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I'll freely admit that I spend a fair amount of time playing games on my computer. I like games which contain a certain amount of originality, or particularly well-executed examples of a particular genre of game.

There are only two types of games that I really loathe: Beat-em-ups and Doom/Quake style games. I'm not sure why I hate these games so, but I do! Dark Forces occasionally gets dusted down and played, but I reckon that must just be due to the Star Wars connection!!! The same goes for Masters of Teras Kasi on the PlayStation. Strangely enough, I borrowed Dark Forces II from Dave, played it once, then uninstalled it!

The following games are very cool. I've listed the official site (where they exist) as well as any particularly cool fan sites I've come across.

Grand Theft Auto
GTA is an excellent game in which you play a low-life hoodlum who's sole aim in life is to make as much money as possible. You start out with a pretty basic car (on some levels you don't even get that - you begin on foot!) but this is easily remedied: if you see a vehicle you fancy, just jump in (hence the game's title). Money is obtained by completing various "jobs", ranging from chauffeuring to murder. Don't think that you'll get away with everything, however: the streets are policed and the more crimes you commit, the more wanted you become.

GTA has a "viewed from above" perspective, rather like the Atari arcade game APB.

Unofficial Sites

• GTA / Spray Shop An entertaining site - Klamy has eschewed the (what has become) typical style of GTA site. Spray Shop has no news, no cheats, no "hints 'n' tips", but has originality by the bucketful: a (virtually complete) list of the lyrics to the excellent in-game songs, Shockwave music videos, and a very popular car respray game.
• Get That Azzhole Nicely Off the Wall, Azz's site strikes a nice balance between humour and useful info.

Worms: 2
I bought the original Worms for my Amiga when it first came out. When I first heard about Worms: 2, my immediate thought was, "Well, how can they possibly improve upon Worms?"
I was pleasantly surprised. For those of you who have never played, here is a brief description of the game. Each player (and/or the computer) controls a team of worms, with, generally, four worms per team. Each team has a supply of weapons that are available to each worm in the team. The object of the game is to have one or more worms in your team alive when all the others are dead. A simple game, yet one that is ridiculously, and inexplicably, addictive. In the original Worms, the characters were about the size of the lemmings in the game of the same title, but in Worms: 2 they are around twice that size, and beautifully animated. The weapons are more varied, too - and a lot sillier: in addition to the basic Bazooka, Uzi and Banana Bomb, there are now such diverse tools as explosive, flying SuperSheep, Little Old Ladies and Nuclear Bombs. As a one-player game, Worms: 2 is fun - with a few mates.... it is fantastic!