Though there is no rule that a discussion series should have ten parts, it felt odd to leave my list at nine. One spot came down to three titles: the HPS Ancient Warfare games, the Tin Soldiers games or Praetorians. All three took their turn on draft lists, and I will certainly get around to […]
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Majesty 2
April 18th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Preview, RTS
When Paradox acquired the right to Majesty, I was skeptical. But it looks like there will be a Majesty 2. From the PR announcement: Majesty 2 – The Fantasy Kingdom Sim will focus on reinventing many aspects of the original game, updating the franchise for the 21st Century. A key element that will permeate the […]
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Kane’s Wrath Review
April 16th, 2008 · Comments Off on Kane’s Wrath Review · Electronic Arts, Gameshark, Review, RTS
I was playing Kane’s Wrath with a friend a couple of weeks ago and mentioned that I thought Command and Conquer 3 was the best AAA strategy game of 2007. Like a lot of people, he thought I was crazy, at least until I mentioned that I wasn’t including expansion packs. Let’s face it – […]
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RTS Pro-Tips
April 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Gamers, RTS
Regular reader and commenter Natus has pointed me to RTS Professional, a site dedicated to teaching people how to improve their RTS game. The video player isn’t very clear, but the voice over narration helps a little. It’s a good idea to have this sort of thing in one place. They have a “fundamentals” audio […]
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Age of Empires (1997)
April 11th, 2008 · 14 Comments · Ancients, Ensemble, Feature:Anc, Retro, Review, RTS
It’s now one of the most established brands in strategy gaming, but it’s easy to forget what an oddball title Age of Empires was at the time. Bruce Shelley, Sid Meier’s partner in design for many years, left Microprose to form his own studio, Ensemble. With real time strategy games quickly becoming the most popular […]
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New RTS Column
March 18th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Crispy Gamer, RTS
If you like real time strategy, and I do, make sure you check out Tom Chick’s new column at Crispy Gamer, “Rush, Turtle, Boom.”
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