The RPGnet Reviews Archive

RPG Review: Shaintar: Immortal Legends (2007)

Lee Reynoldson — 2008-05-09

Capsule Review by Lee Reynoldson (5/5): Shaintar: Immortal Legends is an excellent High Fantasy setting for Savage Worlds.

RPG Review: Spirit of the Season (2008)

Christopher W. Richeson — 2008-05-09

Playtest Review by Christopher W. Richeson (5/5): Spirit of the Season wildly succeeds at delivering action packed fun for the holidays!

RPG Review: The Random Esoteric Creature Generator for Classic Fantasy Roleplaying Games and their Modern Simulacra (2008)

Jason Vey — 2008-05-09

Capsule Review by Jason Vey (2/4): An incredibly useful supplement for fantasy role playing games that suffers from layout and the author's antagonism towards d20.

Board/Tactical Game Review: Freya's Folly

Tom Vasel — 2008-05-07

Playtest Review by Tom Vasel (3/4): A fun, simple game in which players utilize their dwarfs to mine gems to make jewelery. A decent array of choices and "leapfrogging" movement keep it light and interesting.

Board/Tactical Game Review: Plateau

Tom Vasel — 2008-05-07

Playtest Review by Tom Vasel (2/2): A confusing abstract with simple-appearing rules, but deep, inconvenient tactics. Okay production, but nothing to grab you here.

Card Game Review: Ticket to Ride: The Card Game (2008)

Shannon Appelcline — 2008-05-07

Playtest Review by Shannon Appelcline (4/5): A well-designed card game that combines set collection with some risk taking and some memory, overall producing a great filler.

Comic Review: Hercules: The Thracian Wars #1 (2008)

Shannon Appelcline — 2008-05-07

Capsule Review by Shannon Appelcline (4/4): A new comic about Hercules, dripping with myth and history alike.

RPG Review: Divus Ex (2003)

teckno72 — 2008-05-05

Capsule Review by teckno72 (4/4): J.C. Connors' Divis Ex (formerly Deus Ex) has really given me some ideas about how to run a game with players as gods/goddesses.

RPG Review: Elder Evils (2007)

Christopher W. Richeson — 2008-05-05

Capsule Review by Christopher W. Richeson (4/4): World destroying horrors of all shapes and sizes threaten your D&D world in this well written product.

RPG Review: In Harm's Way:Wild Blue (2008)

Stefan Sumser — 2008-05-05

Capsule Review by Stefan Sumser (2/3): An average RPG about contemporary mercs, but with an awesome air combat subsystem and some smaller neat bits.

RPG Review: Dread: The First Book of Pandemonium (Unrated Edition) (2007)

Thomas Bagwell — 2008-05-02

Playtest Review by Thomas Bagwell (3/4): Dread: The First Book of Pandemonium is an excellent pick for a demon-hunting blast em up game -- simple mechanics, graphic but effective magic, and highly original and evocative demons to track down in a modern setting. It is hurt somewhat by organizational issues.

RPG Review: Labyrinth Lord (PDF Format) (2008)

Andrew Montgomery — 2008-05-02

Capsule Review by Andrew Montgomery (3/3): The internet and open game licenses collide to create a game which is virtually a perfect "clone" of the old Tom Moldvay/Dave Cook edition "Dungeons & Dragons." How did this happen? Why? And is it any good? The answer to the third question is "yes." For the others, grab a cup of coffee and read the review.

RPG Review: Savage Worlds Explorer's Edition (2007)

Dean McNabb — 2008-05-02

Capsule Review by Dean McNabb (5/3): Money poor but imagination rich? Then this is the game for you!

Board/Tactical Game Review: Commands & Colors: Ancients (2005)

Paul Franklin — 2008-04-30

Playtest Review by Paul Franklin (3/3): Commands & Colors: Ancients is a simple wargame that tries to emulate the battles of Rome versus Carthage. It succeeds in evoking some of the feel of the era, but misses on too many points to call it "historical" in any serious way. A worthwhile game for new wargamers and gamers looking to dip into wargames.

Comic Review: Caliber: First Canon of Justice #1 (2008)

Shannon Appelcline — 2008-04-30

Capsule Review by Shannon Appelcline (5/4): A beautifully painted comic that's a good introduction to an intriguing world that mixes the Arthurian myths and a classic Western.

Dice Game Review: Catan Dice Game (2008)

Shannon Appelcline — 2008-04-30

Playtest Review by Shannon Appelcline (3/3): A quick and simple dice game with the trappings of The Settlers of Catan that's largely a solitaire play.

RPG Review: Heroic Toolkits: Vehicles (2008)

Chris Henry — 2008-04-28

Capsule Review by Chris Henry (4/4): The True20 Adventure Roleplaying rule book's section about vehicles is a little over two pages long. Heroic Toolkits: Vehicles covers nearly thirty times as much ground at considerably less then the cost of a full gas tank.

RPG Review: Mob Justice (2007)

Christopher W. Richeson — 2008-04-28

Capsule Review by Christopher W. Richeson (2/2): Be a part of the criminal underworld and try to hold on to what's yours while protecting the things you care about most.

RPG Review: The World of Broadsword (2008)

walkerp — 2008-04-28

Capsule Review by walkerp (4/4): A rich supplement to Broadsword and a great source of inspiration and ideas for any gamer who loves the barbarian fantasy genre.

RPG Review: Godlike (2000)

Michael Erb — 2008-04-25

Playtest Review by Michael Erb (4/5): An excellent rpg of super heroes in World War II. The game system is fairly simple and fast to run, the writing and story material is excellent, but the subject material might be a little intense for more casual gamers.

RPG Review: Og: Unearthed Edition (2007)

Michael Erb — 2008-04-25

Playtest Review by Michael Erb (4/4): A lite game of caveman comedy where language is just one of the many hurdles facing your prehistoric heroes.