Cradled in the scenic beauty of pristine farmland, the villagers of Ordon make a living by raising livestock. Among the villagers is a boy known as the most skillful rider in all the land. A boy who, it is expected, will one day take over the responsibility of leading Ordon as the village chief. His name is Link… Trusted and liked by all the villagers, Link is especially loved by the other children of Ordon, among whom he holds unofficial status as the leader of the pack. Link spends his days as a ranch hand and learns the ways of the sword from the village’s lone swordsman, Rusl, in his spare time. He often displays his newly honed skills to the village youths, which makes him even more popular.
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The medieval city managerial strategy game Stronghold has gathered tons of fans from day one. Firefly Studios really pulled an ace off their sleeves as they combined the city management strategies everybody loved in the SimCity series with the strategic army battles at the edge of the settlement. It was amazing to be able to keep an eye for the well being of hundreds of townsfolk while also being able to keep a strict eye on what the soldiers are doing. Building up the strongest keep in the region was a wondrous task and the varied possibilities to accomplish that were more than satisfactory. Unlike the Caesar series that it also resembles, you are now able not only to satisfy all your people’s demands for luxury, housing and jobs.
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It’s the End Times and war feels right at home in the world of Warhammer. Magic and superstition blot out all hope of a better future. Nothing left to do but engage in the bloodiest war this realm has seen. Conquerors, sorcerers and heroes stand up to battle this dark age that has embraced everything. Strategy is the key word for Mark of Chaos. And you, the brightest leader there is, are bound to be on one side or the other. Four races try to get on your good graces and convince you to show them the way to glory. Will you choose to stand by the side of the Empire - humanity’s last hope with their basic understanding of magic but vigorous warriors?
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Wanted Dead or Alive proved to be a captivating stealth-based strategy. The Wild West was always a most attractive subject. Cowboys, duels, pistols, dynamite, gold rush, beautiful ladies and tequila – the game had it all. It also kept the players happy by introducing 6 unique characters with very special abilities that matched marvelously their personalities. The hot shot (John) Cooper was a real charmer – a genuine James Bond of the Wild West. Sam (Williams) is the runaway cotton plantation slave that proves to be much more useful at other tasks… such as blowing things up and heavy artillery.
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The Civilizations series gathered millions of fans over the years. It always felt great to research new technologies before anybody else and to build wonders of the world and then set on a war with the neighbors to get their big cities under your rule. But Earth, no matter how randomly maps were generated, wasn’t enough for the hunger of colonization mankind has. So for several years already, strategy fans can also choose to spread their influence across the entire universe in the Galactic Civilization series. The year is 2225 and the evil Drengin Empire spreads chaos and terror all across the universe. A brilliant mind is needed to guide a new Empire that will settle the business in this restless world.
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Real-time strategy games are as close as most of us will ever get to assuming the role of a military commander. In RTS games, the player must form and carry out long-term strategies, just like in a game of chess. However, in RTS games, the player must also be able to quickly adapt his strategies to a very dynamic environment. The player does not always have a perfect picture of what is happening in the game world (unlike in a game of chess).
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