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]]> 19 Sep 2007 08:37:54 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 Wildlife Tycoon: Venture Africa

Strategy

Create and control lions, elephants, zebras, and more in this unique and deceptively deep strategy game. To succeed you'll have to discover the unique behaviors of each species and build food and water sources to suit them. Plan your ecosystem well so that you can help both predator and prey achieve balance in the wild.

Simulation

The Animal Kingdom awaits! Your virtual animals behave just like they do in the wild. Lions cull herds of zebras by hunting the young and weak. Elephants take over watering holes, driving off other thirsty animals. Hyenas travel far and wide to find meat, and then bring food back for their helpless young. Wildlife Tycoon: Venture Africa is more than just a game, it's the ultimate ecosystem simulator!

Adventure

Join Dr. Willoughby and Miss Carrilou on their hot-air balloon safari over the wild lands of Africa. In Story Mode, you'll unlock new chapters of their story, all told through animal-themed limericks! In the open-ended Sandbox Mode, you can earn high scores and unlock deleted poems, historical facts and more. If you enjoy witty writing, you will enjoy this game.

]]> 22 Sep 2006 03:57:03 Tribal Trouble Tribal Trouble is a fast paced humorous real time strategy game with a fairly simple yet very challenging gameplay. Your job is to lead your cartoonish and somewhat clueless kinsmen (be it Vikings or Natives) to victory by eliminating all other tribes.

]]> 22 Sep 2006 06:42:29 Star Wars: Empire At War This game starts before A New Hope with the Rebels struggling to secure the Incom T-65 X-Wing Starfighter. You can fight the battle on many fronts, on land and in space. You can also bring heros into battle to add attributes to your characters. For example using Darth Vader adds points to your stormtroopers' fighting ability.

]]> 21 Nov 2006 11:19:15 Syndicate Controversial at its time of release ('93), Syndicate is a violent, real-time tactical game with cyborg agents performing missions all over the world ranging from political assassinations to abductions and rescues.

]]> 01 Dec 2006 02:15:43 Defcon You play the role of a military Commander hidden deep within an Underground bunker. Your mission - to successfully exterminate your enemy's civilian population whilst disabling their ability to attack your own. Start by launching your battleships, subs and bombers in order to decimate your opponent's defences. Scramble together your alliances but remember only one can stand victorious.

Prepare your pre-emptive strike before one of your supposed allies gets the same idea. Choose the perfect moment for betrayal, obliterating your opponents with an apocalyptic thermonuclear barrage, but get it wrong and their devastating counter attack will bring you to your knees!

It's Global Thermonuclear War, and nobody wins. But maybe - just maybe - you can lose the least.

]]> 01 Dec 2006 03:32:09 Darwinia The world of Darwinia is a virtual themepark, running entirely inside a computer network and populated by a sentient evolving life form called the Darwinians. Unfortunately Darwinia has been overrun by a computer virus which has multiplied out of control. Your task is to destroy the Viral Infection and save the Darwinians from extinction.

]]> 02 Dec 2006 03:37:52 Sacrifice Sacrifice is a beautiful and innovative RTS played from the battlefield instead of above it; through an adventurous campaign, you, as a great mage, must decide which of the five elemental gods to serve, and thus the fate of the world as it approaches Armageddon.

]]> 06 Dec 2006 04:03:24 Battlezone Taking place in an alternate 1960's Battlezone features 2 campaigns, with the USA and the Soviet Union battling across the solar system over alien technology and bio-metal.

1998 Activision 3d remake of the arcade game of the same name, but remade into a hybrid of a tank sim, fps and rts. Also features multiplayer modes including death match and strat.

Features include

Innovative Command System menu that integrates troop and resource management for full control from within your vehicle.
3-D topographical radar displays your base location, unit placement, field of vision and enemy position.
Nav Beacon Cameras that can be set up for for surveilance purposes or to stage attacks.
Scrap scavengers, Unit-building factories, Tanks, Solar arrays, gun towers, resource meters, numerous weaponry options that can be balanced according to your resources.

There are updated texture/asset files available, and due to continued fan devotion an alternate server.dat, as well as numerous community made maps.

Still a good looking and immersive game!

]]> 06 Dec 2006 08:19:51 Savage Savage was a massive undertaking as an indie game. It had a budget of approximately $1 million and was an innovative look on two genres. It mixed RTS and FPS elements together and created a multiplayer hybrid.
Developed by: S2 Games

]]> 07 Dec 2006 08:16:07 Gunlok Tell us about your game here

]]> 07 Dec 2006 08:41:43 MechCommander

Set in the Battletech Universe, year 3059, the newly reunified Star League Defence Force struggles to take the fight back to the Clans...

You are in command of the MechWarriors of Zulu Company, 1st Davion Guards. On the planet below, they await your orders, each voice a reminder of what's at stake.

Each decision, each parry and feint, bears consequence. You hesitate and the recruit you nurtured into an experienced MechWarrior over several missions is lost. His death is a stunning blow. The calls for back up, the missile impacts, the ammo bay explosion, the scream as the pilot ejects. All play loud and clear.

At mission's end, retrieve the survivors and their BattleMechs. Repair and refit what you can. Move yourbest MechWarriors into the best 'Mechs. Trade equipment in or add a new pilot. Let an injured pilot heal, if you can spare him. The next mission beckons.

This is MechCommander. You will know what it is to command.

Additional Game Features:

Command up to 12 MechWarriors against dozens of enemy 'Mechs, Elementals, armored vehicles and fortified emplacements.

The condition of 'Mechs and MechWarriors carry forward from mission to mission.

Repair, upgrade and organize your entire unit.

Buy new 'Mechs, weapons and pilots with resource points gained by winning missions. Select from 18 different 'Mech chassis withcustom armament and sensor systems.

Take salvage from the battlefield to gain superior enemy weapons.

The most animation in game history. Each 'Mech alone is rendered with over 100,000 frames.

30 in-depth missions.

Single player campaign plus full multiplayer network capability.

Isometric viewpoint.

Developer: FASA Interactive
Publisher: Microprose Software, Inc.
Released: June 24, 1998

Minimum System Requirements
Pentium 133 CPU, 16MB RAM, 150MB hard disk, 2MB PCI graphic card, Windows 95/98

]]> 07 Dec 2006 10:35:53 MechCommander 2 Take control of an entire company of the most fearsome military machines in history: BattleMechs! As a MechCommander, you command a unit of mercenary MechWarriors in a real-time strategy game of power, combat, and treachery set in the BattleTech Universe. Order your 'Mechs to divide and conquer the enemy as you become deeply involved in a bitter struggle for power among three warring noble houses.

]]> 07 Dec 2006 10:37:25 Really Rather Good Battles In Space Really Rather Good Battles In Space: Galactic Conflict 4320 - 4359 AD

Welcome to Really Rather Good Battles In Space - a space based real time strategy game for Windows and Linux.

The game has a website, complete with a discussion forum. You can visit it at:
http://rrgbis.sourceforge.net

]]> 08 Dec 2006 12:49:23 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 Moonbase Commander Moonbase Commander is a turn-based strategy game where players compete to spread a web-like base across a lunar battlefield while annihilating their opponents. Players can select from four factions each of which has a unique look for it's units and a specifically voiced adviser (although all four have identical capabilities) and compete alone or in teams against other humans (locally or via the net) or the assorted Bots that are included. Competition takes place on a variety of terrain, sometimes barren and empty sometimes green and full of rivers.

Once a battle is started, players take turns using a limited supply of energy to launch weapons against their enemies or launch new buildings to expand their base. Both are done with a simple aim and force interface similar to Worms or most early golf games so it takes some skill to land a building exactly where you want it. Because buildings are connected to your main hub with a web of power lines, careful planning is required to avoid leaving important nodes unprotected. There are 18 different weapons and buildings each with an energy cost based on how powerful and useful it is. Ultimately, you must destroy an enemy's main hub unit to eliminate him from the battle.

Moonbase Commander has a minutes to learn, lifetime to master quality. There's never enough energy to do everything you want to and your opposition is always breathing down your neck. Should you risk a tricky shot to place an expensive shield generator by your hub or just settle for launching waves of cheap cluster bombs at those enemy anti-air batteries in hopes of overwhelming them. Maybe you should just bide your time and send up a few more observation balloons. The possibilities are surprisingly limitless in this simple yet complex game.

(from the Moby Games Moonbase Commander site)

]]> 09 Dec 2006 08:55:01 NERO Neuro-Evolving Robotic Operatives, or NERO for short, is a unique computer game that lets you play with adapting intelligent agents hands-on. Evolve your own robot army by tuning their artificial brains for challenging tasks, then pit them against your friends' teams in online competitions!

]]> 10 Dec 2006 05:23:36 gate 88 Relive a childhood daydream of deep space intergalactic battle inspired by Herzog Zwei, Star control, SubSpace, Homeworld, and PARSEC47.

]]> 13 Dec 2006 05:42:12 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 Battlezone II: Combat Commander The war over bio-metal continues in this sequel to the 1998 "Battlezone", which itself was a remake of the much earlier arcade game. Like it's predecessor, it's a 3d hybrid of a tank sim, fps and rts.

Whereas the former game took place in an "alternate 1960's" in which the Soviets and Americans were rivals over the newly discovered alien technologies, Battlezone II takes place in an "alternate 1990's" in which humans have joined forces to combat the gathering threat of the alien race of "Scions".

Additional features of Battlezone II: Combat Commander

Challenging campaigns as well as varied multiplayer modes.

3-D topographical radar system which, as in Battlezone, is linked to the Command Interface system.

The HUD displays icons that further simplify the tasks of monitoring units and resources.

Meters allow you to observe resource and unit development progress at a glance.

Units under your command can be tasked individually or linked together into groups that can be hot-keyed for quick response.

Units can be assigned to the control of allied players in multiplayer!

System Requirements
200 MHz CPU, 64MB RAM, 4MB video card RAM, DirectX 7.0, 600 MB available hard disk space, Windows 95 (and above. Can reportedly be played on 2000 using "compatibility mode")

Developed by Pandemic Studios, and published by Activision in 2000.

]]> 14 Dec 2006 04:28:31 Homeworld Homeworld's epic tale begins in the far reaches of the universe. You were the benign lords of a peaceful society located in the center of a lush spiral galaxy. For as long as anyone could remember, no one challenged your peaceful existence. But then came the conquerors, invading with the sole purpose of overtaking your world. Billions died, and the survivors were relocated to a cold, lifeless planet on the edge of the galaxy. Hundreds of years later, all knowledge of your previous existence has been lost. Only vague myths remain, until the discovery of an ancient tablet buried within the ruins of a half-destroyed craft in the great-banded desert. This Guidestone reawakened the knowledge of your ancestry, and set your race on the path home - coordinates leading straight into the heart of the galaxy. Sixty years ago, construction began on the giant Mothership that will carry millions of your people into deep space. Construction is now complete. Your journey to the Homeworld begins here...

]]> 14 Dec 2006 12:19:35 S.W.I.N.E. The Pig National Army, following the orders of the notorious SteelFang, has attacked across the border of CarrotLand and the Rabbit capital is now under siege. The happy-go-lucky rabbits' only hope to save their country is to launch a guerilla-styled counterattack using a light, mobile shock force comprised of their remaining units under the player's command in this RTS.

]]> 15 Dec 2006 09:05:35 Warcraft 3: Frozen Throne Following in the tradition of previous Blizzard expansion sets, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne provides gamers with a vast new chapter in the epic Warcraft saga! In the single-player campaign, players revisit the war-torn world of Azeroth. Several months have passed since Archimonde and the Burning Legion were defeated at the battle of Mount Hyjal, yet a new threat has arisen throughout the land.

]]> 15 Dec 2006 08:35:24 Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos It has been nearly fifteen years since the war between the orcs and humans ended. An uneasy peace settled over the land while, for years, the drums of war were silent. Yet the kingdoms of men grew complacent in their victory - and slowly, the defeated orcish clans regrouped under the banner of a new visionary leader.

Now a darker shadow has fallen over the world, threatening to extinguish all life - all hope. The drums of war play upon the winds once again - rising urgently towards the inevitable hour when the skies will rain fire - and the world will tremble before the coming of the Burning Legion.

]]> 15 Dec 2006 08:50:23 Freedom Force vs The Third Reich

When Nuclear Winter returns with a plot to destroy Freedom Force and the free world, gaming's greatest heroes must team up with a flurry of fresh faces! As the sinister soviet's plan unfurls, patriot city's finest find themselves flung through time into the greatest conflict the planet has ever seen: World War 2!

The second of the series, Freedom Force vs. the Third Reich is a superhero tactical-rpg/strategy game with an extensive character customisation system. As in the original Freedom Force game, the interface is intuitive and easy to use, the storyline is lighthearted and humorous, and there are excellent character development tools.

Missions are framed within stylish cutscenes that are highly reminiscent of the golden age of comics. Nearly all of the action and movement in the game can be controlled by mouse, but shortcut keys are also functional. Gameplay is in real time by default, but with a turn based aspect, as with a tap of the spacebar you can pause the game and issue orders.

Additional game features

A brand new chapter in the ever-expanding Freedom Force universe.

Six new playable heroes from two distinct eras of comic books.

A hoard of new villains bent on world domination.

Radically enhanced graphics running on a brand new engine (Gamebryo).

Vastly improved multiplayer, including several completely new modes.

For the first time in gaming, a trip to the Golden Age of comics.

Create your own comic battles with story-based multiplayer.

Fully destructable environments.

Real-time shadows, dynamic lights and more new rendering features.

Create your own hero with the hero editor.

Robust Modding tools.

Computer Gaming World's Strategy Game of the Year 2002!

Developed by Irrational Games, and released in the U.S. on March 8, 2005 by publisher Vivendi Universal Games.

System Requirements:
733 MHz P3 or Athlon processor or equivalent. 128MB RAM, ATI Radeon 7000 or NVIDIA Geforce GTS or equivalent DirectX 9.0c compliant 32MB video card with hardware T&L. 700MB hard disk space. DirectX compatible sound card. 56K modem or broadband internet connection for online play. Windows 98/ME/2000/XP

]]> 16 Dec 2006 03:04:54 Allegiance Allegiance, the multiplayer space-combat game from the minds of Microsoft Research, combines the challenges of tactical squadron-based combat, intense one-on-one space dogfights, and amazing graphical and sound effects into a space-action experience like nothing you've seen before.

Allegiance is an online multiplayer game featuring a mix of 3D space combat, and real-time strategy.

]]> 16 Dec 2006 12:55:54 Meltdown 3 Meltdown 3 is the continuation and final implementation of the Meltdown series for the game Ascension. Meltdown 3 focuses more on the tactical and RTS aspects of gaming, to create a unique new way to play our favorite FPS games. A vast array of weapons, armors, and vehicles allow for an expanded tribes-esque FPS+Z combat experience.

]]> 17 Dec 2006 03:54:28 Command and Conquer Command and Conquer. The very mention of this game sends shivers down the spine of any gamer born before 1995. The game that (while not inventing the genre) almost singlehandedly brought the RTS genre into the minds and harddrives of the general gaming public.

In the game, you play as a lowly general fighting for either the (supposedly) good Global Defense Initiative, or the semi-terrorist Brotherhood of NOD. Both struggling to unlock and control the secrets of the mysterious new lifeform "Tiberium". Eventually, as the plot thickens, you will learn just how the Tiberium future really is.

The gameplay is fairly simple by todays standards, being composed of the now-standard RTS mechanics, but in 1995 it revolutionized the gaming world. This game has a superb storyline, great gameplay, and really is a classic.

]]> 19 Dec 2006 07:27:31 Herzog Zwei Herzog Zwei(Technosoft, 1989) is a hybrid shoot-em-up/real time strategy game which is widely credited as the first RTS. The sequel to Herzog(MSX), Herzog Zwei has the player flying around in a command plane using free-movement controls a la Thunderforce 2(also by Technosoft). This plane can attack the enemy command plane, or it can switch into a ground form for attacking ground units.

The RTS elements are the true purpose of the command plane, or c-ship. The c-ship can pick up units and give them programs such as "Attack Nearest Base", "Defend Nearest Base", and so on. It can then drop the unit near its objective, pick up another one, program it, and so on. This is probably a function of the Genesis's limited input mechanisms for unit selection and menu actions, but it results in a very nice approach that balances highly complex instructions against a large amount of time required to command each unit.

Herzog Zwei is a two-player game, with various bases scattered throughout the map and a Main Base in either corner. More bases allow the player to build units more quickly, and once one player takes the other's Main Base, the game is over. If one player destroys the other's c-ship, it respawns at the victim's Main Base in a few seconds.

Herzog Zwei has a small, albeit rabid, fan base.

]]> 22 Dec 2006 08:28:06 People of the Dawn People of the Dawn is a Third/First Person perspective experience blended with Real Time Strategy control elements, allowing the player to manage her tribe as well as participate within the environment. The story and goal is simple: Man versus Nature or the elements. Simply put: Survival.

]]> 22 Dec 2006 03:37:19 Bang! Howdy Bang! Howdy is an online strategy game revolving around the "Wild West". It is made by Three Rings Design, the makers of Yohoho! Puzzle Pirates. There is no cost to download the game (or to play it in-browser) and start playing.

The setting mixes elements from a variety of related genres, such as steampunk or Native American myth. Several of the players' available units are entirely mechanical, including artillery and a "steam gunman", a robot boasting large wagon wheels for movement while wearing a cowboy hat. Other, more conventional units include cavalry and gunslingers. At the 2006 Game Developer's Conference, Three Rings described the formula as "Chess + Mario Kart + Real Time/ Turn-Based + Steampunk Westerns + Secret Sauce".

]]> 24 Dec 2006 06:04:02 Age of Empires Age of Empires involves building a civilization consisting of many different groups, such as the Greeks, Egyptians, etc. that start out in the stone age, and gradually move up to the final stage which is iron. There are 6 different types of fighting that can occur. One being sword, 2 being archery, 3 being mounted horse, 4 being religious between priests, 5 being battles between catapults and ballistas, and 6 being between ships. Many of the different types are mixed in with each other, such as archery horsemen. AoE was one of many great strategy games based around previous civilizations.

]]> 25 Dec 2006 10:25:38 Star Wars Empire at War: Forces of Corruption Expansion to the best-selling Star Wars Empire at War, you get to control a new faction, the Zann Consortium, led by the criminal mastermind Tyber Zann. With all-new tactics like bribery, piracy, kidnapping and racketeering, you can control the shadowy forces of corruption in your attempt to rule the Star Wars underworld

]]> 27 Dec 2006 05:46:23 Blizzard of War A classic RTS game (Real-Time Strategy) with a fun and long deserving theme -- the winter snowball fight. Harvest the precious maple sap, fortify your snowy defenses, and command your grade school army in a battle for supremacy over the vacant lot and community soccer fields. Dominate the other neighborhoods to prove your snowy genius amidst a Blizzard of War.

The sap must flow...

Developed by Heliostorm Digital Media, Inc.

]]> 28 Dec 2006 07:59:14 Valandria - Fields of War TBA April 2007

]]> 28 Dec 2006 08:06:24 VKIT - Valandria - RTS Code Content Pack We are working on code pack that enhanced the RTS starter kit.

more TBA

]]> 28 Dec 2006 08:14:13 Sins Of A Solar Empire Sins of a Solar Empire is an innovative real-time strategy game featuring seamless transition between epic strategy and tactical combat modes, initiating what is already becoming known as the RT4X sub-genre. A galaxy of intriguing aliens, powerful starships, and colossal planets comes to life with stunning 3D graphics, unparalleled sense of scale, and a cinematic musical score. Explore and conquer nearby planets and distant solar systems by applying brute force, cunning strategy, elegant diplomacy, economic mastery, and researched technology.

]]> 18 Feb 2007 06:10:30 WarCraft Warcraft: Orcs & Humans is the real-time fantasy strategy game from Blizzard Entertainment that quickly became a best seller. Warcraft has not only become a classic, winning many awards, but it has set new standards for multiplayer games. Set in the mythic kingdom of Azeroth, players are given the task of maintaining a thriving economy while building a war machine with which to destroy the enemy.

By playing either the Humans or the Orcs in this saga, two separate story lines evolve with 12 scenarios per side telling the tale of the battle for Azeroth. From swords to sorcery, all the elements of classic fantasy are here to explore: rich forests, dark dungeons and bubbling swamps await the stalwart troops amassed to fight for dominance. Command many unique armies and creatures including Knights, Archers, Clerics, Warlocks, Daemons, Elementals, and the Dead.

The multiplayer aspects of the game bring Warcraft to a new level of excitement.Challenge another player on over 20 custom maps and determine who among you is the supreme warlord. Head to head play is supported over modem, serial link, and IPX networks, and works cross-platform with both the IBM-PC and Macintosh versions.

]]> 30 Dec 2006 08:13:54 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 Ground Control Note: Don't fail to notice that the full Ground Control game is now a free download!

Speedy3d said,

At the beginning of every mission the units are pre-selected before play so that concentration can be put on the battle rather than the base. This opens up a whole new can of possibilities and ways of expanding just the gameplay itself rather than the management. The need for detailed battle plans and increasingly deceptive and cunning tactics suddenly grows tremendously.

Two political factions have gone to war over a distant world and the secrets it holds in Ground Control, a visually stunning and frenetically paced action/real-time strategy game from Sierra and Massive Entertainment.

By combining strategic combat with fast-paced 3D action elements, Ground Control promises to deliver a fresh experience that will appeal to a wide audience, including online gaming enthusiasts.

At its core, Ground Control is a frenetically paced RTS played out in a visually stunning 3D world. During the course of the game, players will be challenged in an intense arena of battle- effectively managing tactical squads of foot soldiers, mobile units, air craft and support units as they vie for control of a distant planet.

In addition to the epic single-player game, Ground Control's extensive multiplayer component features several unique multiplayer modes including deathmatch-style drop-in games - a first for RTS.

Additional Game Features:

Command your squads in a variety of formations, across rugged terrain, and to victory in several different mission objectives.

Focus on the strategy and action. Ground Control eliminates many of the tedious aspects of typical RTS games and focuses its gameplay on tactics, strategy, and the art of battle.

Choose your troops. Various types of tanks, hover bikes, airplanes, and soldiers will be at your disposal, delivered to the battlefield by orbital dropships. However once you are in battle you won't be able to make more, so proper troop selection will be key to success.

Arm your troops. Each unit type has special weapons, abilities, and armor. Players can choose to custom fit each unit or let the game auto-select the proper load out for each mission. Special equipment can include medikits, repair kits, image intensifiers, afterburners, various stationary turrets, or repair stations. Most specials can usually be used two or three times during a level, although the most powerful special abilities, such as the bomber's tactical nuclear warhead, are limited to a single use.

Advanced artificial intelligence makes your troops and your enemy's troops act and fight realistically.

A gripping story line will unfold as you command your troops through 30 single-player missions.

Take the battle online. Battle your friends or enemies via the Internet or LAN in traditional RTS multiplay, as well as in multiplayer modes new to the RTS genre.

Control the camera to get a better view of the action. A free-floating camera allows you to zoom in and out and view the action from any angle.

Ground Control completely does away with resource and economic management, expanding the conventional focus from real-time strategy into real-time tactical combat.

Ultra high quality 16Bit textures and amazingly detailed units and buildings. Ground Control employed relatively new 'Rendering Distance' code features that control the level of polygons you can see by the distance at which they are. A character seen at great distance may consist of only a few polygons, but zooming in reveals gorgeous detail.

Hands-on tutorial gets you up to speed for your role as a battlefield commander by tasking you with various and comprehensive objectives and enemy engagements.

Developer: Massive Entertainment
Publisher: Sierra
Released: June 1, 2000

Minimum System Requirements
233 MHz CPU, 32 MB RAM, 4 MB video card RAM, 4X CD-ROM drive, DirectX 7.0a, 306 MB available hard disk space, Windows 95.

]]> 01 Jan 2007 09:10:23 Steam Brigade Steam Brigade is a 2D side scrolling real time strategy game. In an alternate steam-punk history you take on the roll of General Mackenzie's son getting revenge and stopping the evil Garr and his band of robots. The gameplay is unique and addictive, the story is thought out and well presented and the art is great.

Give the Steam Brigade demo a try and I'm sure you'll fall in love with it.

]]> 05 Jan 2007 01:01:48 Company of Heroes This RTS is set in WWII in the fight between the Axis and Allied forces. It is one of the most advanced RTS's to date, with a highly detailed, fully destructable world, and its own physics engine, and complete camera control, players of this game can feel involved like never before. The level of realism in the game means that unlike most other RTS's, the tactical use of your units is more important than simply outnumbering the enemy.

The campaign mode follows the allies following the assault at Normandy. The missions are nicely varied in objectives and game style, with badges to collect as bonusses at each level.

Online, you can play both tournament style and casually, with a max of 4v4. The maps are varied nicely, meaning players need to adapt their style of play to each one. Each map can be played as either annihilation, where the objective is the destroy the enemy, or as victory point, where players can also win by holding points for a length of time.

The online section of the game also includes a community with news updates, chatrooms and a buddies system.

]]> 06 Jan 2007 07:09:59 Stratagus Stratagus was previously an open source project known as 'Freecraft', and its original purpose was to re-create the Warcraft 2 engine to the point of 100% playability. It succeeded in that goal and decided to move on towards other more challenging goals. Stratagus is now a general use open source engine that a large number of games have based themselves upon, such as Wargus, Battle of Survival, InsectWar, and more.

]]> 09 Jan 2007 04:48:39 Dark Oberon Dark Oberon is an open source real-time strategy game similar to Warcraft II released under GPL. It has got unique graphics - textures created from shots of real models made out of plasticine!

]]> 10 Jan 2007 03:12:53 Shattered Galaxy Shattered Galaxy, the world's first published massively multiplayer online real-time strategy game, combines the excitement of real-time strategy with the character development of role-playing in a persistent online world.
When you play Shattered Galaxy, you enter a community of thousands of gamers like yourself. Fight with hundreds in an ever-evolving universe!

Discover new friends, new strategies and new technologies!
Advance to greatness in the only massive online warfare
experience available.
From the official site.

Full game can be played for free, but to get everything out of the game a subscription is required.

]]> 20 Jan 2007 04:53:26 Outpost 2: Divided Destiny Outpost 2 is a real-time strategy game developed by Dynamix and published by Sierra, released in 1997. Outpost 2's relation to the original Outpost is little more than a namesake.

]]> 16 Jan 2007 06:24:38 Rise of Nations In this historical RTS, like in other many RTS games, is to advance your technological levels and conquer your enemies using your army supplemented by your shrewd tactical prowess.

This game combines the combat-heavy gamplay of the Age of Empires games with a elements of the more city and technology centric Civilization.

Generally speaking, you start the "ancient" age and work your way all the way up to the information age and slightly beyond.

Elements like managing the borders of your empire, exploring, keeping you resource production high, and building more cities are as important as any game of this kind. But features like the ability to build unique age-specific "wonders" which provide special bonuses to the player that manages to construct them first make this game a unique and fun experience to play.

]]> 19 Jan 2007 04:57:46 Rome: Total War Rome: Total War is the third game in the popular Total War series. The player begins by choosing to play one of three Roman factions: the Brutii, the Julii and the Scipii. The player must manage each city under the faction's control, build armies, assign faction members to positions of mayor or general, and expand the faction's territory by defeating enemy factions such as Gaul, Greece, Macedonia, and many more. Meanwhile, the other Senate issues special missions for the player to complete and gain favor. Senate offices may be assigned to faction members. As the game progresses, each faction member's political and military influence can grow or shrink. If the faction leader dies, he is replaced by an heir. It is up to the player to choose who is in line for that role. Once the game reaches a certain point, it changes up and the player must fight the other Roman factions for control of Rome.

When combat takes place, the game moves from the strategic, turn-based map view to a full 3D real-time tactical view. The player has several units under his command, usually comprised of 50 or more individual soldiers. Each unit (not each soldier) can be maneuvered individually or all units as a massive formation. Siege equipment can be built to capture cities, the citizens of which can be left as they are, enslaved, or slaughtered at the player's discretion. Mercenaries can be recruited to fill in weaknesses in a particular army, but their loyalty is not at all assured and they, like the cheap peasant units, may prove unreliable and in fierce combat -- units with low morale may break and flee the field. When an army engages the enemy, if another friendly army (of the player's own or that of an ally) is within range, they will rush to reinforce the battle.

The combination of turn-based and realtime strategy is quite enjoyable. The scope of the game makes for some long and often intense playing sessions. Plus, when a player beats a particular faction other than the three starting Roman factions, it then becomes playable. So there is a great deal of replayability as well.

]]> 22 Jan 2007 05:13:30 Arcalines Since August of 2006 we have been working on our new RTS game called Arcalines. The game takes place on earth in the yeat 2029. Human kind are fighting for these survival Against a hidden danger. Something we created something we can not controle. The game is based on pick up and play RTS action with no resorce collection to worry about. We plan to launch an Alpha version of the game this spring.

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