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27th June Stronghold Crusader Extreme

This game earns the name extreme, from the maps to the enemies to the combat. Even the map building is extreme, particularly if you’re the rabbit

Genre: Strategy | Our score: 8.5

25th June Civilization Revolution

All in all, Revolution is a worthy addition to the 360 roster. It’s fun, addictive, and easy to play.

Genre: Strategy | Our score: 8.2

23rd June Sins of a Solar Empire

So along comes Sins of a Solar Empire, looking to fill up that black hole with a meaty asteroid of RTS gameplay.

Genre: Strategy | Our score: 8.7

4th June Supreme Ruler 2020

Paradox’s Supreme Ruler 2020 comes three years later as a follow up to Supreme Ruler 2010 offering a list of improvements and variations.

Genre: Strategy | Our score: 7.7

2nd June Napoleon's Campaigns

Napoleon’s Campaigns is not one for the average turn-based strategy gamer and will likely be no friend what-so-ever to the casual gamer.

Genre: Strategy | Our score: 6.8

27th May Spellforce: Universe

It’s hard not to recommend SpellForce Universe to RPG and strategy fans looking for something to kill a bit of time before the next big thing comes out.

Genre: Strategy | Our score: 8.0

29th April The Golden Horde

The Golden Horde isn’t your traditional run-of-the-mill real-time strategy game, and I’m not talking about its period setting.

Genre: Strategy | Our score: 6.8

21st April Fantasy Wars

Fantasy Wars is very pleasant to play, its easy to both play briefly and walk away, or to completely lose track of time in the 'just-one-more-turn' scenario.

Genre: Strategy | Our score: 7.2

14th April Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath

Kane's Wrath is a commendable expansion to an already-impressive game.

Genre: Strategy | Our score: 8.0

14th April Europa Universalis: Rome

Europa Universalis: Rome likes to you give you plenty to think about aside from just what province is next on your shopping list.

Genre: Strategy | Our score: 8.2

8th April Universe at War: Earth Assault

If you really like RTS games Universe at War might be worth a punt when it comes down in price a bit.

Genre: Strategy | Our score: 3.8

26th March Lost Empire: Immortals

Pollux have ensured that there is enough size and depth in Immortals to ensnare the PC 4X fan.

Genre: Strategy | Our score: 7.2

18th March Dynasty Warriors 6

Never has a game split an audience as much as the Dynasty Warriors series.

Genre: Strategy | Our score: 6.3

7th March Beautiful Katamari

Beautiful Katamari... regardless of this review, regardless of the score, the console needs a game like this.

Genre: Strategy | Our score: 7.0

5th March Patapon

Patapon is an example of that rare beast in the videogame industry nowadays; a genuinely innovative and charmingly designed title...

Genre: Strategy | Our score: 9.3

4th March Band of Bugs

All in all Band of Bugs was a good play, though how much replayability for the price tag it has is yet to be seen.

Genre: Strategy | Our score: 7.0

4th March Band of Bugs

All in all Band of Bugs was a good play, though how much replayability for the price tag it has is yet to be seen.

Genre: Strategy | Our score: 7.0

28th February Saga

Saga has moved away from the typical MMORPG to an MMO strategy and world building game...

Genre: Strategy | Our score: 8.0

21st February Imperium Romanum

Whilst Imperium Romanum doesn't do anything to reinvent the genre as a whole, it's certainly a well-refined product that's worth a look to veteran and first time players.

Genre: Strategy | Our score: 7.8

1st February SunAge

When I first saw the descriptions of SunAge this was a game that I wanted to like.

Genre: Strategy | Our score: 5.8

30th January Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command

With the success of the Dawn of War series, the Warhammer 40,000 license is hot property, so it's no surprise that we've now got a new Warhammer 40,000 game for the PSP.

Genre: Strategy | Our score: 6.2

24th January Universe at War: Earth Assault

Petroglyph, encompassing many veterans of real-time strategy, has set their sights on the Universe but first they just couldn't resist raising a little trouble on our little blue and green planet.

Genre: Strategy | Our score: 8.2

10th December 2007 Empire Earth III

Empire Earth is striking the globe once again in this third reiteration, and this time around the whole World is up for a scrap.

Genre: Strategy | Our score: 5.8

17th October 2007 LocoRoco Cocoreccho!

Every now and then a very special game comes along that you'd be mad to miss. LocoRoco Cocoreccho! is one of those games.

Genre: Strategy | Our score: 9.2

21st September 2007 Worms: Open Warfare 2

Whilst local multiplayer has always been a substantial part of the series' roots, the online element of Open Warfare 2 has been given a strong presence this time round.

Genre: Strategy | Our score: 8.5

20th September 2007 Blitzkrieg 2: Liberation

Unlike many other more generic games of its type, the whole Blitzkrieg corpus prides itself on its attention to historical detail.

Genre: Strategy | Our score: 6.7

17th September 2007 Sword of the Stars: Born of Blood

Sword of the Stars is unique from other turn-based space empire titles out there, the enormous sizes of the galaxies and their shapes set it apart.

Genre: Strategy | Our score: 7.7

3rd September 2007 UFO: Trilogy

The UFO series has gone from mediocre beginnings to something exciting. Now four years and three games down the line we have a shiny new trilogy pack.

Genre: Strategy | Our score: 7.5

29th August 2007 Galactic Assault: Prisoner of Power

It seems we have yet another laboured genre emerging: the futuristic, post-apocalyptic, stranded on an alien planet, turn based strategy-'em-up.

Genre: Strategy | Our score: 6.2

2nd August 2007 Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword

Corporations, espionage, scenarios, mods, empires, leaders, units, and wonders - Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword is one impressive expansion.

Genre: Strategy | Our score: 9.0

19th July 2007 DEFCON

Defcon is a deceptively simple multiplayer strategy game, the objective of which is simply to kill as much of the opposition civilian population as possible.

Genre: Strategy | Our score: 8.3

4th July 2007 THE HISTORY CHANNEL: Great Battles of Rome

Now here's a genre we could probably have never imagined until a few years ago; the 'portable, fully-licensed, 3D, real-time-strategy game with video content'.

Genre: Strategy | Our score: 5.5

12th June 2007 Metroid Prime: Pinball

Metroid Prime Pinball is a challenging one player game that also provides a wireless multiplayer option.

Genre: Strategy | Our score: 8.0

7th June 2007 Pacific Storm: Allies

Pacific Storm: Allies is an update to the original Pacific Storm release from last year. This was a war game that took a different approach to the theatre of war.

Genre: Strategy | Our score: 7.3

31st May 2007 Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars

Command and Conquer: Tiberium Wars is not a terrific RTS, but it does take into account one feature that many such games feel is contrary to this type of gameplay; light entertainment.

Genre: Strategy | Our score: 6.8

22nd May 2007 UFO: Extraterrestrials

The game retains the high replayablility factor of the classic games combined with updated graphics and smooth game play.

Genre: Strategy | Our score: 7.2

10th May 2007 Sparta: Ancient Wars

Many RTS games start off deliberately small, allowing gamers the room to find their directorial feet, and Ancient Wars: Sparta is no different.

Genre: Strategy | Our score: 4.8

10th May 2007 War Front: Turning Point

War Front: Turning Point really doesn’t do anything new for RTS games but it does take a neat story idea and combine it with some pretty cool units.

Genre: Strategy | Our score: 6.8

30th April 2007 Genesis Rising: The Universal

A confusing mixture of great ideas going unexplored and unusual gameplay elements poorly implemented, it's difficult to decide whether Genesis Rising is uniquely fascinating or a cerebral irritation.

Genre: Strategy | Our score: 5.3

20th April 2007 Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars

Command and Conquer 3 - Tiberium Wars is a great addition to the franchise and many fans will be breathing a sigh of relief as it returns to more traditional roots.

Genre: Strategy | Our score: 8.8

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