All-Time Highest Rated Games Tagged 'strategy' on The Great Games Experiment All-Time Highest Rated Games Tagged 'strategy' on The Great Games Experiment http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/css/logo.jpg All-Time Highest Rated Games Tagged 'strategy' on The Great Games Experiment en-us Disgaea: Hour of Darkness Disgaea was the first of NIS's strategy games to hit the US. Relying on the grid based system employed by games such as Final Fantasy Tactics and many Altus titles, Disgaea blended strategy with humor to create a game that literally ate hundreds of hours for many gamers. Disgaea featured an exceptionally complex item leveling system and almost endless gameplay outside the main story.
]]> 07 Feb 2007 07:34:25 X-COM: Ufo Defense Turn-based strategy game that seamlessly combines two different elements- tactical squad battles and resource management.
]]> 22 Nov 2006 04:38:58 Civilization II The design team at Microprose has managed to add a score of new play elements that help the aging strategy classic evolve - without sacrificing the game's addictive qualities.

By: MicroProse, MPS Labs
Genre: Historic Turn-Based Strategy
Release Date: Feb 29, 1996
Players: 1
]]> 05 Feb 2007 10:23:37 Advance Wars: Dual Strike Join Max, Rachel, Jake, Colin, Sasha, and all the rest of the advance wars CO's in the battle to save Omega Land from the evil forces of Black Hole's sinister armada. Fight turn-based wars against the enemy, and turn the tide of the battle with your CO powers! Whether you want to be a powerhouse like Max, or a long-range mastermind like Grit, Advance Wars is the #1 portable solution for strategy gamers and casual gamers alike.
]]> 31 Jan 2007 05:58:58 Spring Spring (formerly known as TA Spring or Total Annihilation: Spring), is a full 3D open source RTS engine originally created by the Swedish Yankspankers, intended to bring the gameplay experience of Total Annihilation into three dimensions. The core game engine is released under the GPL License; however, the prepackaged mod that comes with the standard installation requires that one own a copy of TA to legally play it. There is, however, an official release which uses fully free content, and there are a number of mods, both in development and released, that are also completely free to use.

Spring is being developed by the Swedish Yankspankers and the Spring community. The initial goal was to have the game run the mods and 3rd party units from Total Annihilation. This goal is now mostly complete, and the project has moved on to including additional features. The game is mainly focused around multiplayer games over the Internet or a LAN connection. There are currently no single player campaigns or missions, although there is some basic support for this through Lua scripting. There are also many skirmish AIs under development, allowing for offline play or extra players in an online game. Two skirmish AIs ship in the game package.
]]> 06 Feb 2007 11:53:14 King of Dragon Pass King of Dragon Pass is the saga of the colonization of a magical land in Glorantha (RuneQuest/Hero Wars). Your ragged clan have been driven from their homeland and have settled in the land of Dragon Pass. Your decisions will shape their future, determining whether they are remembered as a great clan, or dissappear in the winds of time.
]]> 24 Feb 2007 04:53:20 Starcraft An excellent RTS. Control one of three races to battle and destroy the opponents. The three races have different properties and abilities, but the balance in gameplay is superb.

Made by Blizzard, creators of Warcraft.
]]> 07 Dec 2006 01:22:55 Sid Meier's Civilization Sid Meier's Civilization is a landmark turn-based strategy game. It is inspired by Avalon Hill' board game of the same name.

The game begins in 4000 BC, where the player gets a small tribe which have to be controlled and made great through the ages until modern and near-future times. The game is also known simply as Civilization, or abbreviated to Civ or Civ I.
]]> 05 Feb 2007 10:25:27 Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares Master of Orion II is like Civilization. Rather than take over the world, you focus on the galaxy, taking worlds instead of cities. Pick or create your own race, pursue technologies, employ strategic fleet deployments, and engage in extremely advanced diplomacy.

Various paths to victory.
]]> 02 Feb 2007 04:54:21 Warcraft 2 Warcraft II Battle.net Edition is the continuation of the ruthless clash between the armies of the noble Humans and the brutish Orcs. From the initial, unexpected invasion of the Orcish Horde to the quest of the Great Alliance to forever seal the Dark Portal that links their two worlds, you will experience the epic saga of the mighty battle to gain dominance over the kingdom of Azeroth. Along the way you'll need to carefully manage your limited resources to successfully construct and rule your medieval empire while engaging in real-time tactical warfare over land, sea and air.
]]> 08 Dec 2006 02:25:32 Overlord Overlord casts you as the ruler of a fallen dark tower. Collect your minions and go out into the countryside to crush all who oppose you and bring their wealth back to repair your tower.

Battle pesky heroes!
Commit evil deeds!
Command a small army of irritating goblins!
]]> 08 Jun 2007 10:37:14 Thread Space: Hyperbol www.hyperbol.com
TS: Hyperbol is a game viewed Top-Down over a flat playing-field as you take control of a Ship that you customize in order to destroy your opponents. Game Types include Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, King of the Hill, Spawn Capture, Attack/Defend Objectives, and more to be added later with a Map editor.
Your ship functions more like a Battleship, as it is stationary most of the time, a Turret that you can move occasionally across the map into strategically key positions, or simply to dodge incoming fire. The farther you move, the long you have to wait to move again. Or, you can customize your ship to recharge it's fuel rapidly if you wish to use a more active flighty Ship.
There are 6 Weapon modules that will produce the weapons you use. Your factory can hold up to 6 Mods total, so if you want more of 1 type, you have to forgo access to another. Having more then 1 will make production of that type faster, and allow you to hold more in your max stock. Each Mod will produce several different projectiles, for example the basic 'Ballistics' mod will give you access to Energy Bolts, Missiles, and Shrapnel Bombs. Also, once you have build a total of 6 Mods, you have the option to Upgrade 1 of them into a lv. 2 Super version. All the weapons made by this super Mod are either upgraded, or totally new versions of the weapon. As the above example, the Bolts do extra damage, the Missiles become MIRV Packs, and the Shrapnel Bombs become Shrapnel Wedges, which fires all it's shards in a cone instead of in all directions.
]]> 08 Jun 2007 09:11:09 Gemsweeper Embark on a thrilling puzzle expedition to restore an ancient Mayan temple city. Learn how to play with the convenient tutorial, then choose between the relaxing Quest Mode and the exciting Arcade Mode. Starting as an inexperienced expedition rookie, you set out to become a world-known treasure hunter.

Gemsweeper offers never-ending fun for players of all ages. Solve over 200 unique puzzles on your way to gold, gems and treasure hunting glory!


Gemsweeper features:
  • Over 200 unique puzzles
  • 30 treasure hunter ranks
  • Challenging Arcade and soothing Quest mode
  • Easy to grasp tutorial
  • Hours of mind-bending fun for all ages
    • ]]>     08 May 2007 05:36:27     Bolo Bolo is a 16 player graphical networked real-time multi-player tank battle game. It has elements of arcade-style shoot-em-up action, but for the serious players who play 12 hour games with 16 players working in teams in different networked computer clusters around an office or university campus, it becomes more of a strategy game. You have to play it to understand.
    ]]>     08 Dec 2006 06:48:15     The Continuum The Continuum combines classic turn-based wargaming, collectibility and RPG character development into one multi-player adventure that will change the way you game. Characters, abilities and equipment combine with in-game artifacts, epic battlefields, and changing scenarios to provide an experience that is at once familiar and all-new.

    Players will have a huge impact on the ultimate design, features, and direction that the game takes as the beta rolls out. Pre-registration for the beta is open at the official website for The Continuum.
    ]]>     17 May 2007 01:28:46     Total Annihilation A long time ago, the galaxy was ruled by a wise and benevolent central body known as the Core (named after their location, at the core of the galaxy, although some believe it is a portmanteau of "Consciousness Repository"). This organization pushed scientific progress and planetary colonization forward until the human race covered almost the entire galaxy. Ironically, it was the Core's final triumph against mortality that would prove to be its undoing, for when the Core mandated uploading all peoples' brain patterns into machines in a method known as "patterning," there was a massive rebellion from the Arm (named after their location, an arm of the spiral galaxy), an organization which banded together from the edges of the galaxy and demanded to keep their physical bodies. A war like no other began, which has since raged on for four thousand years. The Core copy their finest warriors' brains into fighting robots, and the Arm respond with cloning and powerful manned units.
    ]]>     25 Nov 2006 04:43:04     The Settlers II This is the second game in the popular Settlers series. As in the first game, you start with just one main building from which you have to extend a network of roads and buildings. Resource management is important, and so planning your kingdom's infrastructure is an important part of the game.

    There are more than 30 different professions your men can have, and many different building types. Of course, there are other settlers in your area, too, so war is unavoidable.
    ]]>     22 Dec 2006 04:07:22     Ogre Battle: March of the Black Queen Ogre Battle: March of the Black Queen is a strategy video game for Nintendo's Super Nintendo. It is the first installment of an episodic series (although it is supposed to be the 5th episode), and was originally developed by Quest for the Super Famicom system (and subsequently Sega Saturn in 1996 with voice acting) in Japan.
    ]]>     14 Dec 2006 12:23:45     Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones Tell us about your game here
    ]]>     14 Dec 2006 12:59:20     Scorched Planets An epic space battle consumes a future galaxy as its eccentric inhabitants fight for domination. Your mission is to join the conflict and hurl everything you have at the enemy. Choose between races such as evil Dragons and the United Hamster Federation and take command of their inter-planetary super cannon. Select your projectile, aim, fire and watch your foes panic as the chaos ensues. Use weapons such as the Earthworm Bomb and the Kitchen Sink to outsmart and disgrace your opponents. Your task will not be easy; Space is a dangerous place indeed. Asteroids, comets, and multiple gravity fields will hinder your attacks, or even turn them against you. With every successful strike you earn money to increase your bizarre arsenal and move one step closer to complete domination. Hone your mastery in single player then humiliate your friends in multiplayer in this comic, space-themed artillery game. Let the destruction begin!

    Download at http://www.scorchedplanets.com
    ]]>     09 Mar 2007 10:09:23     Heroes of Might and Magic III
    Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia is a turn-based strategy game developed by New World Computing for Microsoft Windows and released by the 3DO Company in 1999. An Apple Macintosh port was released by 3DO, and a Linux port was released by Loki Software, both later that year. It is the third installment of the Heroes of Might and Magic series.

    Recommended to play with all expansions and the fan made mod "In the Wake of Gods".
    ]]>     02 Dec 2006 07:33:26     Colonization Colonization has many similarities to Sid Meier's previous title, Civilization. Both games pit the player as a godlike leader of an embattled civilization, the objective being to gain supremacy over rival civilizations, primarily through military means and discovery, transformation and utilization of the land. In Civilization the player begins the game in 4000BC, with a "primitive" tribe which gradually builds up a sophisticated conglomeration of cities... infrastructure, units, resources, etc.

    The Colonization experience begins in 1492. The player is asked to select one of the four world powers (England, France, Netherlands, Spain). The journey begins with two units, travelling on a ship to the new world, and as the ship moves into the unknown, the map is revealed. Subsequently, the new world is discovered, the Indians are met, a colony is built, colonists begin to change the land to be more productive, the ship is sent back to Europe to collect more colonists, selling any superfluous items, and the exploration of the world begins. The game revolves around, harvesting, manufacturing and trading goods. Resources gleaned from the land are converted into commodities and either used, or, sold (most of the time back in Europe). The prices of commodities fluctuate depending upon supply and demand. The more of a commodity you and the other three colonial powers sell, the less the markets will be willing to pay for them. With money a player is able to buy goods, recruit new colonists, ships or artillery. Whilst maintaining an income, the player is also required to protect his colonies from potential invasion, through employing soldiers. Moreover the player is required to manage his citizens effectively, educating the populace in various skills which increase their productivity in those areas (farming, mining, lumberjacking, fishing, blacksmithing, carpentry, etc.) that are required. There are three areas of employment in the Colonization world, primary resource gatherers, secondary resource manufacturers, and the more specialised units such as soldiers, statesmen, pioneers, Jesuit missionaries and preachers. Each level of specialisation requires prerequisites, both to be taught and to make effective use of. The geography of the land determines the productivity of a colony, for instance some squares produce a lot of food, whilst others produce none. Thus it becomes necessary to link the various colonies together, transporting goods from places in which there is an excess to places in which there is a demand. Normally roads are built for this, as they grant increased movement.

    Specialist buildings and special squares, as in Civilization, have greater output. Specialists, who produce more per turn, can be trained or recruited. Indentured servants and criminals are as good as ordinary colonists in primary production but not so good at manufacturing or statesmanship; but they can be transformed into improved types by education. Missions established in Indian villages eventually encourage converts to join a colony; they are better than ordinary colonists at most outdoor pursuits, but not industrial ones.

    Horses can be bought and sold, but they also multiply in any colony that has two or more of them and a food surplus. They help any colonist move further in a turn, add to military strength, and allow Scouts to do profitable things in native settlements or foreign colonies.

    Ships of several types (Caravel, Merchantman, Galleon, Privateer, Frigate and Man-O-War; which can be purchased or eventually built) move goods, horses, and colonists around and some of them can attack, while wagon trains (which can be built) move goods and horses on land.

    Relationships must be carefully maintained with Indians and other colonial powers, including waging war if necessary, having strong defensive units and fortifications, or recruiting the peacemakers Benjamin Franklin and Pocahontas. Destroying native settlements yields a quick profit and makes their land available but prevents the substantial long-term gains to be made by friendly bargaining and trading. It also counts against your final score.

    The king of your home country meddles in your affairs from time to time, mostly by raising the tax rate but occasionally by forcing you into wars with your rivals.

    Moreover, the player must pay attention to political development and recruiting Founding Fathers (roughly corresponding to the Civilization Advances of Civilization), to ensure the best possible chance of success.

    On the easiest level, the action takes place, essentially, at the speed in which you want it to. You are left to your own devices, learning the mechanics of the game. With each increase in difficulty level, the restrictions that bound successful endeavours become more pronounced. The game is eventually won by seceding from the motherland, signing a declaration of independence and defeating the armies which are sent to usurp your "unalienable rights". Successful navigation through this game requires the player to think, to strategise, to effectively make use of what is provided, to map, and cultivate the land, to negotiate between rival factions, and occasionally to conduct military campaigns. Whilst the military aspect is important, it is less so, than in the Civilization series, focusing more heavily on aspects of trade, and the inter-relationships between peoples, and colonies, which make up a community. In doing all these things the player is required to develop certain fundamental notions which influence both the game world and the real world, such as: infrastructure restrictions and requirements, methods for increasing productivity, the importance of economic and civic growth, the centrality of trade, that some resources are more useful and more valuable than others, the importance of education, that newspapers and diplomats influence public opinion, that religion can affect people's allegiances, even that it's more sensible to use those member of your population who aren't proficient in a trade or profession, as soldiers, the influence of historical figures on colonial New World societies, and the list goes on.
    ]]>     02 Mar 2007 02:04:34     Medieval II: Total War Medieval II: Total War is an epic journey of diplomacy and destruction. When I first started working at The Creative Assembly in September 2006, I was given the opportunity to play the highly anticipated game before release. To get to know the game better, I decided to create a journal documenting all the experiences I encountered while playing through the first 100 years (50 turns) of the Grand Campaign mode. This will give newcomers an idea of the kind of events that occur on the strategy map and battlefield, and all the decisions I chose to make along the way.
    ]]>     05 Dec 2006 08:35:36     Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising The Black Hole Army has returned, stronger than ever, and it's going to take the combined might of all of the nations of Macro Land to fend them off and save the day. Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising features a deeper storyline than the first game, new CO's, new units, and more as you work your way through the campaign. Not to mention plenty of unlockables.
    ]]>     07 Feb 2007 12:00:17     Oasis You are the future Scarab King. Your father, the Falcon King, has been murdered. Egypt has plunged into chaos, and an evil fog has covered your father's empire. Using your magical staff, you will lift the fog and rebuild the empire. Your followers will flock to you and obey your commands.

    You will discover cities, build roads, and develop new technologies. Your goal is to seek out the Oasis and the Obelisk it contains, and to protect it from the barbarian hordes.

    Once your presence in a kingdom is discovered, you have a limited number of turns before the barbarian horde arrives. Spend your turns wisely, develop your kingdom carefully, or watch the barbarian hordes smash it to rubble!

    If your kingdom survives with the Obelisk intact, you will be able to retrieve its Glyph, and the power to restore order to the land. Earn twelve Glyphs from twelve different levels, and you will have the power to restore the empire, dispel the fog forever, and become the Scarab King.
    ]]>     19 Dec 2006 01:36:53     Worms Worms is is a classic strategy game where each player controls a team of four worms, trying to destroy each other. The worms have a wide array of weapons at their disposal, many of them which are subject to influences from wind and gravity.

    Each game takes place on a randomly generated level in one of the ten available styles, ranging from forests and deserts to Candy land and the moon (complete with affected gravity).

    The way the level looks at the start is never what it looks like at the end, since almost all weapons leave considerable marks in the terrains.
    ]]>     17 Feb 2007 06:23:42     Supreme Commander Supreme Commander marks the next-evolution in the RTS genre by being the first strategy game to deliver strategic and tactical gaming that actually impacts whether a battle is won or lost. With a distinct emphasis on scope and ease-of-use, Supreme Commander is set in the 37th century, where you direct one of three warring factions of humanity as their Supreme Commander.
    ]]>     25 Nov 2006 04:59:04     Master of Magic Master of Magic (MoM) is a turn-based fantasy strategic computer game published by Microprose in 1994. The game has many similarities with Civilization, but is set in a fantasy world and includes tactical battles.

    The player starts as a humble wizard ruling a small hamlet, and his goal is to defeat all other wizards, either directly by military operations or by casting the ultimate Spell of Mastery that will banish all other wizards from the mortal plane. There are many customizable starting options and a random map, making each game completely different.

    For a complete overview of the gameplay, see the Master of Magic Wikipedia article
    ]]>     25 Nov 2006 11:18:37     Utopia Utopia (subtitled: "The creation of a nation") is a strategy game which features both isometric SimCity and RTS gameplay, although in a somewhat primitive form as it's from 1991. At this time the RTS genre was still experimental, and this could be argued to be both the strength and weakness of this game.

    There was an expansion called "The new worlds".
    ]]>     10 Dec 2006 02:18:09     Arctic Stud Poker Run From the veteran Arcade designers who created games like RAMPAGE WORLD TOUR, ARCHRIVALS and GENERAL CHAOS, ARCTIC STUD POKER RUN is an outrageous, action-packed "Full-Contact Poker" game that uses heavily-armed, high-speed vehicles in a revolutionary MultiPlayer Battle experience that must be seen to be believed!

    Though, at first glance, the game appears to be a madcap arcade-style "Free-for-all" that combines armed combat and off-road racing with the risk of high-stakes Poker, a single play reveals an intensely addictive, mentally stimulating thrill ride full of limitless strategy, nuance, and depth. Every round is a nail-biting cliffhanger that "ain't over till it's over" ...and yet the average game time is under three minutes long!

    Players can use high-powered vehicles to rush out and grab any card they see, use machine guns, dynamite & heat-seeking-missiles to steal opponent's cards, put a "Bounty" on the head of troublesome adversaries, ...in short, use trickery, intimidation, bravado, deceit, speed, stealth and brute force to bankrupt their opponents and win the $100,000 EvilBrau Tournament!

    In addition to over a 125 detailed levels, dozens of unique characters, and a hilarious backstory ripped from the pages of the dread Velcronomicon, Arctic Stud has a gameplay mechanic thats so unique, it's patented!

    BREAKING NEWS:
    Arctic Stud version 2.0 Available Now!
    ]]>     07 Jan 2007 01:59:20     Suikoden An RPG from Konami, putting you in the role of the hero McDohl, son of one of the Scarlet Moon Empire's most powerful generals.
    When your father leaves on an important mission as you finally become a soldier yourself, you begin to realise that that the glorious empire is vastly corrupt.
    During a mission in which you have been asked to stop bandits in a nearby mountain, your best friend reveals a mysterious power, and is summoned to the court. He next shows up mortally wounded, asking you to take the mysterious power, the Souleater Rune, and stop it from falling into the empire's grasp.
    From then on in you and your friends are fugitives, deciding to join, and eventually lead, the Liberation Army.
    ]]>     08 Feb 2007 12:35:53     Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
    Legendary designer Sid Meier presents the next evolution in strategy games, with the most addictive, compelling gameplay yet. Explore the alien planet that is your new home and uncover its myriad mysteries. Discover over 75 extraordinary technologies. Build over 60 base upgrades and large-scale secret projects for your empire. Conquer your enemies with a war machine that you design from over 32,000 possible unit types.

    War and natural disaster have finally destroyed the Earth, and a UN starship bound for the earthlike planet "Chiron" remains as the last hope to further humanity. The ship is thought to be carrying the "best and brightest" of our race, but even before arriving at Alpha Centauri rival factions form, and the challenge to preserve civilization begins again.

    A landmark in turn-based strategy gaming, Alpha Centauri subtly introduces the player to a wealth of real historical, scientific and cultural information while engaging them in the challenging, and sometimes daunting, task of creating and maintaining a new civilization.

    Developed by Firaxis Games, Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri was published for Windows in 1999 by Electronic Arts, and for Mac in 2000 by Aspyr. A Linux version was published by Loki in 2001.

    System requirements: Pentium 133 MHz CPU, 16MB RAM, 60 MB Hard drive

    A recommended expansion pack, "Sid Meier's Alien Crossfire" is also available.

    Gamespot's 1999 "Turn-Based Game of the Year" is just one of dozens of awards won by Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri!
    ]]>     14 Dec 2006 05:18:14     Koronis Rift Remake On your way through the galaxy you stumble upon the legendary planet Koronis. This planet was used by the ancient people as experimenting ground for technology. These technological modules are incredibly valuable. And you seem to have found the main resort!

    At once you let Psytek prepare the rover and beam down onto the radioactive wasteland of Koronis. Too bad that the automatic defense system is still alive and active...

    Use your courage and wit, gather as many modules as possible, enhance your rover with them and destroy the defense system!
    ]]>     02 Feb 2007 06:20:49     Carnage Heart Carnage Heart was one of the most complex games in the early days of the PS1's lifespan. Your goal was to create an army of robots and sweep across the map, capturing enemy bases.

    To create your robots you needed to choose from different components and then program each robot's artificial intelligence using a visual programming system.

    Though it's visual style is considered many to be bland and uninspired, the depth of the gameplay made addicts of many strategy gamers.
    ]]>     02 Mar 2007 12:49:44     Ufo: Extraterrestrials The year is now 2108 and on the colonized planet Esperanza our space devices have not just been approached by alien machines but attacked. The player controls a squad of soldiers, light and heavy support combat vehicles, robots and air units located in a base on the planet Esperanza that had been colonized by the spaceship Magalhaes in the year 2023. This squad was brought together by the Esperanza government to face a threat that comes from deep space. In case the player succeeds in averting an alien impact on Esperanza, the story will continue on the planet Earth which has been subdued by alien forces. Battle against the alien opposition in a game that combines global strategy with small, squad-based tactical combat against an alien invasion.
    ]]>     13 Jun 2007 07:36:53     Over Over is an MMORTS set in a sci-fi environment where, as the commander of your space fleet, you will lead it during missions against the antagonist factions dwelling the galaxy. As the game progresses, you will increase your commander skills and expand your fleet by trading the earned points with new units.
    ]]>     01 Jan 2007 04:02:06     iKonquest iKonquest is a simple turn-based strategy multiplayer game of galactic conquest. The object is to conquer the entire (2 dimensional) galaxy. Each planet produces a fixed number of ships every turn. The game currently can only be played with other players. No AI has been programmed yet. It's a simple game similar to risk without the border restrictions.

    The original game was created by Rick Raddatz in 1987. A second game for the K desktop environment called Konquest was developed initially prior to 1999? by Russell Steffen. Much of the concept was borrowed from the Konquest source repository.
    ]]>     07 Feb 2007 08:30:39     Twilight Imperium: Third Edition The publication of Twilight Imperium Third Edition (TI3) is a historic publication in FFG's history. Twilight Imperium First Edition was FFG's first game product, and through two popular editions it has garnered a massive audience across the world and the Twilight Imperium name has been a pillar of growth and recognition for FFG..

    TI3 is an epic empire-building game of intersteller conflict, trade, and struggle for power. Players take the roles of ancient galactic civilizations, each seeking to sieze the imperial throne via warfare, diplomacy, and technological progression. With new oversize geomorphic board tiles, finely detailed plastic miniatures, hundreds of cards, and a massive plurality of options, TI3 will arrive before an audience that has been starving for epic space conflict since TI2 went out of print in the spring of 2003.

    Shipping in a massive (12in. x 24in.) epic-size box, this new giant-size edition of TI feature more than 200 masterfully sculpted oversize plastic miniatures - the typical TI units (Ground Forces, Cruisers, Dreadnaughts, Carriers, Fighters, PDS, and Space Docks) as well as two new units (the massive War Sun and the Destroyer). TI3 contains new oversize board tiles, more than 400 cards, every known civilization of the Twilight Imperium universe, almost every expansion rule and component ever published for TI, a gorgeous graphical overhaul, and an impressive full-color rules set.

    The TI gameplay has been refined and redone by original designer Christian T. Petersen. The new design features faster gameplay, and involves players in a far more active game experience with much less downtime. In addition, TI3 will include new Race Cards, as well as a dramatic new approach to the structure of the gameplay itself using the new "Command" system.

    Twilight Imperium Third Edition is nothing short of a massive epic release, and is destined to become a classic for years to come. FFG has directed all its craft, talent, and energy into this massive production. Are you ready for another Age of Twilight?
    ]]>     06 Mar 2007 09:14:50     Sphere Of War Sphere of War is a FREE online multiplayer strategy game. The name of the game is world domination. Do you have what it takes to dominate the Sphere of War?

    Players have the ability to create their own unique characters and build those characters as they choose. Those with a penchant for war can train their character to use a variety of different weapon types and defend themselves against them as well. Team up with your clan mates by forming or joining a Militia and see if you can climb the Militia ladder to the top.

    Those who desire an economic challenge will find a host of challenging features as well. Start your own company, hire and fire employees, buy resources and produce items to sell on the player market. Buy and sell stock and build your own multi-millionair stock portfolio.

    Think you know how to run a country? Get yourself elected as president of one in Sphere of War and find out. Control taxation, natural resource commerce and country warfare as the president of a country and see if you can create the next world super power.

    Visit www.sphereofwar.com
    ]]>     29 Mar 2007 04:24:22     Moves This is a very simple board game for 2 players (or 1 player versus the computer). Both players get 7 pawns and 1 king on a 8x8 board. The goal is to get your opponent's king or 6 of his pawns. Each turn, the player may select 1 stone and move it straight or in an L-bow. You cannot jump over stones, but you can step onto your opponent's stone to take it. The numbers on your stones indicate the number of tiles they can move in a turn. When the Mastermind option is selected, the stones change in value when you move it. Pawns can get numbers 1-4, while the king only gets 1 or 2. A challenging game!

    Setting the Mastermind option (to change the alue of your stones each move) will show numbers on the board so you will know the number you will get when you move a stone there.

    This games comes with 5 imaginary friends of fine-tuned artificial intelligence to play offline against your computer.
    ]]>     17 Apr 2007 04:47:13     Age Of Wonders: Shadow Magic Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic takes the acclaimed fantasy strategy series to new heights. This new stand-alone game enhances the series' praised fusion of empire building, role-playing and tactical combat with the eerie Shadow World and battle with races never before seen, across new and diverse landscapes.

    Combined with the option of creating a totally unique environment with the map editor and rewriting the history of this world through the enhanced campaign editor, you are ensured a constant stream of completely new game experiences.
    ]]>     23 Apr 2007 07:01:49     Flash Element TD This addictive little flash game uses the Warcraft defensive towers to protect your little strip of land from wave after wave of "creeps".

    Place your towers around the track to prevent the creeps from reaching the end. You earn interest based on the amount of gold you have left at the end of each turn, so place your towers sparingly.
    ]]>     30 Jan 2007 12:07:07     Desktop Tower Defense Desktop TD is a fun flash based puzzle / strategy game where you have to protect your desktop from invaders by spending money on attacking pieces and building a maze for them to follow. Strangely addictive yet stress relieving... how many levels can you survive?
    ]]>     03 Jul 2007 01:44:20     Galcon Galcon is an awesome high-paced multi-player galactic action-strategy game. You send swarms of ships from planet to planet to take over the galaxy. It's arcade action risk with planets! Anyone can play - only takes 30 seconds to learn. Multi-player network game for up to 12 players with teams. 15 different single player missions against 7 different computer players. Attack planets with thousands of swarming ships! Short battles, epic warfare - only 5 minutes per round. Net ranking of all net players. Good times guaranteed!
    ]]>     23 Jan 2007 06:58:24     Worms World Party Worms World Party is a turn-based game. The objective of the game is to reduce the number of your opponents worms to zero. The game has a large amount of weapons, tools, and other abilities to arm your team of worms with.
    ]]>     29 Mar 2007 06:09:46     Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories Expanding on the success of Disgaea: Hour of Darkness, Disgaea 2 brought back the grid system NIS abandoned on their previous 2 titles. The learning curve was less steep than the original title, which left some fans disappointed.
    ]]>     07 Feb 2007 07:38:17     Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive Play six Desperados, lead by the hero John Cooper in the hardest and wildest Wild West Game of all times. Guide Cooper and his fearless companions in the exciting pursuit of the mysterious bandit leader El Diabolo.

    Breath-taking landscapes and a thrilling story create an unmatched Wild West atmosphere resulting in Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive

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    ]]>     20 Feb 2007 12:28:41     Dungeon Keeper Dungeon Keeper is a PC strategy game released by Bullfrog Productions in July 1997. The game puts the player into the role of the "dungeon keeper": instead of valiantly storming a dungeon like a hero, killing monsters and taking the treasures, the player builds the dungeons, recruits the monsters, sets the traps, and fends off the (computer-controlled) heroes that regularly attempt to come in.
    ]]>     08 Dec 2006 06:32:27     Puzzle Quest Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords is a brand new, genre-bending title that ups the ante on traditional puzzle games by incorporating strategy, role-playing elements and a persistent storyline. Set in the Warlords universe, the game challenges players to save the land of Etheria from evil Lord Bane as gamers engage in battles fought by means of competitive, head-to-head "match-three" style puzzle games in one of three gameplay modes: Single-player, Instant Action or Multiplayer. Victory will advance a player's customisable hero, magical arsenal, creature companions and more—ultimately rewarding gamers at nearly every turn and deepening their immersion into the richly diverse world. The game's remarkable mix of classic puzzle gameplay and an abundant suite of characters, customisations, spells, companions, tameable monsters and more provides a fresh take on the puzzle genre that offers endless hours of replayability. Designed specifically for handheld gaming systems, Puzzle Quest can be enjoyed in long or short doses, cultivating a casual but deeply satisfying and compelling gameplay experience.
    ]]>     31 Mar 2007 09:08:10     Shogun: Total War Total War is the complete experience of warfare presented in the most realistic way possible through the use of state of the art technology in graphics and AI. You'll need strategic brilliance to manage your campaign, with the training, recruitment and funding of your armies. You'll need cunning to deploy spies and emissaries to outwit your opponents while maintaining a web of alliances. And you'll need tactical brilliance to take your army out onto the battlefield and crush your enemies.
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