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Overdue Reviews is an occasional series in which I pretend to be a videogame journalist. This week: Dune II Battle for Arrakis on PC.

Dune 2 is often unfairly overlooked as the father of the modern RTS, obscured as it is by its younger and more successful offspring, Command and Conquer. I say this not only in a metaphorical sense but also in a quite literal one; my copy came bundled for free at the bottom of my Command and Conquer box.

Overdue Reviews is an occasional series in which I pretend to be a videogame journalist. This week: Subnautica on PC.

I don't want to say much about Subnautica, because most of the joy of it is discovering it for yourself. If I described it in any detail, it would probably sound a little boring. But it isn't - and sound itself plays a key role.

Overdue Reviews is an occasional series in which I pretend to be a videogame journalist. This week: Deus Ex: Human Revolution on PC.

There was a moment in Deus Ex Human Revolution where I was so engrossed in the game that my ability to reload a previous save transcended from common mechanism to time travelling super power.

Spoilers ahead.

Overdue Reviews is an occasional series in which I pretend to be a videogame journalist. This week: Jade Empire on PC.

Knights of the Old Republic was an engrossing, intricately interwoven story driven RPG that I found fascinating from start to finish. So when I found out that developer Bioware had later made a similar style game based on Chinese mythology, I was keen to play it.

It was, however, deeply disappointing.

Overdue Reviews is an occasional series in which I pretend to be a videogame journalist. This week: The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion on PC.

I hadn't played any of the Elder Scrolls games before Oblivion. My friend Steve had raved about Morrowind's complex narrative, but I'd never been particularly attracted to the fantasy genre.

Eventually, Steve lent me his copy of Oblivion, so I felt at least obliged to try it. I was hooked immediately - a believable world full of interesting characters and adventures, with almost total freedom to approach the game as I liked. But as I played more I found that the most interesting aspect was the stories I could create myself.

One of them was how I accidentally became a vampire.

Overdue Reviews is an occasional series in which I pretend to be a videogame journalist. This week: Interstate 82 on PC.

Interstate 82 was never going to be as good as Interstate 76. Even if the rule of inferior sequels wasn't almost universally true, dropping the unapologetically bold style of the 70s for the plastic and shoulder pads of the 80s was never going to be a better choice. The other mistake was the game's biggest touted feature - being able to get out of the car.

Never get out of the car.