Reviews for The Rough Guide to Videogames (Rough Guide Specials)

1. Superb!

   Rated 5 out of 5 stars, October 12th, 2009

   A well thought out guide that charts the evolution of the videogame from its origins to now. Starting with the very first computers that ran games and going right up to todays machines (Wii, X360, PS3), this offers a fasinating insight. It also shows some of the many defining games ever made, some of the major contributors to the industry and the peripherals we've all used at sometime or another to enchance the gameplay.
   
   Thoroughly entertaining, a fantastic read leaving very little out and giving you mountains of facts and information on your favourite games, this is a handbook that gamers and gamers just starting out should have.
   
   And what's more, the authors are gamers too so they know what they're talking about and you can feel their passion.
   
   Well worth the price and a must buy!
   
   

2. Nice but incomplete

   Rated 3 out of 5 stars, June 12st, 2009

   Cute book, nice story of videogaming industry but it's mostly a history of the battle between consoles. There's a real few about PC games and a real few about evolution of games themselves. Many titles are missing or too briefly described (historical ones like Ultima series, Zak McKracken, Syndicate, Maniac Mansion 1 and 2, Duke Nukem and so on...). Sometimes to "Japan-oriented". Not bad anyway, interesting.

3. A brilliant read

   Rated 5 out of 5 stars, January 12th, 2009

   I have just come across this book and am really excited. It's full of really quirky features and is brilliantly written. The best thing I've read on games - intelligent and enthusiastic, without being geeky or clever-clever. There should be more books like this.

4. Very cool - games have history

   Rated 5 out of 5 stars, October 12nd, 2008

   This is a very cool book. Brilliant to re-live the history of gaming, see all those state of the art games from the past twenty-odd years. And it's REALLY nicely written, too.

5. Tons of great recommendations

   Rated 5 out of 5 stars, September 12th, 2008

   As someone who's been playing videogames since the early 90s, first on my PC and Sega Game Gear, then on the Playstation and many consoles since, I loved this book! It covers old favourites of mine (Monkey Island, Final Fantasy VII, Tomb Raider) as well as recent classics such as Halo 3 and Uncharted. I learned a lot of interesting things I didn't know about the history of gaming in the Backstory section and about the movers and shakers of the videogames world who made a big difference in the Players section. Most importantly, the book covered tons of games I'd missed that I'm now going to track down and play. Great stuff!