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Best Strategy Game

Strategy games as we know them used to be most prominent on the PC, thanks to the real-time strategy genre and what was once a very well established fan base for turn-based strategy games. In recent years, we've seen several great strategy games on consoles, but this year, we also saw a resurgence of excellent strategy on the PC as well. Here are the finalists:

Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders

Publisher: Microsoft
Developer: Phantagram
"Once you climb The Crusaders' steep learning curve and experience the wild frenzy of its massive battles, all the game's complexity pays off in spades." - Brad Shoemaker, from GameSpot's Full Review

Rome: Total War

(PC)
Publisher: Activision
Developer: Creative Assembly
"Rome: Total War is the very definition of an epic strategy game." - Jason Ocampo, from GameSpot's Full Review

Sid Meier's Pirates!

(PC)
Publisher: Atari
Developer: Firaxis Games
"This is a triumphant remake of a classic strategy game, featuring an intoxicating blend of action, strategy, role-playing, and pure fun." - Jason Ocampo, from GameSpot's Full Review

Silent Storm

(PC)
"Silent Storm is so over-the-top that the rough edges seem acceptable in the context of everything else, and overall, surely this is a game whose strengths outweigh its weaknesses." - Greg Kasavin, from GameSpot's Full Review

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War

(PC)
Publisher: THQ
Developer: Relic
"Dawn of War is a testament to what can be so great about real-time strategy, and it captures the grim and brutal world of Warhammer 40,000 extremely well." - Greg Kasavin, from GameSpot's Full Review
And the Winner is...