Reviews

Populous

Amiga Power

95%

“A completely original game. Nothing else plays like it. Bullfrog have invented something genuinely new.”

1989

Populous

CU Amiga

90%

“Addictive in a way few games manage. You find yourself thinking about it when you step away from the computer.”

1989

Populous

ACE

938/1000

“The god game concept is so perfectly realised that it is difficult to imagine how it could be improved. A classic.”

1989

Syndicate

Amiga Power

92%

“Dark, absorbing, and unlike anything else. The corporate tone is sustained throughout - Bullfrog have created a genuinely disquieting world.”

1993

Syndicate

CU Amiga

93%

“Technically and artistically stunning. The isometric engine renders the cyberpunk city with remarkable detail.”

1993

Syndicate

Edge

9/10

“A landmark of British game design. The moral framework is implicit, never forced - you feel the weight of what you are doing without being told to.”

1993

Theme Park

PC Gamer UK

93%

“The best management game since Sim City. Bullfrog have made something genuinely funny and genuinely deep - a rare combination.”

1994

Theme Park

Edge

9/10

“A masterclass in accessible complexity. The interface conceals a financial and logistical simulation of startling depth.”

1994

Theme Park

Amiga Power

89%

“Cheerful on the outside, ruthless within. The Amiga version is impressively close to the PC original.”

1994

Theme Hospital

PC Gamer UK

91%

“Funnier than any comedy game has a right to be, and deeper than any comedy game usually manages. A Bullfrog triumph.”

1997

Theme Hospital

Edge

8/10

“The absurdist diseases are Bullfrog at their most inventive. Every detail reinforces the game's comic vision.”

1997

Theme Hospital

ACE

90%

“The best management sim since Theme Park, and funnier. Russell Shaw's score perfectly supports the game's tone.”

1997

Dungeon Keeper

PC Gamer UK

92%

“Evil has never been so entertaining. Molyneux's most daring design: you play the villain and love it.”

1997

Dungeon Keeper

Edge

9/10

“The villain protagonist is handled with more conviction here than in any game before it. You genuinely feel like you own this dungeon.”

1997

Dungeon Keeper

ACE

94%

“An extraordinary concept perfectly executed. The creature management is as deep as any strategy game; the humour is as dark as any Bullfrog title.”

1997