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Hostile Waters: Antaeus Rising
Sunday, January 13, 2019
Blending good strategy and action. In the year 2032 a group of disgruntled power mongers intent on regaining control form a chain of Pacific islands and launch an assault on humanity. The world’s only hope rests with the “adaptive cruiser” Antaeus, a super aircraft carrier in drastic need of repair and refurbishment. This plot may […]
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SimIsle
Wednesday, January 9, 2019
SimIsle puts the player in charge of an series of islands. In sharp contrast to SimCity, you don’t just develop the islands – there are specific missions which must be carried out. Each island has its own goals that need to be met, like bringing tourism up to a certain level or exporting a certain […]
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CivNet
Tuesday, January 8, 2019
CivNet is a version of Civilization that supports both singleplayer as well as online and LAN-based multiplayer. It was originally playable via modem, serial cable, or network, with a maximum of seven human players in a game. The computer still take the role of the barbarians. The graphics and interface are given a bit of […]
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Battleground: Ardennes
Saturday, January 5, 2019
Battleground Ardennes is a hex-style World War II strategy wargame. In it, you get to play either the Allies or the Axis powers in either scenarios of the individual battles, or the full campaign. The game features some very nice graphics and digitized video to enhance gameplay, which is carried out in a series of […]
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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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Skullcaps
Friday, December 28, 2018
Based on the game Baldies, Skullcaps is a very different breed of game. It’s sort of a cross between Lemmings and Dungeon Keeper. It takes many aspects of a RTS styled game to create a unique playing environment. You have some control over your skullies, but they mostly wander around on their own until you […]
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Black & White 2
Saturday, December 22, 2018
How many games let you fling crap at people’s houses? Black & White wowed many people with its whimsical take on the old ‘god game’ genre. Unfortunately, after a month of gameplay, its flaws became apparent and most of the novelty of the title faded. Needless to say, Black & White sold well, and a […]
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Populous 2: Trials of the Olympian Gods
Friday, December 21, 2018
The original Populous – the quintessential ‘God’ game – placed the player in command of war-mongering tribes. Populous 2 ups the ante by placing the time period into Ancient Greece, and also by increasing the number of worlds you can conquer. As in the first game, the player looks down on an isometric landscape, home […]
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Conquest of the New World
Sunday, December 16, 2018
Conquest of the New World is very similar to the old classic Seven Cities game, or the more modern Civilization. Whether this is a good thing or not depends on your point of view. In the game you take on the role of one of five European colonial nations or an imaginary native nation (sort […]
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Battleground Waterloo
Sunday, December 16, 2018
TalonSoft’s “Battleground” system is too well known by its niche fans of wargamers to really require much description: it permits the player to switch back and forth between miniatures and more conventional hex-grid views. And as far as these boardgame-inspired products go, Battleground: Waterloo is indeed a visual feast. It is also an expert simulation […]
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