oblivion on the 360 and PC made the console fanboys proclaim victory in the ongoing console-vs.-PC debate. But they cried victory too soon! Oblivion served to illustrate the fact that the PC remains, without a doubt, the most powerful, flexible, and enjoyable gaming platform on the planet. Not only does Oblivion look better on the PC, but several free PC-only mods have fixed the game’s flaws—does anyone like the console-tastic interface? Not only that, but we enjoy being able to play without enduring 30-second load times every three minutes.
www.elderscrolls.com, ESRB: M
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