Opinionated looks at adventure games, from graphic adventure games like Grim Fandango and Escape from Monkey Island to text adventures such as LASH and the SmoochieComp games.
The big list of every game review that is on this site.
Looking only for reviews of the latest and greatest commercial graphic adventure games, and don't want to have to pollute your eyes with the site of text adventure titles? Try this index.
On the other hand, perhaps graphic adventure games are anathema to you and you can only bear to look upon text adventure reviews. If so, this is the review index for you.
Andrew Plotkin's
Reviews
Andrew Plotkin has written many thoughtful reviews of recent
graphic adventures. Worth a read or two, especially if you're
interested in learning more about game design.
Baf's Guide to the IF
Archive
The interactive fiction archive has heaps and heaps of text
adventures, but how do you know which are worth playing? By
checking this guide. Indexes games by rating, author and a host of
other criteria.
Duncan
Stevens's Reviews
Duncan has written a lot of good reviews of text adventures.
Games Domain
Review
GDReview has a lot of reviews, most written by readers. And as
such, their quality fluctuates from review to review.
GameSpot
Another source of graphic adventure reviews. The web page is
incredibly graphic-intensive.
GameZone
GameZone's approach to reviews is an interesting one: they average
the scores that reviewers across the net give a game, including
that of their own reviewers, to give you an idea of what reviewers
on average thought of a game.
Gareth Rees's
Reviews
Andrew Clover has collected Gareth's reviews of older text
adventures, such as Jigsaw and The Light: Shelby's
Addendum.
IF-Review
Mark Musante's site has reviews of interactive fiction.
Paul O'Brian's
Reviews
Paul's reviews of the IF competition games from 1996 onwards. His
reviews are often better than the games they're about.
Quandary
Quandary is an Australian e-zine which adds reviews of graphic
adventure games on an ongoing basis.
Reviews from
Trotting Krips
Gonzo journalism meets adventure game reviews. Robb, Bryan, and
Ben update when they feel like it, but it's usually worth the
wait.