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Supreme Commander
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Oh, how marvelous and numerous real-time strategy games have become. It seems like it was yesterday that we were weaned on Command & Conquer, spending endless nights marshaling around tiny pixelated soldiers. Later on we’ve had another contender for the RTS crown – Total Annihilation, which introduced a vast array of units, terrain height, and […]
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Strategic Command: European Theater
Thursday, October 25, 2018
Strategic Command: European Theater is a World War II grand strategy game. You get six huge campaigns based on major turning points in World War II: the Poland invasion, the opening days of Barbarossa, Kursk, D-Day, and so on. Thanks to the ease with which you can experiment with weapons research and diplomatic flip-flops, it’s […]
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Hannibal
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Hannibal is a strategy game that attempts to simulate the First Punic War. Using maps of Europe and the Carthaginian Empire, you must tend to the regular issues pertaining the leading of a large army. Success is based on patient attention to detail, such as keeping your troops fed and maintaining a line of communication. […]
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Across the Rhine
Friday, October 19, 2018
Across the Rhine is an oddball mix of tank simulation and strategy set during World War 2. It’s also a monster of complexity that will rightfully scare off most people, requiring almost as much time to master as Harpoon or Falcon 3.0. As a combat game, it’s weak. Upon entering battle, I found it impossible […]
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Silent Heroes: Elite Troops of WWII
Friday, October 19, 2018
If Silent Heroes feels eerily familiar, it might be beacuse you’ve already played it before (back when it was called Soldiers: Heroes of World War 2). Except Silent Heroes takes the original real-time tactical game and minimizes it to incorporate fewer units against greater odds, attempting to make it feel more like a squad-based Commandos […]
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Entrepreneur
Tuesday, October 2, 2018
Entrepreneur bills itself as a wargame of sorts, with salesmen, marketing campaigns, factories, and research as the tools of warfare. Right out of the gate, Entrepreneur earns points for being unique. Comparisons to Interactive Magic’s Capitalism are inevitable, but whereas Capitalism is a dry and occasionally tedious simulation, Entrepreneur is a brisk, energetic, and entertaining […]
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Armored Moon: The Next Eden
Sunday, September 30, 2018
Developer: SUNGJIN Genre: Real-Time Strategy Release: January 31, 1998
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Imperialism
Saturday, September 29, 2018
Developer: Frog City Genre: Turn-Based Strategy Release: 1997
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Star Trek: Away Team
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
Developer: Reflexive Genre: Real-Time Tactics Release: March 14, 2001
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East Front 2
Monday, September 24, 2018
Developer: TalonSoft Genre: Hex Wargame Release: 1999
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