Rome Total War: Alexander
PC GAME REVIEW posted on 11 AUG 2006 by Scott Parrino
Lloyd Sabin offers his thoughts on the latest installation to the long-standing Total War series, Rome Total War: Alexander. Is conquering the ancient world with 3D graphics really as much fun as it sounds? Lloyd puts this highly anticipated real time strategy/turn-based blend to the test to find out.
Strategic Command 2
PC GAME REVIEW posted on 26 JUL 2006 by Scott Parrino
Hubert Cater's capstone World War II grand strategy game has finally arrived. Jim Cobb relates his new found powers of being the uber general in this review.
The Operational Art of War 3
PC GAME REVIEW posted on 17 JUL 2006 by Scott Parrino
Veteran wargamer Mike Dorn reviews the latest and greatest version of the famous Operational Art of War series. Read on to find out what's new from Norm Koger's operational wargaming sensation.
Navy Field – Resurrection of the Steel Fleet
PC GAME REVIEW posted on 13 JUL 2006 by Scott Parrino
Will Trotter tackles the innovative title from SD EnterNET, Navy Field, which he describes as a MMORG/ 2-D naval tactical/ real-time/ “role-playing” monster. Steel meets steel on the high seas and Mr. Trotter is there to judge if Navy Field is fit to serve.
Steel Beasts Professional Personal Edition
PC GAME REVIEW posted on 14 JUN 2006 by Scott Parrino
$150 for a game? Well, it's not quite a game. It's not even a typical simulation in some respects. Jim Cobb takes a detailed look at eSim's Steel Beasts Professional Personal Edition and wonders who should buy it.
Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends
PC GAME REVIEW posted on 13 JUN 2006 by Scott Parrino
Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends attempts to break the sequel mold by doing something completely different. Is Rise of Legends truly something different? Chris Massey takes on the highly-anticipated RTS.
Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords
PC GAME REVIEW posted on 22 MAY 2006 by Scott Parrino
Chris Massey takes on the returning Dread Lords for 4x strategy players everywhere. Is Galactic Civilizations II the first true spiritual heir to the original Master of Orion?
Cuban Missile Crisis
PC GAME REVIEW posted on 20 MAY 2006 by Scott Parrino
The war that never was in a game that should be something else.
Take Command: 2nd Manassas
PC GAME REVIEW posted on 28 APR 2006 by James Cobb
MadMinute Games returns to the battlefield with a sequel to our 2005 Game of the Year. Can it succeed in holding the line?
Puresim Baseball 2005
PC GAME REVIEW posted on 15 APR 2006 by Scott Parrino
Mike Dorn steps up to the plate and reviews Matrix Games' foray into the sports genre with Puresim Baseball 2005. Will Puresim Baseball strike out or knock one into the grandstands? Either way, expect gratuitous baseball cliches.
Red Orchestra: Ostfront
PC GAME REVIEW posted on 6 APR 2006 by Scott Parrino
The Wargamer's Oleg Maštruko reviews the latest incarnation of the long-running Unreal mod project, Red Orchestra. Does this mod with humble beginnings measure up to the rough and tough WWII shooter market? Read on to find out.
Stalingrad '42
PC GAME REVIEW posted on 30 MAR 2006 by Scott Parrino
After several years and a dozen Panzer Campaigns games, John Tiller and company have finally found there way to the shores of the Volga river and the most famous Eastern Front battle. Jim Cobb radios in his review.
Star Wars: Empire at War
PC GAME REVIEW posted on 27 MAR 2006 by Craig Handler
Is the next Star Wars strategy game worthy of a Jedis praise? Or will it be crushed by the death grip of mediocrity? The Wargamers Craig Handler tells us about it.
Birth of America
PC GAME REVIEW posted on 24 MAR 2006 by Scott Parrino
Two if by a land hex, one if by sea hex. The Wargamer's Leo Farrell signals to readers his review of AGE3D's new wargame covering the American Revolution and the French & Indian War.
War Plan Orange
PC GAME REVIEW posted on 14 MAR 2006 by Scott Parrino
What's Orange about a War Plan? Bill Trotter explains how hypothetical wargaming in the 1920s foreshadowed World War II and eventually manifested itself into a wargame for the 21st century.
Kosumi
PC GAME REVIEW posted on 28 JAN 2006 by Scott Parrino
"Most online games today are like high powered sports cars, decked out with the latest graphical bells and whistles, intense game play and in-your-face action. Kosumi is more like the custom classic car your neighbor has been quietly working on in his garage..."
Legion Arena
PC GAME REVIEW posted on 23 JAN 2006 by Leo Farrell
Leo Farrell reviews Legion Arena, an RPG-strategy game. Is developer Slitherine onto something with this hybrid or will taking elements from both genres only be a case of trying to do much in one game?
Earth 2160
PC GAME REVIEW posted on 17 JAN 2006 by Scott Parrino
Humanity’s future is bloody, but is it worth saving?
Anglo-German War '39 - '45
PC GAME REVIEW posted on 12 JAN 2006 by Scott Parrino
Is grog gaming alive and well on the PC? Michael Eckenfels answers with his review of Schwerpunkt's latest.
UFO: Aftershock
PC GAME REVIEW posted on 10 JAN 2006 by Scott Parrino
True to its heritage, UFO: Aftershock deftly blends elements of strategy, role-playing and squad-level tactics in a simultaneous turn-based game that’s both compulsive and challenging.
