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Desert Rats vs. Afrika Korps Review

As good as the game looks, some flawed mechanics and a general lack of polish keep it from being as fun as it should be.

9.4

Superb

Unreal Tournament 2004 Review

No other multiplayer-focused action game has this much to offer.

5.4

Mediocre

Two Thrones Review

The limited scope, clunky build interface, and lackluster artificial intelligence mean this isn't a game for veteran strategy gamers looking for a challenge.

4.9

Poor

Pax Romana Review

There's little reward for all the indirect management you have to deal with, and the terrible interface sabotages the whole affair.

7.2

Patrician III Review

Patrician III isn't much of a sequel, but the core gameplay still makes for a deeply intricate and challenging business game.

7.1

Pirate Hunter Review

The addition of linear scenarios doesn't add any depth or detail, but what Pirate Hunter does well is provide a healthy portion of ship combat.

8.7

Railroad Tycoon 3 Review

Railroad Tycoon III is surprisingly easy to learn for a game of its scope, and it has something for anyone with a fondness for trains or making loads of money--which ...

Empires: Dawn of the Modern World Review

As a refinement of the Age of Empires legacy, Empires offers enough that's new to even appeal to those who aren't card-carrying RTS fans.

7.9

Commandos 3: Destination Berlin Review

If any game offers the chance to understand just how impossible the heroic events of war movies would be to accomplish, Commandos 3 is it.

5.9

Mediocre

Once Upon a Knight Review

Apart from odd attempts at humor that are hard to ignore, the story execution falls flat, the scenarios are tediously scripted, and the skirmish mode is terribly limited.

8.3

SimCity 4: Rush Hour Review

Rush Hour takes the next step by adding such useful features that you'll wonder why they weren't in the original release of SimCity 4.

6.9

Republic: The Revolution Review

Overly linear missions and noninteractive 3D action get in the way of the deep political strategizing of Republic's later levels.

6.5

Europa Universalis: Crown of the North Review

As a stand-alone game, it doesn't offer enough challenge or variety.

Port Royale Review

Once you get past Port Royale's steep learning curve, you may find yourself enthralled by the game's promise of profiteering and pirating on the high seas.

8.4

Galactic Civilizations Review

Galactic Civilizations' strong AI, robust diplomacy, and variety of strategic options make it an outstanding turn-based strategy game.

6.7

Master of Orion III Review

Master of Orion III is a disappointing follow-up to the two most significant space empire games ever.

7.9

Hegemonia: Legions of Iron Review

Hegemonia's solid, innovative gameplay and technically impressive graphics may seem very appealing to space strategy fans, but it's too bad that the game isn't more accessible and more polished.

3.1

Bad

Elite Forces: Navy SEALs Review

Previous budget-priced shooters didn't set our expectations for Navy SEALs very high, but the game undercuts even those standards.

8.2

Warlords Battlecry II Review

Warlords Battlecry II's many playable factions, persistent heroes, and dynamic campaign are innovative elements on top of a solid real-time strategy game.

8

Starships Unlimited: Divided Galaxies Review

Starships Unlimited is a game that's as remarkable for its humble shareware beginnings as it is for its elegant design.

Capitalism II Review

Once competition picks up against the aggressive AI, Capitalism II shows its colors as a great strategy game. Also, as if to help your own bottom line, the game's a ...

Europa Universalis II Review

The new game has a broader focus, one that will interest returning veterans of the first game, and it greatly improves the tutorial and documentation to ease the significant learning ...

8.4

Myth III: The Wolf Age Review

Even if the multiplayer isn't polished to match the expectations of a demanding online community, Myth III stands on its own as a great single-player game.

7.7

Patrician II Review

Patrician II successfully blends trading, city-building, and simple ship combat in a way that's constantly engaging.

6.8

Trade Empires Review

Trade Empires lays out a broad and varied economic world that's initially interesting to explore, but over time, this doesn't justify all the effort the game demands.

6.7

Green Berets Review

Enemy-packed level design contributes to a single-player experience that is significantly harder on the normal difficulty level than the notoriously challenging Myth and Myth II single-player campaigns.

Tribes 2 Review

Tribes 2 isn't easy to master, and it won't play well on every gaming PC, but when you're up and running it's a tremendous amount of fun.

8.1

Europa Universalis Review

Once you get past the initial shock of how big and occasionally unwieldy the game is, you'll find that the detailed mechanics work to produce an unparalleled level of depth.

6.9

Metal Fatigue Review

Despite its problems, fans of anime or mech games should find that Metal Fatigue is a fun, fast-paced real-time strategy game.

7.3