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It promised to combine the captivating gameplay of Heroes of Might & Magic II with the style of Lord of the Realm II and an eye-popping graphics engine. Unfortunately, LOM falls far short of its potential.

While it may seem overly familiar to fans of Caesar III, it offers enough variety and innovation to keep things interesting.

Warlords III is the kind of game that drives you to play through the night to the break of dawn and leaves you feeling good about it the next day.

East Front remains a paradox. Parts of it are exceptionally well done whileother parts tend to cancel out its positive aspects.

Imperialism succeeds in creating an engrossing simulation of naked power-mongering.

There is much to like about Entrepreneur, if you can get by the fussy interface and nebulous economics.

Played from a first-person perspective, this frenetic game is unlike anything else in its genre.

There is obviously a great bubbling need for a quick-playing, accessible, slick, historical wargame - and Panzer General II more than fits the bill.

Capitalism Plus is an overall improvement to the original system, not a complete rewrite.

Pacific General is a grand strategic game with a charming simplicity.

For those of you who never played the "non-gold" edition of Settlers II, it's best described as a mix of SimCity and Civilization.

Combat is where Ardennes distinguishes itself.