A Classic Is Remade, Again, Badly
After years of waiting, Jagged Alliance: Back In Action is finally here. But a clumsy attempt to move JA to a real-time series, and more bugs than an Arulco hospital defeats this effort.
Category Archives: Reviews
It’s Not Easy Being Green
Fate of the World challenges players to solve realistic environmental and political catastrophes based on real world events. And saving the world for real is hard work.
Deep Strategy For Hardcore Armchair Generals
Making History II: War of the World is an incredibly deep strategy game that puts you in the driver’s seat of almost any country on the planet at the outset of World War II.
Bronze Age Shows Modern Strategy
Bronze is a traditional strategy title that would make a great board game, but is much more efficient when played on the computer.
Taking the Fifth
Civilization 5 has been hailed as the capstone of an amazing series, but our reviewer finds an interface that’s too simplified to impress Civ 4’s legion of fans. Still, casual gamers may flock there in droves.
The Grandest Grand Strategy
Hearts of Iron III takes the grand strategy concept to new levels, to the point that it should probably be a required class at any military academy. For armchair generals everywhere, it’s a call to arms.
Regaining a Legacy
Elven Legacy puts you in charge of trying to regain the glory of the Elven race. But it also gives turn-based strategy games their own renewed glory.
A Fiery Birth
Birth of America 2: Wars In America focuses on the early days of the United States, when wars were still fought on the home soil. It’s fun and heavily historical.
For King And Country
Civilization IV: Colonization is a deeply flawed game that will have you wondering what the heck Sid Meier and Firaxis were thinking with this horrible remake of a classic strategy title.
Treasure Searchers Wanted
King’s Bounty: The Legend remakes one of the first RPGs that featured heavy tactical combat, a formula that was often copied. And unlike remakes of other titles, this one does the original justice.