What this is about In spite of the underwhelming Combat Mission: Shockforce, it is fair to say that the Combat Mission series remains one of the best and most important wargame franchises in PC gaming history. It used 3D terrain and simultaneous movement to make an even then too familiar World War II setting come […]
Entries from May 9th, 2009
Alpha Centauri Revisited
May 8th, 2009 · 15 Comments · Firaxis
While working on a feature for Crispy Gamer, I reinstalled Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri so I could take some screenshots. (Fraps didn’t work, by the way. And neither did Print-Screen/Paste). It is really a great game that holds up so much better than other strategy games of its time. I did not know, however, that […]
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Stalin vs Martians Review and New Print Screen
May 5th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Crispy Gamer, Print Screen, Review, RTS
I was mostly joking when I mentioned reviewing this game to Crispy Gamer’s managing editor. It is really a nothing game that no one would have cared about if its teaser videos hadn’t gone viral. It’s really a textbook case of good marketing, though it doesn’t change the fact the game is so terrible. Some […]
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Three Moves Ahead Episode 11 – The Big D
May 5th, 2009 · 9 Comments · Podcast, Three Moves Ahead
This week, the panel uses Popcap’s Plants vs Zombies as a jumping off point to talk about defensive games in general – tower defense, grid defense and wargames. Bruce hates playing the Reds, Julian talks about his iPhone, Tom comes with another list and Troy is probably stressing the wrong syllable in Omdurman. We also […]
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Sid’s Rules
May 2nd, 2009 · 7 Comments · Blogs, Crispy Gamer, Design, Media
Sid Meier is one of the most interesting people I’ve ever met. Even when he’s talking about other people’s games and how much fun he is having, I get the sense that he is appreciating them on more levels than I can imagine. Soren Johnson, his former colleague at Firaxis, has just posted “Sid’s Rules”, […]
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