Put simply, X-COM is a bona fide modern classic, standing proudly alongside Civilization and Populous as a benchmark in the evolution of strategy gaming.
Role-playing games don't get a whole lot better than Final Fantasy Tactics.
Fire Emblem couples a compelling, character-driven epic tale with strategic gameplay that is accessible and still manages to be challenging and satisfying.
Even with its problems, its excellent combat system and sense of style make Jagged Alliance 2 very easy to recommend.
Star Chamber combines elegance, interesting gameplay choices, and the attraction of card-collecting in what has to be one of the very best pure game designs of the year.
The Heroes formula clearly stands the test of time in Heroes IV and is every bit as enjoyable as it's ever been in previous games.
Though it may seem difficult for beginners, Age of Wonders II sounds good, looks great, plays terrific, and improves on every aspect of the original game.
People's General represents the natural evolution of Panzer General II and the Living Battlefield series.
The simple rules and basic control structure make it a game that anyone can learn to play in about five minutes.
Shogun has a great subject, and a perfect melding of strategic and tactical gameplay.
101 simulates the chaos of an airborne drop very well, and the level of detail is tremendous.
In Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, you must help protect the nation of Renais from the invading Grado Empire. Plan your strategy, choose your units, and then lead your soldiers ...
The Operational Art of War II is a continuation and enhancement, not a radical revision, of designer Norm Koger's ambitious operational wargame.
Ancient Empires is a risky title, but in the end it comes off as a success.
Though the new stand-alone game reuses graphics and sound from Age of Wonders II, it has plenty of great features to keep turn-based strategy fans playing till the break of ...
Players who love strategy games will go nuts for Master of Orion II.
Korsun Pocket is an excellent game, is compelling and addictive for anyone interested in deep strategy games, and is easily the best 2D wargame for the PC to date.
A serious, stylish strategy game.
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance brings back to consoles the strategic combat series Fire Emblem from the Game Boy Advance. In this installment, you can control units such as knights, ...
This is almost the X-COM sequel that folks have been hoping for.
Age of Wonders encompasses many facets of games that have preceded it, but it adds improvements of its own and is consequently a complex and highly evolved strategy game.
The logistics become incredibly complex, but they also become utterly compelling. Each move must be pored over for several minutes, with the implications spreading out across the landscape like wildfire.
By now, if you've resigned yourself to the fact that the likeliness of seeing Scenario 2 or 3 in English is rather slim, the import route might be worth considering.
It's been said before, and it'll have to be said again: Shining Force III is the kind of game that could've given Sega more of a chance had it not ...
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