I recall reading about MoO3 in an issue of PC Gamer but I never played any of the games in the series.
Speaking of PC Gamer, last month I bought some old issues on ebay (circa 1995-2001, most near the 1995-6 point) and well...
Reading those is a trip and a half. Among the highlights include:
* Predictions about how going online will radically change the face of gaming (yup).
* A long letter (and response from PC Gamer's editor) which talked about the possibility of PCs playing console games (they specifically cited the original--and at the time, only--Playstation), possibly with enhancements, but both sides seemed to think this was just a pipe dream that would never come to fruition. Kinda got a chuckle out of that one.
* There was a brief mention in the 2001 issue that the editor had gotten heat for saying bad things about Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. My, how times have changed...
* One recurring advertiser in the back of the 1995-6 issues was a company that specialized in... pornography on CD-ROM? Like, some of it was literally said to be just CDs full of JPEGs, but some sounded like they were some sort of interactive. I especially wonder what "Vampire's Kiss" is. Also, apparently the anime Urotsukidoji was sold this way (I'm guessing it was a hyper-compressed quicktime movie on CD-ROM or something), and it wasn't the only one, though I didn't recognize most of the other titles. Seriously, I should scan this page.