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: 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
13th November 2003, 2003 Airport Tycoon 3
Airport Tycoon 3 features a challenging 3D management simulation of an airport but with many new and thrilling features.
Genre: Strategy
6th November 2003, 2003 Railroad Tycoon 3
Players of Railroad Tycoon 3 begin the game with a modest sum of capital at the beginning of the Golden Era of Railroading.
Genre: Strategy
6th November 2003, 2003 Mall Tycoon 2
Mall Tycoon 2 is a detailed 3D Management Sim which allows players to oversee virtually every aspect of creating, managing and profiting from a dynamic, fast-paced mall environment.
Genre: Strategy
28th October 2003, 2003 Atlantis Underwater Tycoon
Grab your snorkel and fill up your air tank as you embark on a journey to conquer Earth's final frontier - the ocean floor!
Genre: Strategy Our score: 7.5
13th October 2003, 2003 Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown
It is a time of great unrest in England. With King Richard the Lionheart held for ransom, the evil Prince John, seizes the throne, and declares himself the King of England.
Genre: Strategy
13th October 2003, 2003 Medieval: Total War - Viking Invasion
This expansion is for those who already played Medieval and want more of the same. The Vikings campaign is great fun, and the Vikings themselves are a blast to play.
Genre: Strategy
11th October 2003, 2003 Billionaire II
Start by building your sites with infrastructure, apartments and shops. The more you invest, the more your competitors need to pay you at every visit.
Genre: Strategy
10th October 2003, 2003 SimCity 4: Rush Hour
Rush Hour takes the next step by adding such useful features that you'll wonder why they weren't in the original release of SimCity 4.
Genre: Strategy
8th October 2003, 2003 Europa 1400: The Guild
It's the year 1400. Europe sees the dawn of the "golden age of the new departures and the free spirit" - the late Middle Ages.
Genre: Strategy
7th October 2003, 2003 Emergency Fire Response
Emergency Fire Response is a fairly simple fire-fighting simulation that manages to capture much of the thrill, energy, and suspense often associated with the profession.
Genre: Strategy Our score: 7.5
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
3rd October 2003, 2003 Bridge It
This puzzle game simulates bridge-building with realistic physics and advanced graphics.
Genre: Strategy
3rd October 2003, 2003 Actual Coach
Actual Coach is a football (soccer) management game where you have an opportunity to try yourself as a coach in English Leagues.
Genre: Strategy
30th September 2003, 2003 Space Colony
Space Colony is a cross between a classic builder such as Stronghold™ or Caesar3™ and a people sim such as The Sims™. The player takes charge of a base on the surface of a hostile planet.
Genre: Strategy
19th September 2003, 2003 Starships Unlimited: Divided Galaxies
In today’s age of supah doopah graphics engines & instant action, Starships Unlimited shouldn’t really have a place to fit in.
Genre: Strategy Our score: 3.8
18th September 2003, 2003 Cruise Ship Tycoon
This game will challenge players to establish and run a mighty cruise ship empire.
Genre: Strategy
15th September 2003, 2003 War Age of Imperialism
War! Is a game of empire building, exploration, economic expansion, technological advancement, diplomacy, and tactical battles in the age of Imperialism (1830 – 1900). You rule one of the great powers of the era as they attempt to carve out an empire.
Genre: Strategy
4th September 2003, 2003 Age of Wonders II: Shadow Magic
Though the new stand-alone game reuses graphics and sound from Age of Wonders II, it has plenty of great features to keep turn-based strategy fans playing till the break of dawn.
Genre: Strategy Our score: 7.5
2nd September 2003, 2003 Civilization III: Play the World
Hopefully, Play the World's wretched online performance can be fixed in a patch.
Genre: Strategy
1st September 2003, 2003 Republic: The Revolution
Set in highly detailed 3D urban environments, Republic challenges you to rise to power in a former Soviet state by peaceful and coercive means.
Genre: Strategy
30th August 2003, 2003 Northland
Northland follows the adventures of the Viking god Loki, who is trying to get revenge against Odin for banishment from Asgard to Earth. This game is a sequel to Cultures 2 - The Gates of Asgard.
Genre: Strategy
28th August 2003, 2003 Civilization III
Civilization III is a triumphant proclamation that strategy gaming is alive and well and still able to keep you rooted in front of your computer for hours at a time.
Genre: Strategy Our score: 8.7
28th August 2003, 2003 Ghost Master
As an afterlife civil servant sent to Gravenville by the Haunter Committee, frighten lowly mortals from their homes and places of work in a game that puts you in charge of legions of ghosts, ghouls and spirits!
Genre: Strategy
26th August 2003, 2003 Trevor Chan's Restaurant Empire
Despite a few shortcomings in its interface and its presentation, Restaurant Empire provides a deep and enjoyable experience for fans of management simulations.
Genre: Strategy Our score: 7.5
26th August 2003, 2003 Trade Empires
Trade Empires lays out a broad and varied economic world that's initially interesting to explore, but over time, this doesn't justify all the effort the game demands.
Genre: Strategy Our score: 6.2
26th August 2003, 2003 The Sims: Hot Date
Hot Date's real additions are its expanded social options and its new downtown area, both of which make an already-interesting game even more fun to play.
Genre: Strategy
26th August 2003, 2003 The Corporate Machine
Winning design, powerful artificial intelligence, and a great sense of humor make The Corporate Machine one of the best strategy games so far this year.
Genre: Strategy
26th August 2003, 2003 Virtual Resort: Spring Break
Spring Break's actual gameplay never strays far from the G-rated management template that everyone's been trying to copy since RollerCoaster Tycoon.
Genre: Strategy
26th August 2003, 2003 The Patrician II
Patrician II successfully blends trading, city-building, and simple ship combat in a way that's constantly engaging.
Genre: Strategy
26th August 2003, 2003 Tropico
The political wrapper that PopTop has built around the core of the game is sophisticated enough to appeal to all types of strategy game players.
Genre: Strategy
26th August 2003, 2003 Tropico: Paradise Island
Paradise Island is an expansion that every Tropico fan will be pleased to own.
Genre: Strategy
26th August 2003, 2003 Zoo Tycoon
Zoo Tycoon is a mostly enjoyable strategy game that's suitable for all ages, and it's a game that parents can play with their children.
Genre: Strategy
26th August 2003, 2003 The Sims
If you relished the feeling of complete control of building a city in SimCity, then you will doubtless enjoy the experience of building a life in The Sims.
Genre: Strategy
26th August 2003, 2003 The Sims: Vacation
Vacation breathes enough life back into The Sims to make it interesting again, though it's really at its best when used with other expansion packs.
Genre: Strategy
26th August 2003, 2003 Tropico 2: Pirate Cove
Fans of Tropico may wish that this were a more direct descendant of the original, and those who like the new pirate theme may wish Frog City had built a new game from scratch.
Genre: Strategy
26th August 2003, 2003 Europa Universalis: Crown of the North
Crown of the North takes place in the years between 1275 and 1340 in a time where nobility and the church held all the power and Sweden was about to launch into its only civil war.
Genre: Strategy Our score: 6.3
