Defender’s Quest Attacks Tower Defense Genre
Defender’s Quest: Valley of the Forgotten is a new indy tower defense game that mixes in RPG elements to deliver a deep strategic experience with a friendly interface.
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The Old Gods Make A New Comeback
The pagans are coming! Crusader Kings II is a brutal strategy game on its own, where just surviving is a high honor. Add in the rampaging pagans, or become them, and The Old Gods DLC becomes epic.
Old School Wargaming Roars Back
Machines At War 3 is a modern game that harkens back to a simpler time in real-time wargaming, when skill, strategy and storytelling went hand in hand. It’s time to reenlist.
Getting To The Heart Of Greatness
It took Blizzard two years to come out with the first DLC for Starcraft II, but Heart of the Swarm brings us a long campaign, fleshes out the Zerg race, and adds endless replay value.
The Only Defense Is More Offence
Planets Under Attack is a fine example of a massive tower defense game in space, even if the defensive part of the equation is largely left out of this offensive-only romp.
Not Your Typical Princess
This week I tackle a game that puts me in the role of a princess out to kill off my would be heroes, which is of course a neat flip on the whole damsel in distress scenario.
Tower Offense Charges Forward
Instead of a defensive tower game, Anomaly: Warzone Earth puts you on the other side, as marines who must navigate and attack a complex tower defense network.
Real Time Strategy Takes An Alien Approach
Tryst is the latest real-time strategy game to try and conquer the market. This time the emphasis is on hardcore sci-fi action, with the graphics and sound effects to back it up.
Another Game Conquers Space
Endless Space is the latest of the space-based 4X type of strategy games. It has a steep learning curve, but offers plenty of fun and replay value for emperors who successfully make the climb.
Convicted Conscripts Fight Their War
Men of War: Condemned Heroes focuses on the penal armies raised by Russia during World War II. While a fascinating concept, the game doesn’t really develop.