I really didn’t get on with Civilization III, it wasn’t a bad game, but it was fucking boring in end-game and the difficulty was a bit all over the place. So rather than dwell on it, and let CIV3 sour…
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Sid Meier’s Civilization IV. Fireaxis Games (2005) PC
Tagged with: 2005, 4X, Civilization, Civilization IV, Fireaxis Games, PC, Retro Gaming, Review, Sid Meier, Sid Meier’s Civilization IV, Turn based Strategy
Posted in PC
Posted in PC
Sid Meier’s Civilization III. Fireaxis Games. (2001) PC
I wouldn’t say I am the biggest fan of the Civilization series, I had CIV2 on the PS1 (god that was chuggy), I had Revolutions which was a fairly decent stripped back version on the consoles, and I dabbled in…
Tagged with: 2001, Civilization, Civilization III, Fireaxis Games, PC, Retro Gaming, Review, Sid Meier, Sid Meier's Civilization III, Turn based Strategy
Posted in PC
Posted in PC
Total War: Warhammer. Creative Assembly (2016) PC
Officailly known as Total War: Warhammer the cool kids simply refer to it as Total Warhammer. We all know that Total Warhammer is a 10056% better name. Now you may have noticed I am on a bit of a strategy…
XCOM: Enemy Within. Fireaxis Games (2013) Xbox 360
Woop a reboot! I love a reboot… I think. If you’re confused by the title this is the full expansion DLC version of XCOM: Enemy Unknown (released 2012). It is the same game just with a few different soldiers, some…
Tagged with: 2013, Exault, Fireaxis Games, Gaming, Meld, Review, RNGesus, Second Wave Settings, Squad Tactics game, Turn based Strategy, X-Com, X-COM: Enemy Unknown, X-COM: Enemy Within, Xbox 360, XCOM
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Posted in XBox 360
UFO: Afterlife. Altar Games (2007) PC
Phew that was exhausting! About 100 hours has been poured into UFO: Aftermath, Aftershock and Afterlife. The series is a little mixed, and with a 3rd game trying the UFO: Apocalypse route going into the game I am skeptical.
Tagged with: 2007, Altar Games, Beastmen, Laputa, PC, Real Time Strategy, Reticulan, Retro Gaming, Review, RPG, Squad Tactics game, terraforming, Turn based Strategy, UFO Series, UFO: Afterlife
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Posted in PC
UFO: Aftershock. Altar Games (2005) PC
UFO: Aftershock is the sequel to UFO: Aftermath, and is not officially related to UFO: Enemy Unknown (X-Com: UFO Defense). Interestingly, the 3rd game in the series, Afterlight, is not a sequel to Aftershock in terms of the story. Of all…
Tagged with: 2005, Altar Games, Cyborgs, Laputa, Mutants, Myrmecols, PC, Psionic, Real Time Strategy, Reticulan, Retro Gaming, Review, RPG, Squad Tactics game, Starghosts, Turn based Strategy, UFO Series, UFO: Aftershock, Wargots
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Posted in PC
UFO: Aftermath. Altar Games (2003) PC
UFO: Aftermath started off “The Dreamland Chronicles: Freedom Ridge” by Mythos Games, but was eventually abandoned. It is an homage to X-Com, and is partly based on the abandoned X-Com: Genesis. It is *NOT* officially related to UFO: Enemy Unknown (X-Com:…
Tagged with: 2003, Altar Games, Biomass, Mutants, Myrmecols, Nightfall, PC, Real Time Strategy, Reticulan, Retro Gaming, Review, RNGesus, Squad Tactics game, transgenetics, Turn based Strategy, Twilight, UFO Series, UFO: Aftermath
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Posted in PC
