GameTap Thursday: Daikatana about to make you its b*tch

Is it Friday already? Guess John Romero did a good job and we're sore, we should do the GameTap Thursday post now. This week GameTap added the game which brought us the controversial ad you see above for Daikatana. Where as Thief: Deadly Shadows -- which was last week's addition to GameTap -- was one of the last games by Ion Storm studios, Daikatana, which came out a few years before T:DS, was when the cracks started showing in the company. Well, now the game which started the beginning of the end for Ion Storm has a nice permanent home.

• Daikatana (PC) - Beyond the behind-the-scenes drama, another thing that mired the game was its reviews. Maybe with seven years of distance and an open mind we can finally see John Romero's vision -- or lack of -- for Daikatana..

• Infernal (PC) - A game that flew completely under the radar in 2007 (yeah, this year). Heaven and Hell's armies stop paying attention to "the rules" for a short time in this third-person shooter. Definitely check it out. Great mindless action for a lazy afternoon.

• Blast Miner (PC) - Like Tetris, but not. A puzzle game that's part of GameTap's indie series.

• Morning's Wrath (PC) - Another GameTap indie game. In the vein of Diablo, you play as Princess Morning who must plunge into the dungeons below the castle to repel the invaders from "heck".

• Startopia (PC) - SimCity in space, but so much more. Manage a space station on the edge of the galaxy and protect it from all sorts of problems both internally and externally. Another great title that'll burn an afternoon -- or many afternoons -- away if you're into quirky sim games.

After the break we have GameTap's updated list of free games, now at 41 titles. There's actually a bunch of exciting editions this week including Ghouls n' Ghosts, if you have more time Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen 2, and the classic 1943.

1. Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen 2
2. Restaurant Empire
3. Street Fighter 2: The New Challengers
4. Warlords Battlecry 3
5. King of Fighters 95
6. Metal Slug
7. X2: The Threat
8. Commandos 3: Destination Berlin
9. Alpha Mission II
10. Shock Troopers 2
11. Sengoku 3
12. Qix II: Tournament
13. Soccer Brawl
14. Samurai Shodown
15. Laser Squad Nemesis
16. Super Gem Fighters
17. Myst Online: Uru Live
18. Exed Exes
19. Football Frenzy
20. Bust-A-Move Again
21. Baseball Stars 2
22. Root Beer Tapper
23. Three Wonders
24. Elevator Action
25. Buku Kakuro
26. Puzzled / Joy Joy Kid
27. Capcom Sports Club
28. League Bowling
29. 1943
30. Space Invaders
31. Joust
32. Bubbles
33. Ghouls n Ghosts
34. Legendary Wings
35. Black Tiger
36. 19XX
37. The King of Dragons
38. The Last Blade
39. Mega Man: The Power Battle
40. Riding Hero
41. Rampage