Napoleon Is Dynamite (for some)
Napoleon’s Campaigns may not be for fire-and-forget gamers, but those who appreciate a war game with great depth will find it "la magnifique!"
Napoleon’s Campaigns may not be for fire-and-forget gamers, but those who appreciate a war game with great depth will find it "la magnifique!"
Panzer Tactics DS brings hardcore in-depth strategy to a small handheld platform, in this case the Nintendo DS. And it does it in a big way.
Taking the strengths of all their Europa Universalis titles and adding both an amazing graphical interface and a Roman theme is pure genius.
Turn-based strategy games are not always easy to play, but Lost Empire: Immortals does a good job at providing hardcore strategy in a simplified interface.
Preciously only episodes three and four have been seen in the US, but now the Front Mission series comes to the DS direct from Japan.
Although real-time strategy games sometimes overshadow turn-based ones, if more games were like Galactic Assault, the tables could be turned.
Although it began life as an educational tool, Making History: The Calm & The Storm eventually became a rewarding game that looks at why the war happened.
Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords was one of the most extensive turn-based strategy games ever created, but the new Dark Avatar expansion tops it.
Europa Universalis III takes country management and strategy to the extreme, but does so without requiring a PhD from players.
The Warlords expansion pack for Civilization IV adds new leaders, civilizations and military units into an already fine mix. It makes a great game even better.