Monthly Archives: October 2008

Earth 2150 by Mattel Interactive

Earth 2150 (Mattel) is the first real-time strategy game with total 3DDwarfare. There has been a nuclear holocaust. The Earth is on the point of being totally uninhabitable. There are three surviving factions – the Lunar Corporation, The Eurasian Dynasty and the United Civilized States.

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Command & Conquer Tiberian Sun: Firestorm

Command & Conquer – Tiberian Sun: Firestorm is an add-on to Command & Conquer – Tiberian Sun i reviewed earlyer, and it is necessary to own Tiberian Sun in order to play this expansion pack.

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Comand & Conquer: Tiberian Sun by Westwood

First there was Command & Conquer (set in present times); then there was Command & Conquer: Red Alert – much loved and highly popular – (set in the past); now we have Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun in which the battle for the future has begun.

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Empire Of The Ants by MICROIDS

In the few seconds it takes to read this sentence, 40 human beings will be born on Earth. So will seven hundred million ants. Empire Of The Ants (Microids) takes you into the undergrowth of the frantic world of colonisation and dominance within the insect kingdom.

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Civilization: Call To Power Review by ACTIVISION

In Civilization: Call to Power (Activision), the objective is to build an empire to span history from 4000BC to the sci-fi future of 3000AD. You must lead a turn-based conquest, in which every strategy devised, technology discovered and war waged has repercussions on your future world. Your ultimate goal is to eliminate other civilizations, finish [...]

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Braveheart by Eidos Interactive

In Braveheart (Eidos) the year is 1292 and the King of Scotland has fallen. The English ruler (Longshanks), has stepped in and declared himself king, much to the dismay of the Scottish clansmen. You are a clan leader and the future of Scotland is in your hands. You compete for the loyalty of William Wallace, [...]

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Alpha Centauri Review

Alpha Centauri (Electronic Arts) is set in the year 2100AD. Players are faced with the classic challenge of building an empire on a largely unknown planet, whilst competing with six other factions. You become one of a crew of internationally renowned scientists and security strategists who embark on a mission to ensure the survival of [...]

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Airport INC – Flight Simulation

Airport Inc is a management simulation and is the first of it’s kind to be presented in 3D. As a budding airport tycoon, you must plan and build a thriving local or international airport in what is without a doubt the most demanding management simulation ever created.

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Age Of Empires 2: AGE OF KINGS

Age of Empires II – Age of Kings (Microsoft) is a game of combat and empire-building that spans the time from the fall of Rome through the Middle Ages. You control one of 13 civilizations, which you build into a powerful empire that strives to dominate other civilizations before they conquer you.

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