306th played so far Genre: Strategy Platform: Various Year of Release: 1986 Developer: Geoff Crammond Publisher: Firebird The book describes this game as “chess with added paranoia”. To be honest, I’ve never heard of this game before the blog and keep forgetting about it afterwards. It’s vague enough that today, we have no clue what […]
Posts Tagged ‘Strategy’
#123 The Sentinel
Posted: 9th February 2014 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1986, firebird, geoff crammond, Strategy, Various
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#685 Uno
Posted: 6th January 2014 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2006, carbonated games, gameloft, microsoft game studios, puzzle, Strategy, Various
298th played so far Genre: Puzzle/Strategy Platform: Various Year of Release: 2006 Developer: Carbonated Games/Gameloft Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios/Gameloft For a long time, Uno was (possibly still is) the highest selling Xbox Live Arcade game. Yeah, that’s right, with all the options videogames afford us, it’s a virtual version of a board game that people […]
#564 Rise of Nations
Posted: 27th November 2013 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2003, big huge studios, microsoft game studios, pc, Strategy
288th played so far Genre: Strategy Platform: PC Year of Release: 2003 Developer: Big Huge Studios Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios Some games make you wonder how they’re going to work. Rise of Nations is one such game. Created by Brian Reynolds, one of the main people behind Civilization II, it is pretty much described as […]
#244 Syndicate
Posted: 9th October 2013 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1993, bullfrog productions, electronic arts, shoot 'em up, Strategy, Various
276th played so far Genre: Strategy/Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: Various Year of Release: 1993 Developer: Bullfrog Productions Publisher: Electronic Arts One of the game studios we admire and miss is Bullfrog. They’ve made some games we spent way too much time on. We’ve played Dungeon Keeper for the blog before, are looking forward to Theme […]
#902 Half-Minute Hero
Posted: 19th September 2013 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2009, action, marvelous entertainment, psp, rising star games, Strategy, xseed games
271st played so far Genre: Action/Strategy Platform: PSP Year of Release: 2009 Developer: Marvelous Entertainment Publisher: Marvelous Entertainment/XSEED Games/Rising Star Games Some games just have an odd concept that leave you wondering, before you even boot the game, how it can work, with its basic concept being weird enough that you’re wondering where it goes […]
#703 Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords
Posted: 10th August 2013 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2006, pc, stardock, Strategy
261st played so far Genre: Strategy Platform: PC Year of Release: 2006 Developer: Stardock Publisher: Stardock We like 4X-strategy games, Civilization and its successors. I also like Sci-Fi. Galactic Civilizations II, which pretty much combines the two, sounds like a good game for that very reason. Despite possible appearance, this game has little in common […]
#636 Darwinia
Posted: 24th April 2013 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2005, introversion software, pc, Strategy
234th played so far Genre: Strategy Platform: PC Year of Release: 2005 Developer: Introversion Software Publisher: Introversion Software Some time ago – about two years by now, in fact – we covered a lovely game called Uplink. Interesting in its own way, it was a hacking simulation, in a way that felt like it emphasised […]
#969 Starship Patrol
Posted: 31st March 2013 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2009, DS, nintendo, q-games, Strategy
228th played so far Genre: Strategy Platform: DS Year of Release: 2009 Developer: Q-Games Publisher: Nintendo Starship Patrol? It doesn’t have a Wikipedia page. We know Q-Games worked on the previously covered Reflect Missile, but beyond that our first sources don’t allow us to look for much. Based on the book, we’re looking at a […]
#1000 Neptune’s Pride
Posted: 11th March 2013 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2010, internet, iron helmet games, Strategy
223th played so far Genre: Strategy Platform: Internet Year of Release: 2010 Developer: Iron Helmet Games ย This game has a bit more of a history behind it. When joining my current place of work, a lot of my new colleagues were heavily invested in an ongoing game of Neptune’s Pride. The betrayal went deep and […]