Best Strategy Game
The strategy genre may very well be the last bastion of the PC, and considering the strength and variety of gameplay found in this year's nominees, it appears that strategy will be a pillar of strength for that platform in the future. There's something for almost anyone here, be it turn-based, real-time, or a mix of the two. And if you like epic history or science fiction, you can't go wrong with any of these titles.
Yes, it's a World War II real-time strategy game. But Company of Heroes' cutting-edge combat makes it the ultimate strategy game for anyone who ever played with toy soldiers as a kid.
Yes, it's a World War II real-time strategy game. But Company of Heroes' cutting-edge combat makes it the ultimate strategy game for anyone who ever played with toy soldiers as a kid.
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Relic and THQ take the excellent real-time strategy found in Dawn of War and add an addicting turn-based campaign to it. This stand-alone expansion packs more gameplay than most full games.
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Sweepingly historic in scope, this epic strategy game gives you a medieval kingdom to rule and a mandate to go forth and conquer using force and guile. History never looked so good.
LucasArts finally released a great Star Wars strategy game, one that lets you battle on land and in space. Even better, it's based on the beloved original trilogy, the one filled with AT-ATs and Super Star Destroyers.
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Space strategy fans haven't had much to cheer about since 1996's Master of Orion II, but Galactic Civilizations II puts the swagger back into turn-based galactic conquest.
