The Civilization franchise has always excelled due to the fact that, in addition to being well designed, it has that unquantifiable aspect of soul. Civilization V is not an exception to this, bringing the trademark feel to substantially improved content and visuals. Boom The franchise has been around since the…
Read MoreWe’ve reviewed a couple of very challenging and deep strategic experiences at Digitally Downloaded. From the board game style of Advanced Tactics: Gold, through to deep-but-attractive Darkest Hour: A Hears of Iron Game there are legions of lesser known titles out there that give people looking for a little more…
Read MoreWe’ve reviewed a couple of very challenging and deep strategic experiences at Digitally Downloaded. From the board game style of Advanced Tactics: Gold, through to deep-but-attractive Darkest Hour: A Hears of Iron Game there are legions of lesser known titles out there that give people looking for a little more…
Read MoreYou’ve got to love when retailers sneakily launch games early. People in Australia just got lucky – usually the afterthought in the world gaming scene, they were the first to play Portal 2. And the good news for the rest of the world? Totally worth the wait. Portal 2 is…
Read MoreYou’ve got to love when retailers sneakily launch games early. People in Australia just got lucky – usually the afterthought in the world gaming scene, they were the first to play Portal 2. And the good news for the rest of the world? Totally worth the wait. Portal 2 is…
Read MoreConsider this: Advanced Tactics: Gold is the work of a handful of people. In that context, and for all its unwieldiness, it’s a brilliant, complex, nuanced game that grognards (wargamers) can easily lap up. It’s going to be impossible to explain how Advanced Tactics: Gold plays. It’s a game that…
Read MoreConsider this: Advanced Tactics: Gold is the work of a handful of people. In that context, and for all its unwieldiness, it’s a brilliant, complex, nuanced game that grognards (wargamers) can easily lap up. It’s going to be impossible to explain how Advanced Tactics: Gold plays. It’s a game that…
Read MoreMajesty 2 is a real time strategy of the the Age of Empires/ old school Command and Conquer mould. Thankfully the game is very much an entity its own right, taking a Monty Python-esque humour to the genre, narrated by a voice suspiciously like that of Sean Connery. The premise…
Read MoreMajesty 2 is a real time strategy of the the Age of Empires/ old school Command and Conquer mould. Thankfully the game is very much an entity its own right, taking a Monty Python-esque humour to the genre, narrated by a voice suspiciously like that of Sean Connery. The premise…
Read MoreDarkest Hour: a Hearts of Iron Game is, without doubt, the most complicated strategy game that this writer has played. Looks like a big game, right? Set during the great wars (World War I and II), it has a truly global feel as you take command over your choice of…
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