Back in the day, before 3D graphics and when people still struggled with DOS, SSI was the king of RPGs. Why? Because it held the lucrative Dungeons and Dragons license, and it successfully brought some truly great licensed games to PC, which have an X-Factor that in many ways has…
Read MoreBack in the day, before 3D graphics and when people still struggled with DOS, SSI was the king of RPGs. Why? Because it held the lucrative Dungeons and Dragons license, and it successfully brought some truly great licensed games to PC, which have an X-Factor that in many ways has…
Read MoreWorld Supremacy is a strange beast. It somehow tries to sneak casual, light strategic action into a hardcore wargame package. I’m not entirely convinced it works, but I personally found it a lot of fun. Control the world, Risk-style See, on the surface, it’s not even close to being accessible.…
Read MoreWorld Supremacy is a strange beast. It somehow tries to sneak casual, light strategic action into a hardcore wargame package. I’m not entirely convinced it works, but I personally found it a lot of fun. Control the world, Risk-style See, on the surface, it’s not even close to being accessible.…
Read MoreHardcore strategy games are, for the most part, a delicate mixture of realism and simulation on steroids. Paradox Interactive’s Pride of Nations is no exception, combining the usual intense military strategy with the dictator level of government (public) control, and influence over the private sector. Whilst there is no real…
Read MoreHardcore strategy games are, for the most part, a delicate mixture of realism and simulation on steroids. Paradox Interactive’s Pride of Nations is no exception, combining the usual intense military strategy with the dictator level of government (public) control, and influence over the private sector. Whilst there is no real…
Read MoreVirtual simulators such as Sim City have eaten away a great deal of time throughout this reviewer’s life, and the recent incarnations/ copycats have, from experience, often failed to match that pink elephant of the simulation room. Cities in Motion is specifically designed towards the transport aspect of city management…
Read MoreVirtual simulators such as Sim City have eaten away a great deal of time throughout this reviewer’s life, and the recent incarnations/ copycats have, from experience, often failed to match that pink elephant of the simulation room. Cities in Motion is specifically designed towards the transport aspect of city management…
Read MoreFantasy buffs are going to lap this up: George R.R. Martin’s modern classic, A Game of Thrones, is not only coming to TV courtesy of HBO, but is also invading PCs with a new strategy game. Strategy is the right pick for A Game of Thrones. The books are, after…
Read MoreFantasy buffs are going to lap this up: George R.R. Martin’s modern classic, A Game of Thrones, is not only coming to TV courtesy of HBO, but is also invading PCs with a new strategy game. Strategy is the right pick for A Game of Thrones. The books are, after…
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