AI Wars: The Awakening

The Good
It's one of the few, maybe the first, game to simulate actually being inside a computer network. The mix of the three objectives does make gameplay interesting, since one can select one, two, or all three objectives to complete. The need to upgrade your software before hacking tougher military systems, the ability to sell excess wares and secret data, and that some systems that you take can be taken back add to the futuristic cyberpunk feel.

The Bad
Some of the nuances of the game can be difficult to lean, like using passwords with the crack software. Getting some of the higher-level software requires collection of lots of datablocks that have no value to them, and some software cannot be bought, only found. There are bugs in some of the software counters, like the number of masquerades. You may have none left, but you sell your current level of masquerades and suddenly have 65,535 left? With the age of the game (5+ years) there may be no more patches coming to repair the bugs.

The Bottom Line
A definite "must have" for any cyberpunk game fan. Just be ready to devote time to learn the ins-and-outs, and having to deal with those counter bugs.