This entry is part 7 of 7 in the series Wargame: European Escalation/AirLand Battle My last attack failed. This one, I promise myself, won’t. I’m playing a NATO vs NATO mirror match, one of the options available in … Continue reading
This entry is part 1 of 1 in the series StarDrive I’m five hours (per Steam) and three abortive practice games into StarDrive, a new PC space strategy title from one-man studio Zer0 Sum Games. So far, I can perhaps … Continue reading
This entry is part 6 of 7 in the series Wargame: European Escalation/AirLand Battle Wargame: AirLand Battle is the upcoming sequel to Wargame: European Escalation, a Cold War-themed fusion of two genres: the RTS and the beer-and-pretzels wargame. EE was … Continue reading
Eador: Genesis is a turn-based fantasy strategy game in the vein of Dominions, Heroes of Might and Magic, and Master of Magic. Originally released back in 2009 as the brainchild of one man, Alexey Bokulev, it was only recently … Continue reading
Following on from last year’s Gods and Kings, 2K/Firaxis has announced Brave New World, a second expansion for Civilization V. Whereas G&K‘s headline features were religion and espionage, BNW seems to focus on “soft power”: trade, culture, diplomacy, and a … Continue reading
As promised, here’s the Age of Wonders III Q&A with designer Lennart Sas of Triumph Studios! By way of introduction, Age of Wonders is a high fantasy, turn-based strategy series that has been around since the late 1990s. … Continue reading
Civilization V designer Jon Shafer has unveiled his latest project on Kickstarter: At the Gates, a 4X strategy game that casts the player as a barbarian chief out to pick the carcass of the crumbling Roman Empire. The game … Continue reading
First Aubrey & Maturin sailed into the digital world, and now one of my all-time favourite games, Illwinter’s strategy masterpiece Dominions 3, has finally made its way to digital download shops Desura (edit: and Gamersgate)! It’s also reasonably priced, at … Continue reading
This entry is part 10 of 10 in the series XCOM: Enemy UnknownFor one month, you followed me as I played through Firaxis’ XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the successor to one of the greatest games of all time. Now that I’ve … Continue reading
This entry is part 9 of 10 in the series XCOM: Enemy Unknown North America, 1 September 2015. The aliens’ forward base on Earth, the wee hours of the morning. Above the landing bay, a shape appears: XCOM’s Skyranger, … Continue reading
Good news, fellow Android gamers! Starbase Orion, Chimera Software LLC’s Master of Orion-style strategy game for iOS, may come to Android next year. I sent an email to developer Rocco Bowling, and this was his reply: I will be … Continue reading
This entry is part 8 of 10 in the series XCOM: Enemy UnknownThe battle of Melbourne, June 2015, dealt a bitter blow to XCOM. It left us down two countries and five soldiers (four of them amongst our finest veterans), … Continue reading
This entry is part 7 of 10 in the series XCOM: Enemy UnknownAs Part 4 ended, things were going smooth as butter. XCOM’s soldiers were winning battle after battle, and coming home almost invariably in one piece. The strategic layer … Continue reading
This entry is part 6 of 10 in the series XCOM: Enemy UnknownAnd we’re back! After Part 3’s successful terror mission, the rest of April passes without incident. Dr Vahlen and her scientists finish research on beam weapons, which … Continue reading
This entry is part 5 of 10 in the series XCOM: Enemy UnknownWelcome to the third part of my Let’s Play (Classic difficulty, Ironman mode) for XCOM: Enemy Unknown! When we previously left off, I had two worries. One, … Continue reading
This entry is part 4 of 10 in the series XCOM: Enemy UnknownWelcome back to my Let’s Play (Classic difficulty, Ironman mode) of XCOM: Enemy Unknown! We finished our last instalment on March 20 (game time), with a successful end to … Continue reading
This entry is part 3 of 10 in the series XCOM: Enemy UnknownMarch, 2015. We are not alone in the universe. Humanity is under attack from an alien army equipped with technology beyond anything we have seen. The armed forces … Continue reading
With the new XCOM game around the corner, it’s time to reflect on the fallen. The First and Second Alien Wars had horrific death tolls. Tens, hundreds, thousands of little pixel-dudes rotated on the spot to face the player, screamed, … Continue reading
For the last three days the Sydney Showground has played host to the EB Games Expo, and that was where I spent yesterday. There I met some folks from the industry, both publishers and indie developers; watched trailers and gameplay … Continue reading
This entry is part 1 of 10 in the series XCOM: Enemy UnknownI should preface this with three comments. First, I can’t opine on XCOM‘s maligned keyboard+mouse interface, as I played with an Xbox 360 controller. Second, I edited the … Continue reading
From the blog of Vic Davis, of Armageddon Empires, Solium Infernum and Six-Gun Saga fame: Ok I’m in the home stretch on The Occult Chronicles. The famous last 10% that feels like the final turn on the 400 meter … Continue reading
This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series Civilization V For years, new Civilization games (much like a certain other franchise) have followed a process of “two steps forward, one step back”. The original Civilization was a great … Continue reading
This entry is part 2 of 10 in the series XCOM: Enemy Unknown Calling all readers, aspiring alien-hunters, and Guile-haired jumpsuit-wearers! With XCOM: Enemy Unknown‘s release just a month and a half away, Earth needs a few* brave** men … Continue reading
This entry is part 1 of 1 in the series Europa Universalis IVHot on the heels of Paradox’s announcement of Europa Universalis IV, studio boss Johan Anderson has presented the first gameplay video! Courtesy of Gamespot: That video’s highlight, for … Continue reading
This entry is part 5 of 7 in the series Wargame: European Escalation/AirLand Battle #6 – May 2013 – The game’s preorder beta has begun! Check out my impressions of the beta! #5 – 16 February 2013: Big news! … Continue reading
This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion The 1990s were the decade of the real-time strategy game, and I played every major one: Herzog Zwei, Dune 2, Command & … Continue reading
Two high-profile strategy games came out recently, Civilization V: Gods and Kings and Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion, and I might as well spoil my forthcoming reviews by saying I like both of them. Each offers incremental but … Continue reading
Update – 5 July 2012: It’s a mystery no longer: details of Conquest are now on Steam. It’s a territorial victory mode: ’CONQUEST’’ for Wargame: European Escalation brings brand new exciting content to extend the conflict. Defy commanders worldwide … Continue reading
This is a good time to be a fan – as I am – of games that mix squad-level strategy and RPG mechanics. Last year saw the PSP release of the excellent Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together, a … Continue reading
Warlock: Master of the Arcane is very upfront about what type of game it is. The first word tells you everything you need to know. Warlock – person who uses magic; this part is readily apparent. Add a hyphen, and … Continue reading
