The cover story in this month’s Games for Windows is the grand unveiling of Sims 3. Writers Sean Molloy and Jeff Green seem to be very pleased with what they’ve seen, and I’m already wondering how it will run on my numerous machines. Seamless neighborhoods, a community that evolves on its own without human intervention, […]
Annals of Rome (1986)
March 14th, 2008 · 7 Comments · Ancients, Feature:Anc, Retro, Review
Annals of Rome is usually forgotten when people talk about classic strategy games of the period. It was one part of a PSS developed trilogy called the Wargamer Series (the other two were Fire Zone and Sorceror Lord), and PSS didn’t exactly have a reputation for creating brilliant titles. Its early titles were arcade ripoffs. […]
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Legionnaire (1982)
March 12th, 2008 · 6 Comments · Ancients, Feature:Anc, Retro, Review
Any accounting of the development of ancient themes would be incomplete without Legionnaire. Though the theme was almost arbitrary, this was the first major computer game to be set in the classical world. And it was developed by Chris Crawford, once one of the most important game designers on the planet. And, fortunately for us, […]
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Starcraft II Preview
March 11th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Blizzard, Preview
Gamespy has just published Allen Rausch’s preview of the Zerg in Starcraft II. One of the key elements in the re-design of the Zerg is the understanding that the Zerg do not use “technology” as humans understand the term. Zerg build nothing nor do they truly create anything. Instead the Zerg use a sort of […]
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A History of the Ancients Game
March 10th, 2008 · 19 Comments · Ancients, Feature:Anc, Retro, Review
It should be no secret to regular readers that I am an ancient history nerd. I watch sword and sandal movies, I read scholarly monographs for fun and collect games with ancient themes. I have suggested naming my first born son Germanicus. And it is even less of a secret that I enjoy what Paradox […]
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Sims 2: Free Time
March 8th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Electronic Arts, Gamesradar, Maxis, Review
My review of Sims 2: Free Time can be found on the new and improved Games Radar. It’s a decent expansion – nothing like the joy of Pets or openness of University. And most of the stuff it adds is covered in one way or another by other expansions; do we really need a hobby […]
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