I'm not much of a fan of strategy games, but I chose to buy this game due to it's reputation. I was pleasantly suprised by my ability to maintain concentration on the game for long periods of time. Not having played many strategy games to compare this to, I can't say how good it is for a game in it's league, but I found it fairly straight-forward and immersive enough. The sounds are simple and sufficient, the graphics aren't anything revolutionary, but they're clear and not too confused. I don't think it's enough to get me into more strategy games though.
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