By Kevin Johnson
With game reviews, news, comics, and providing service for online
games Gamespy.com is an incredible resource for gamers. The URL www.gamespy.com
is actually a front-end to the entire Gamespy network. When added
up, all of Gamespy's immediate network seems to be larger than DailyRadar,
IGN, and UGO. This is surprising as the other 3 networks have sections
that discuss movies and/or lifestyle while Gamespy only strays out
to comics about gaming.
PC gamers will get a lot more from this site, however, as the console
portions are not quite up to par with the PC portion. But they are
all very comprehensive. The reviews are the most informative I've
seen as reviewers break a game up into elements like graphics, sound,
and control, as well as immersiveness and depth of story - items only
touched on briefly by other sites. And the final score shows an overall
score as well as a design and technological score so that gamers can
have even more information to use in a personal assessment of the
reviewed game. Previews, news, and cheats are up to par with other
sites, but Gamespy has some features that help to push the gaming
world forward.
Instead of being just a review and news site, Gamespy has special
features that really get into the heart of gaming. The 20 Questions
section profiles people in the industry and find out who the people
behind industry are. Developer diaries allow gamers to see what goes
into making a game on a personal level and developer corners provide
a ranting forum for developers, thus giving another take on the industry.
Online gaming is in full swing too as gamers can download Gamespy's
popular server finding software. The program lets users join online
games as well as join chat rooms, find demos, and get news from gamespy.com.
This method of merging their waxing content into a highly useful gaming
tool sets Gamespy at different level than other gaming sites.