12th July 2004, 2004 Ballerium
Ballerium is a far off planet facing troubling times. For the first time in its history, the world of Ballerium has been experiencing a global crisis: an oncoming cataclysmic about to bring about the end of the world. Each player in the game controls an Avatar - a spirit of a great hero, and a group of followers (called "units") of that Avatar....
Genre: Strategy
30th June 2004, 2004 Chaos League
Chaos League is a new kind of game, combining Real-Time Strategy, RPG and Sports. In a fantasy heroic universe Chaos League offers new game-play possibilities. Don't look for notions of fair-play or the command "Help opponent back on his feet" because they don't exist ! However, if you've been longing to find in a sport's game such commands as...
Genre: Strategy
26th June 2004, 2004 King Arthur: Pendragon Chronicles
In the Dark Ages, during the 6th century, the son of Uther Pendragon rise to take back his land from the invaders. He is young and not of noble birth, but he is the one who took Excalibur from the rock.
The strong Saxons have taken the East of the country, holding Roman Forts. Above the Adrian Wall the savage Picts are controling the...
Genre: Strategy
13th June 2004, 2004 Battle for Troy
Paris, King of Troy, has stolen the heart and soul of Helen, Queen of Sparta. Feel the wrath and fury of a king betrayed as Menelaus rages to return his queen. Now two great legions stand poised on the brink of war. May the Gods be with you as you choose sides in an alliance that will soon drown the city of Troy in a sea of blood, all for the...
Genre: Strategy Our score: 5.8
3rd June 2004, 2004 Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders (xbox)
Phantagram's fantasy-themed real-time strategy game originally appeared on the PC; now it's headed for the Xbox.
Genre: Strategy
1st June 2004, 2004 Culdcept (ps2)
The well-designed mechanics, combined with its sheer amount of content, make Culdcept easily recommendable to fans of strategy games and even to fans of role-playing games.
Genre: Strategy
1st June 2004, 2004 Front Mission 4 (ps2)
Front Mission 4 is set six years after the original release. There are two main characters in the game, Daryl and Elza, and each is based in a different location. The storyline follows each of them--separately--until an incident causes their paths to cross.
Genre: Strategy
1st June 2004, 2004 Wrath Unleashed (xbox)
Wrath Unleashed should provide an entertaining experience and pretty good replay value for those who enjoy equal parts methodical strategy and button-mashing mayhem.
Genre: Strategy
1st June 2004, 2004 Goblin Commander: Unleash the Horde (xbox)
Console owners starved for a real-time strategy game should find Goblin Commander to be a worthwhile experience.
Genre: Strategy
1st June 2004, 2004 Worms 3D (ps2)
Worms 3D is a pretty good strategy game, but taking the game into full 3D seems to have actually detracted from some of the depth found in the 2D games.
Genre: Strategy
1st June 2004, 2004 Black & White: Next-Generation (xbox)
A new control system and interface are among the changes planned for the console version of Black & White.
Genre: Strategy
25th May 2004, 2004 Warlords Battlecry III
Warlords Battlecry III's many playable factions, persistent heroes, and dynamic campaign are innovative elements on top of a solid real-time strategy game.
Genre: Strategy Our score: 7.2
7th April 2004, 2004 Telladar Chronicles: Decline
The player will be thrown into the fantasy world of Miere in one of the most tragical moments in the history of the Telladarian Empire – the War of the Seven Nations. He will find himself in the middle of epic battles and tangled intrigues and will guide his heroes through love and hatred, friendship and betrayal, glorious victories and bitter...
Genre: Strategy
6th April 2004, 2004 Battle Mages
Since antiquity the World was protected from Chaos by Magical Crystal placed somewhere in the center of the World. Only inside its safe aura there could exist peacefully various living creatures.
Genre: Strategy
12th March 2004, 2004 Worms 3
Worms 3 will utilise the full power afforded by next-generation platforms, featuring ground-breaking fully deformable landscape technology, and will continue the wild humor and intensive, addictive fun that gamers expect from the Worms franchise.
Genre: Strategy
8th March 2004, 2004 Oasis
Oasis is a fast-paced but challenging strategy game, designed to be played in minutes instead of hours.
Spend your turns wisely, develop your kingdom carefully,
or watch the barbarian hordes smash it to rubble!
Genre: Strategy
3rd March 2004, 2004 Leylines
Leylines is an intriguing turn-based strategy game of exploration and conquest. Set in a fantasy world, it lets you pit your armies, magic and commerce against up to seven opponents and a horde of barbarians.
Start from a single city and work your way up to a grand empire, building new cities along the way. Train over fifty different...
Genre: Strategy
29th February 2004, 2004 Armies of Exigo
Worlds collide in Armies of Exigo, a fantasy RTS where the boundaries of the battlefield are broken and war is waged both above and below the ground. This game takes strategy to new depths as elves, beasts, knights, and creatures of the darkness are locked in an epic battle for survival.
In the world of Exigo, where peace and...
Genre: Strategy
23rd February 2004, 2004 The Mysterious Island
The game is the adventures of a group of five friends, whose ship crashes by the coast of The Mysterious Island. The player becomes a castaway, whose mission is to find the rest of his friends scattered around the island, organize a team to built a raft, which helps you go back home. Only at the very beginning the task may seem very easy, but as...
Genre: Strategy
18th February 2004, 2004 Nemesis of the Roman Empire
Celtic Kings: The Punic Wars appeals to both RTS and RPG players searching for a new experience in already known genres. The multiplayer provides new strategic gameplay tuned towards the traditional RTS players.
Genre: Strategy Our score: 7.8
26th January 2004, 2004 Lords of EverQuest
This EverQuest-inspired real-time strategy game will see players assuming the role of one of 15 lords from the dawn of Antonica.
Genre: Strategy Our score: 6.0
8th January 2004, 2004 Dominions 2: the Ascension Wars
Dominions 2: The Ascension Wars is an epic turn-based fantasy strategy game unlike any other fantasy strategy title that you've ever played.
Genre: Strategy Our score: 6.7
29th December 2003, 2003 Etherlords II
The saga continues! Etherlords II takes you back to the world of Ether and into a whole new realm of fantastic possibilities. Lead your hero on an unforgettable journey through lands filled with unsurpassed beauty and danger to unlock the ultimate mystery.
Etherlords II is an exciting mix of role-play and tactical turn-based combat in...
Genre: Strategy Our score: 7.3
24th December 2003, 2003 Warlords IV: Heroes of Etheria
The next installment in the Warlords turn-based strategy game series will include improved graphics, new races, and a new combat system.
Genre: Strategy
24th December 2003, 2003 8th Wonder of The World
This adventure and strategy game will see you assuming the role of a Viking hero charged with saving humanity from the forces of evil.
Genre: Strategy
22nd December 2003, 2003 SpellForce
This 3D game combines real-time strategy and role-playing elements in a medieval fantasy setting.
Genre: Strategy
8th December 2003, 2003 Savage: the Battle for Newerth
Savage is a hybrid of real-time strategy and first-person shooter. When played online, one player on each team will take the role of commander.
Genre: Strategy Our score: 6.3
19th November 2003, 2003 X-COM: Apocalypse
This is almost the X-COM sequel that folks have been hoping for.
Genre: Strategy
19th November 2003, 2003 X-COM: First Alien Invasion
This is a scaled-down, greatly simplified version of the original.
Genre: Strategy
19th November 2003, 2003 X-COM: Terror From the Deep
Apart from new art and a handful of new combat options, this is exactly the same game as UFO Defense, only much more difficult.
Genre: Strategy
19th November 2003, 2003 X-COM: UFO Defense
Put simply, X-COM is a bona fide modern classic, standing proudly alongside Civilization and Populous as a benchmark in the evolution of strategy gaming.
Genre: Strategy
11th November 2003, 2003 Disciples II: Servants of the Dark
If you already know about the strengths and weaknesses of the previous Disciples II add-on, then Servants of the Dark will be exactly what you expect.
Genre: Strategy Our score: 7.3
10th November 2003, 2003 Magic: The Gathering - Battlegrounds
Magic: The Gathering – Battlegrounds brings the Magic world to life, as a real-time fighting/strategy game.
Genre: Strategy
30th October 2003, 2003 Horizons: Empire of Istaria
Horizons will be a fantasy-themed online role-playing game that will feature more than a dozen player-character races.
Genre: Strategy
30th October 2003, 2003 The Forgotten World
The Forgotten World is a battle for supremacy in a fantasy world full of realism, supported by an intense story, full of rises and falls, betrayals, new friendships, love and hate, powerful enemies, creatures so far unseen.
Genre: Strategy
20th October 2003, 2003 The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring
This real-time strategy game set in Tolkien's Middle-earth will let players command either the forces of good or those of evil.
Genre: Strategy
10th October 2003, 2003 KnightShift
This humorous game is set in a medieval fantasy world and combines role-playing and strategy elements.
Genre: Strategy Our score: 6.2
10th October 2003, 2003 Age of Mythology: The Titans
This expansion pack for Ensemble's popular RTS adds a fourth side, the Atlanteans, which will bring a number of new god powers and units into the game.
Genre: Strategy Our score: 7.8
6th October 2003, 2003 The Sims: Makin' Magic
EA's next expansion pack for The Sims will feature spells to summon helpful minions, meddle with neighbors, and more.
Genre: Strategy
30th September 2003, 2003 The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
It's a beautiful, sprawling, and open-ended game that lets you play pretty much however you like as long as you're willing to fill in a few blanks using your imagination.
Genre: Strategy
