Seek and Destroy

Given that it’s roughly as cheap as Metallica’s Kill ’Em All on cassette, we couldn’t help feeling skeptical about this bargain-bin vehicular war game. And it’s true: Seek and Destroy has no strategy, no special effects, and no fancy soundtrack—basically, the game boils down to a beefed-up edition of the addicting mano-a-mano warfare in Atari 2600 Combat. But while the kill-and-kill-again objective may be low in frills, the simple, straightforward action is a welcome break from a sea of complex games that currently take longer to set up than to play. For only 10 bucks, it’s a cheap and fun way to be young, dumb, and entertained in front of your computer alone for hours. And you’ll still have enough money left over to book Jason Newsted for your next piss break.