Of course, one key question here is: Do the games work properly? For the most part, yes. It seems the staff go to great lengths to make sure every game is fully patched and running properly on pretty much all computers.
Having butted heads with my fair share of NES, Sega and other emulators, just having a “play” button instead of jiggering with a gazillion memory settings (and still get weird graphics) is a godsend.
Strangely, the only real problem I had was with Far Cry, where an inexplicable bug kept freezing the computer to the point of needing a hard reset halfway through the Pier level. But then again, my MoBo has developed a PCIE voltage problem so I’m chalking it up to hardware problems on my part. All the other games I tried ran perfectly.
Gametap takes advantage of its online format by enabling members to socialize with likeminded around the world. Make friends, challenge them to a game and crush them mercilessly. Or make the unpleasant discovery that you don’t have half the skillz you thought you did. Either way, it’s fun to go outside the box once in a while.
As mentioned earlier, they have an extensive collection of videos featuring animated shorts, interviews with game developers, gaming tips, music and much more. Granted, it’s not what brought you to Gametap, but it sure is a nice freebie to have when you’re all fried after two hours of intense Street Fighter II button-mashing against some dork from Australia.
