Once every few hundred years, the Darkspawn Blight comes to the fair lands of Ferelden. Agents of darkness, bringers of evil, these unholy creatures cut great swathes of pain across the earth.

When we first saw Dragon Age at E3, we walked away skeptical, grumbling at the rough graphics and odd focus on character interactions that bordered on high school level drama. Compared to the butter smooth E3 demo for Mass Effect 2, Dragon Age looked like it would end up being the black sheep of the...

Wonderfully detailed world; amazing story; memorable characters and party interaction

The above is just a taste of what Dragon Age: Origins offers. There is also a crafting system, interacting magic, and an elegant user interface that makes the game an ease to play.

Rich, deep setting; chess-like tactical combat; brings role playing back to the RPG

No multiplayer; player's character lacks a voice of his own; very challenging gameplay

Bioware and RPG's have the sort of bond that is nigh on inseparable, so when Dragon Age was first announced it quite rightly sent shivers through the gaming community. It's been a while coming and being granted the title as "successor to Baldur's Gate" expectations were obviously rocketing to over...

What, no hobbits? Bioware are one of my favourite development teams of recent years. From the original Baldurs Gate, through the fantastic Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, and up to last years Mass Effect, all of their games have been a huge success in my eyes.

Graphics and sound are of a very high quality; Easily 40+ hours of engaging gameplay; not including replays; A deep and intriguing storyline; Western RPG gaming at its best

Some slight lip sync issues; Follows the standard Bioware format; more linear than it pretends to be

Dragon Age: Origins is probably one of the hardest games I have played in some time, killing me repeatedly.  I have found myself pausing the game every five seconds in battle, pouring over all the …

As gamers, we are always looking for the best possible deal when it comes to how we spend our hard earned cash. We deserve a product that is not only enjoyable but worth every penny we pay for it.

Dragon Age: Origins is yet another great RPG from BioWare and best played on PC. While the console versions suffer from some port issues, it's far from a deal breaker if you're looking for a decent RPG, but they do hold the game back from being in the same league as the PC version.

This is without a doubt Bioware's best RPG since Baldur's Gate II. I spent many nights playing until 6:30 AM without even realising because I was so into the plot. The story is fantastic, graphics are stunning, combat is entertaining, and you'll fall in love with the NPCs.

I need to start this review by saying that I haven't finished Dragon Age: Origins. The game is just too big, and after almost a month of playing I still haven't even cracked the game.