I believe 2009 to be one of worst years for PC gaming in a long time. While console gamers have fared better, PC gamers have had to put up with one poorly executed console port after another. Is there no hope? Where is our knight in shining armor? Look there! On the horizon!

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 delivers yet again. Evil beings have an excuse, they only know the darkness, but […]

+ Deep combat; + Outstanding story; + Huge scope

Environments are meh; Uneven difficulty; Not enough potions

Dragon Age: Origins is the first in a new franchise from role-playing powerhouse BioWare, and while its swords ‘n' sorcery setting may, at first glance, appear to be the result of an especially fruitful attempt at robbing J.R.R. Tolkien's grave, don't let that fool you.

Well-written characters and story line; challenging but not frustrating tactical battles; hours of content

A huge graphical leap backward from Mass Effect; unabashedly tailored toward experienced RPG players

Dragon Age: Origins' Leliana may have seemed sweet enough, but her initially faithful and spiritual demeanor masked an unsavory past. In Leliana's Song, the most recent downloadable content released for last year's superb role-playing game, you explore the bard's dark side and glimpse the...

Fantastic voice acting; Great new music; Effective storytelling casts Leliana in a darker light

Party is maxed out at three characters; None of the battles are very interesting; including the final fight

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

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.

Parents need to know that Dragon Age: Origins - Witch Hunt is a mature role-playing game with very adult themes. It is a downloadable content pack that requires Dragon Age: Origins or Dragon Age: Awakening game to play.

Concept: More Dragon Age! Graphics: Why can't I find a single piece of headgear that doesn't make my mages look absolutely ridiculous? Sound: Pretty much the same music and voice actors, all of which are good Playability: Strategic pause-and-play battles are still the heart of the game, and control...

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. So please understand that this …

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 …