Combat Mission: Shock Force

Combat Mission is a classical style realtime strategy game which takes place at an imaginary time when US fights against Syria. The game makes us feel real and you can already feel the heat during the battles. The most striking point isn't the sound but the changes that have been made to their previous releases. Although the game looks good to play, it has several glitches and the most important one of them is the path finding. Most of the time vehicles and units tend to loose their path and sometimes they lag from others. Also the game is not well balanced meaning that the US weapons and units are far superior when compared to Syrian units that most of the time victory may be achieved easily.

War Front: Turning Point

War Front is a realtime strategy game that is similar to Red Alert and the biggest advantage is that any new player can get used to it in a flash. The main story is based on a imaginary world where Germany had successfully won against England in World War II and occupied it. The game is a clash between Germans and Americans. There is nothing new in this game that differs from a regular real-time strategy game.

Universe at War: Earth Assault

Universe at War is a real-time strategy game and it is more or less similar to Red Alert. This game lets you play as humans, the Novus, the mystical hierarchy and the mystical masari. The most important part that makes this game very interesting is that by the time you become comfortable with a particular faction, you will end up finishing it and you will be introduced to the next faction which requires a different strategy.

Rise of Nations

Rise of Nations is a classical strategy game like building up the army and fighting against the enemy and gathering resources. The best part of the game is that it allows us to play in different times of civilization. As we proceed forward through each age, new units are available and the game features a good design of all the different units. This game does not have a storyline. The objective of this game is to unite the world either by diplomacy or by conquering them.

The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle Earth

The lord of the rings BME is a highly different game which lets you play either the good side or the bad side of the story. The game features a very detailed look and it has great graphics but beware that the hardware configuration must be very high in order for BME to run smoothly. The game sticks to the original story and also there only a limited number of units in the game. Heroes can gain experienc through the game and level up to 10. Each level up gives them some ablity to do magic.

Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars

Cossacks is a game with good graphics and it lets you play as a British officer who organizes and fights with his enemy. Winning each mission can be very difficult and time consuming. Some missions may even take 3 to 4 hours. Here is what strategy comes into play and you should organize your troops in such a way that the weakness of a particular unit is compromised by another unit. The most important shortcoming of this game is that it does not feature naval warfare.

League Of the Legends

This is a warcraft similar game. It is better to say that as of the day of this writing, the game is still not yet complete. All you get in the retail version is the same thing that you can get as a free download. Essentially if you buy this game, you are not paying for what is there already but what comes in future. This game is similar to warcraft and here you choose your champion and proceed on your path to destroy your enemy and your greatest threat is not the enemy itself but the other characters that guard the pathway. Every now and then a group of automated units are sent to defeat the enemy and your goal is to assist them and destroy the enemy. The biggest disadvantage of this game is that much of the game is AI controlled.

Civilization

Civilization is a very addictive series of strategy games. The latest of this series is civilization iv. Civilization is more or less like Caesar which lets you play as a political leader and build a city from the scrap and develop it. The game features many ways to do this. You can either conquer neighbouring cities with your army or you can improve the culture of your city and make it the most civilized city. There are different opportunities for the player to choose his path in achieving his goal. The game has good graphics which makes it even more addictable. Overall the game is a treat to all strategy game lovers.

Red Alert

Red alert is a strategy game with a moderate level graphics and it is a game especially for those who love Age of Empires. It is in a way similar to Age of Empires. You gather resources using a tank and build buildings and train different types of warriors in order to defeat your enemies. This game features characters with ability to do mind control and other such stuff. The game follows a good story. The only pitfall in this game is with its graphics. The characters seem very small to those who played warcraft.

Caesar

Caesar is a great strategy game for those who love sims. In this game you start off as a small level officer who is given a small empty land to build a village and attract people to it. Your mission is to attain a particular population and also to satisfy the given ratings such as favour rating, culture rating, etc. When you finish each stage you attain promotion and you are given a bigger target to achieve. As you proceed through the stages, you may have to fight with enemy army and finally your goal is to become caesar.

Warcraft

Warcraft is another series of strategy games from Blizzard entertainment. The game series became very popular after Warcraft III Reign of Chaos. The game follows a real world based story where different clans of people fight against each other. As we go through each stage our hero gains experience and grows stronger to face stronger challenges. The game features a mini map that shows our location and the whole game terrain. The game has a nice cinematic ending. The recent game of this series is World of Warcraft which should be played online which simulates a real world with each player representing a player in the WOW.