17th October 2005, 2005 The Star and the Crescent
On October 6th, 1973, the Jewish state of Israel was attacked by the coordinated forces of Egypt and Syria, with an additional nine Arab states actively supporting the actions of Egypt and Syria. The launch of the attack came on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur, which the war later became known as. The Israelis faced...
Genre: Strategy Our score: 5.0
24th June 2005, 2005 The Falklands War: 1982
The Falklands War: 1982 is the ultimate real-time simulation of the conflict. From playing on the actual topographical maps the British forces used of the island, to the intensely accurate statistics for weapon platforms, to informative scenarios that present the player with the same challenges faced by real-world commanders in 1982, The...
Genre: Strategy
17th June 2005, 2005 Faces of War
Faces of War goes where few RTS games have gone before, offering you the ability to direct an intelligent squad of soldiers through destructible WWII battlegrounds, or take the fight into your own hands with unique 3rd person action. Experience WWII from different perspectives as you control American, English, Russian and German troops...
Genre: Strategy
26th May 2005, 2005 Rush for Berlin
Rush For Berlin is a tactical real time strategy game, set on the European battlefields of World War II, during 1944-45. The player's goal; to capture the German capital, as either the British/US/French alliance or the Red army of the Soviet Union. The act symbolizes the total defeat of the Third Reich and means the end of the war on the...
Genre: Strategy Our score: 8.2
18th May 2005, 2005 Epidemic Groove
Gameplay takes place under an electron microscope, and alternates between construction and invasion phases. During construction, players have 60 seconds to create defenses around a healthy brain cell to counter attack from viruses and bacteria. Using a drag-and-drop interface, players build a perimeter consisting of defensive walls, medical...
Genre: Strategy
17th May 2005, 2005 American Conquest: Divided Nation
The game aims to take the American Conquest concept into the 19th century, reflecting the nature of the American wars of that period, with their advanced technologies, huge battles and complex strategy, and devastating nature. The game will feature authentic uniforms and troop types, a wide range of weapons, and battles based on real...
Genre: Strategy
27th April 2005, 2005 Blitzkrieg II
Blitzkrieg II builds upon the success of the best-selling RTS Blitzkrieg with a new focus on fast-paced gameplay, a strategic layer and new tactical opportunities. A completely new engine takes WWII into full 3D where players can command famous aces and units, strategically plan battles in multiple theatres, choose their reinforcements and use a...
Genre: Strategy Our score: 8.2
27th April 2005, 2005 Glow Worm
Transform your glow worms by placing four or more worms of the same type near each other. Glow worm types are indicated by their color, but be careful! Each glow worm has spots that indicate what type of firefly it will morph into. Plan ahead and chain together morphs that will result in combos for bonus points! Free imprisoned worms and...
Genre: Strategy
27th April 2005, 2005 Lock and Load: Band of Heroes
Mark Walker’s Lock and Load: Band of Heroes is a squad level board game. The game features the 82nd and 101st Airborn divisions in multiple scenarios and campaigns. As with the original game, each hex is 50 meters and turns are a few moments. Counters represent squads, leaders, heroes, medics and even the occasional chaplain or scout....
Genre: Strategy
24th April 2005, 2005 Tin Soldiers: Julius Caesar
Tin Soldiers: Julius Caesar brings a completely new 3D engine into the battle, allowing users to zoom in, out, and rotate the map for a better view of the battlefield.
Genre: Strategy
21st April 2005, 2005 Stalingrad
Stalingrad is a real-time strategy (developed by DTF Games) based on the modified Blitzkrieg engine. The game tells a story of one of the most dramatic periods of World War II and covers all major events from June 1942 till January 1943.
The game consists out of two campaigns. During the first one players will lead the advancing...
Genre: Strategy
10th April 2005, 2005 Singles 2: Triple Trouble
Romantic comedy Singles 2: Triple Trouble involves three young singles who share an apartment in the city. Having had a rough year, the player moves into their new apartment, little knowing that an ex of theirs is currently living there. Could it get any worse? With no where else to go, they have to make the best of a bad situation. Is the fire...
Genre: Strategy
9th April 2005, 2005 American Civil War: Gettysburg
American Civil War: Gettysburg brings this legendary and epic battle to life on your PC. Lead the Confederate army as they fight their way into the heart of the northern aggressor or take command of the Union forces as they hold fast against the rebel invaders. Immerse yourself in the action, as detailed 3D battlegrounds capture the realism and...
Genre: Strategy
1st April 2005, 2005 Mission Barbarossa
The thrilling sequel of Blitzkrieg, You will start with a few tank formations and re-enact the first confrontations in Mission Barbarossa. Alongside 28 new units a lot of new textures have been added and convey an even more authentic game feeling than by the previous versions. Features # 28 new units # A German campaign with 9 exciting missions...
Genre: Strategy
23rd March 2005, 2005 Laser Squad Nemesis
In "Laser Squad Nemesis", players establish their respective forces and strategies and then battle, against either a devious computer opponent or, via email, against other players from around the world, until one army is defeated or surrenders. Players can utilize the "test orders" function to fine-tune strategies, as well as rewind, pause or...
Genre: Strategy Our score: 7.2
23rd March 2005, 2005 Land of Legends
A world of magic. A world of mighty fortresses and even mightier warriors. A world where armies clash, where battles are decided by fire and steel, by tooth and claw. A world where the forces of good, once proud people now wracked by hubris and jealousy of one another, must unite together to vanquish the ultimate Evil.
Genre: Strategy Our score: 6.5
16th March 2005, 2005 Panzer Campaigns France '40
Smaller scenario lets players re-fight battles such as Sedan (1940), The Gembloux Gap, Dinant, Stonne, and Arras. This was a time when tank tactics were in their inception, and players can use their armor to gain the decision. Campaign optional setups allow for either free Allied play from 10 May or Allied commitment to deploy historically in...
Genre: Strategy
13th March 2005, 2005 Chaos League: Sudden Death
Chaos League is a sport in which the rules are simple: there are none. The object of the game is to score as many goals as possible – through whatever means necessary: hand-to-hand – or feet to face – violence, magic or weapons. Whilst the original game's premise remains: train and manage a team of nine assorted characters into the leanest,...
Genre: Strategy
12th March 2005, 2005 Officers
Officers puts you in command of the Allied forces in the largest conflict of our time. Take control of the U.S and British Commonwealth armies in order to strike back and defeat the Axis menace in Europe along the Western Front.
With over 1500 units on maps up to 10 square miles, Officers is the first WWII RTS to let you fight on a...
Genre: Strategy
3rd March 2005, 2005 Brigade E5: New Jagged Union
The title is described as a tactical strategy title that incorporates the advantages of both real-time and turn-based games using an innovative smart pause mode (SPM). The game is set in the fictional country of Palinero in the tropics, where players will be required to assemble a band of mercenaries in order to survive the imminent civil war.
Genre: Strategy
3rd March 2005, 2005 Will of Steel
As a young Marine officer, William Steel, the son of the highly decorated USMC General Thomas Steel, you will be thrown into your first combat experience while leading your men in and out of battles. The lessons and theory from the Naval Academy will be tested in the hell of war. Your decisions will make the difference between life and death,...
Genre: Strategy
2nd March 2005, 2005 1944: Battle of the Bulge
What began with PC real-time tactical Desert Rats vs. Afrika Korps, and continued with D-Day, is to be concluded with 1944: Battle of the Bulge. This third in the series uses Digital Reality's acclaimed RTS engine, which has consistently delivered explosive gameplay coupled with historical accuracy. 1944: Battle of the Bulge covers 20 new...
Genre: Strategy
25th February 2005, 2005 The Day After
Cuba, 1962. The United States have increased their intelligence activity in Cuba, due to which the Soviet and Cuban counterintelligence started exposing more American spies and saboteurs. The American U-2 planes carried out continuous photo reconnaissance of the Cuban territory, and the data supplied by there hi-altitude recon planes, was truly...
Genre: Strategy
18th February 2005, 2005 Rise & Fall: Civilizations at War
a new historical, real-time strategy game that is scheduled to ship in winter 2005. The game is a detailed real-time strategy that lets players completely command one of the four mightiest empires of the ancient world: Greece, Rome, Egypt, and Persia.
Genre: Strategy Our score: 7.0
16th February 2005, 2005 Codename: Panzers Phase Two
The WWII real-time strategy game will offer dozens of new missions, three factions (Anglo-American Allies, German-Italian Axis and the Yugoslavian resistance), 20 new combat units, hundreds of fully destructible objects, new battlefield environments and a selection of new heroes to lead armies on the battlefield. The mission editor will allow...
Genre: Strategy
2nd February 2005, 2005 Legion Arena
Legion Arena is a Role Playing Strategy game on a massive scale.Take control of a small band of warriors and train them to be the mightiest army in the world!
Genre: Strategy Our score: 6.8
25th January 2005, 2005 Lost Admiral Returns
Defeat your enemies in battles by outmaneuvering them for control of coastal cities with battleships, submarines, destroyers, and other types of ships. Build your own warships and then face surprises as the enemy fleet disposition gradually reveals itself. Tease the vicious enemy artificial intelligence with feints, blockades, pinch-points, and...
Genre: Strategy
20th January 2005, 2005 Sudden Strike: Hidden Stroke II
In addition to the expansion of the French and Italians, Hidden Stroke offers Serbian partisans and Croatian militia that will enrich the variety of missions with their new units. There are an astonishing number of new units from every country that make it possible to play the early years of the war and discover a completely different status for...
Genre: Strategy
18th January 2005, 2005 Majestic Chess
From the leading experts in computer chess comes the latest in chess gaming innovation: Majestic Chess has everything you have ever wanted in a computer chess game: A powerful A.I. opponent that can be adjusted to any strength or style of play, stunning graphics and dazzling animations, free 24-hour online play, and introducing the all-new...
Genre: Strategy
13th January 2005, 2005 Worms 4: Mayhem
In Worms 4: Mayhem, returning to the series' roots, our brave invertebrates are back to knock ten shades of hell out of each other in open arenas. With players controlling the worms in single player or 4-player team games, everyone's armed with a massive variety of wild weapons, as ingenious as they are incendiary. And for the first time in...
Genre: Strategy
11th January 2005, 2005 Star Chamber: Rebellions
While I certainly believe that the theme of Star Chamber: Incursions was splashing (and its effect on the game), the only major archetype to rear its head from that line of thinking was Cyber Kitty, a combination of the game's most destructive cards and jump increasers to create a devastating effect on the game and particularly on your...
Genre: Strategy
29th December 2004, 2004 Everown
Everown is a multiplayer, real-time tactical game focused on small-scale battles. In Everown, players will assume the roles of futuristic or fantasy gladiators, and set to defeat their foes in one of Everown's several game modes - some of which being focused more on action, while others provide a truly strategic experience.
Genre: Strategy
23rd December 2004, 2004 Shadow Vault
Shadow Vault is a Strategy RPG set during a violent time in Earth’s alternate history. Battle the forces of the Contingent government through 20 different levels featuring over 30 unique characters and units or go against human opponents in 10 multiplayer levels over LAN or internet. Designed for both casual and hard-core strategy players, the...
Genre: Strategy
9th December 2004, 2004 Tortuga: Pirate's Revenge
Pirate's Revenge is a game which focuses on true pirate determination and action, with a strong and rewarding story line. Trade elements feature as a way of restocking your ship with cannons and ammunition, or for offloading booty from your recent plundering activities. A former slave, you were freed from your chains by a sympathetic old sea...
Genre: Strategy
30th November 2004, 2004 Alexander: The Heroes Hour
The player takes on the role of Alexander and some of his closest friends in this action role-play game with fantastic 3D visuals. He accompanies the commander and his special units in his famous battles. He thereby not only solves tricky and delicate battle-related tasks, but also must prove his mettle in action-packed fights. At the beginning...
Genre: Strategy
31st October 2004, 2004 Soul Quest
Prepare for an unforgettable experience in the fantasy world of Soul Quest. Delight in an epic story of six races. Find out the reason the balance has been broken between them, control vast cities, conquer new lands, and take care of your team. When the time comes they may be your only hope.
Genre: Strategy
26th October 2004, 2004 Eschaton: Chain of Command
Eschaton: Chain of Command takes you directly into the heat of an epic space battle as you pilot a space-mech through an asteroid field, lead a bomber squadron during a capital ship raid, blast fighters in an interceptor, command a battleship against a space station, or play as a commander, providing strategical direction to hundreds of units,...
Genre: Strategy
17th October 2004, 2004 World War II: Panzer Claws II
Panzer Claws II depicts the struggles of armoured and mechanized units in a World War II scenario. All missions take place in Europe between 1941 and 1944. The game spans the German attack on the Soviet Union through to other important battles on the Eastern Front, operations in France and Italy to the German offensive in the Ardennes. In...
Genre: Strategy
10th October 2004, 2004 Axis & Allies
In Axis & Allies, players will relive and experience the most epic struggle in the history of mankind, World War II. Players will be able to direct the military and economic destiny of any one of the world's most powerful countries - United States, England, Germany, The Soviet Union or Japan. Axis & Allies will not only capture the intensity of...
Genre: Strategy Our score: 7.5
9th October 2004, 2004 Sudden Strike 3: Arms for Victory
Sudden Strike 3: Arms for Victory is the latest instalment in the award-winning, critically acclaimed and hugely popular Sudden Strike series. It features historically authentic models built to scale, fully interactive giant maps and full 3-D state-of-the-art graphics in the popular Sudden Strike style. Only Sudden Strike plays like the 'real...
Genre: Strategy
