science fiction.
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I Of The Enemy
Saturday, January 26, 2019
I Of The Enemy, a real-time strategy throwback with a team-based component and 2D overhead graphics, follows a pretty formulaic sci-fi storyline. The alien Unath have been fighting a violent battle against other races, and it’s only an alliance between the three less powerful sides – Lokob, Rag’Ha and Y’dray – that the two opposing […]
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Universe at War: Earth Assault
Monday, December 31, 2018
When you’re weaned on C&C. Founded by former Westwood employees, Petroglyph Games has done a lot to revitalize the C&C mold with Universe of War. It opens with an action-packed, summer blockbuster inspired bang – flying saucers and aliens are everywhere, devastating Earth. Specifically they’ve invaded and destroyed Washington DC, and you start the game […]
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Project: Snowblind
Friday, December 14, 2018
For those unaware, Project: Snowblind was originally intended to take place in the Deus Ex universe. Although this idea wasn’t developed, Snowblind shares the same cyber-punk look. Snowblind is a fast-paced, first-person shooter with a lot of the usual trappings and a few nice surprises. In the near future, quasi-military forces have taken over, and […]
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Alpha Prime
Saturday, December 8, 2018
Alpha Prime is part Doom 3, Half-Life and just about every other mainstream first-person shooter you’ve played. It borrows and mixes elements from other better games, except it doesn’t mix anything very creatively. You have quintessential shooter cliches – restoring power, shooting crazed humans infected by some virus, extremely linear levels, bullet time, moody techno-dungeon […]
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Battle Isle: The Andosia War
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Here’s the fifth installment of Blue Byte’s long-running Battle Isle series. Andosia War meshes traditional turn-based tactical combat and real-time economic simulation. The idea is that you’re given enough time to ponder combat strategy for each of your units, but still feel the tension and sweat induced by managing a war economy in real-time. This […]
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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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Flying Saucer
Tuesday, October 9, 2018
Is it true that the United States government is somewhat behind an alien plot to destroy the world? This is one question that is raised in AnyRiver’s craptastic shooter / flight simulator / action game in which you pilot a UFO (at which point you probably identify it and spoil its name). You plummet into […]
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Star Trek: Deep Space 9: Dominion Wars
Saturday, September 22, 2018
Developer: Gizmo Industries Genre: Real-Time Tactics Release: June 12, 2001
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Homeworld: Cataclysm
Saturday, August 18, 2018
Developer: Barking Dog Studios Genre: Real-Time Strategy Release: September 12, 2000
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Area 51
Sunday, August 12, 2018
Developer: Midway Studios Genre: First-Person Shooter Release: June 6, 2005
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