Browsing: Reviews by Chris Stavros

Diplomacy Review
7.7

Clauswitz said, war as a "continuation of politics by other means." This was very true of the early part of the 20th century, and it is the subject of Paradox Interactive's latest release, 'Diplomacy' for the Personal Computer.

Act of War: Direct Action Review
8.5

A desperate US government, fearful of losing its supply of affordable energy, has allowed the NSA to form a special unit, Team talon, to confront terrorism all over the globe, including on US soil itself...

Battles in Normandy Review
8.2

Battles simulates the entire Normandy campaign, from the landings to the breakout phase, and includes a campaign game and shorter scenarios of the battle...

Tin Soldiers: Alexander the Great Review
8.0

This game is a computer simulation of the campaigns of the legendary Alexander, with a twist, the game units are representations of wargame miniatures, the detailed playing pieces used by games for centuries...

Children of the Nile Review
8.0

In Immortal Cities, Children of the Nile, players can build great cities and dominate that most ancient and mystical of nations, Egypt.

Hearts of Iron 2 Review
8.7

Hearts of Iron 2, or HoI 2, is a remake of the extremely popular HoI of a few years back. Like its predecessor, it is based on the EU game engine, but this game is far different from that ground breaking title...

I of the Enemy Review
7.7

"I of the Enemy" is a RTS game that is designed as a low cost game, low on combat graphics, but high on story content and game play value.

Half-Life 2 Review
9.0

Once again, players are thrust in the role of the future super soldier, as well as super genius, Gordon Freeman, and your job is to save the world from destruction at the hands of the Combine

Axis & Allies Review
7.5

Let me be clear, this isn't an accurate simulation of WWII combat on the strategic or tactical level, its more like an impressionist's painting of WWII...

Medieval Lords: Build, Defend, Expand Review
7.3

players of this game must build their city, improve buildings, make the population happy, and eventually expand and take other nations, so you get bot a city building element and an empire building one as well...

SuperPower 2 Review
5.7

Such a varied setting would seem to be the perfect idea for a game of geopolitics, where players could control the destinies of nations big and small...

Rowan's Battle of Britain Review
7.3

The fight that summer of 1940 between the German Luftwaffe and Britain's Royal Air Force would go do in history as one of the all time classic events, that we today call the Battle of Britain...