This review of Making History II: The War of the World reports the game is fun and pretty easy to manage for a grand-strategy game, but its free-form diplomacy means the world situation gets ahistorical pretty quickly.
Read MoreA few turns of Pharsalus before taking the dog out for a walk? A quick battle between ancient armies before breakfast? This review says Field of Glory is that kind of computer game – easy to learn, tougher to master.
Read More‘Eagle Day to Bombing the Reich’ lets players plan the bombing campaigns in Europe, 1940 – 1946, and provides uncompromising detail but its graphics can politely be called nostalgic – an Armchair General review.
Read MoreBattlestations Pacific is all about the pure joy of shooting down enemy aircraft, dropping bombs on their ships, and pounding them with your ship’s heavy guns. An ArmchairGeneral.com review.
Read More1C Company and Battlefront.com have released the next chapter in the Theatre of War series. An ArmchairGeneral.com review finds Theatre of War 2: Africa 1943 a historically accurate and challenging war game.
Read MoreA review of Empire: Total War finds it to a very good game, though not great, featuring many options and fantastic graphics but requires a lot of memory, which causes crashes.
Read MoreEuropa Universalis III Complete is described as an incredibly deep historical strategy game, worthy of a seat in the pantheon of great PC strategy games, in this ArmchairGeneral.com review.
Read MoreHired Guns: The Jagged Alliance review – Does this spiritual successor to Jagged Alliance possess the same skills and intent as its popular precursor?
Read MoreAGEOD and Matrix Games’ new PC wargame World War One – La Grande Guerre is everything its namesake was: grand in scope but often poorly executed. Here’s the Armchair General review.
Read MoreJohn Tiller and HPS Simulations have released the next title in the Modern Air Power series, Air War Over the Mideast. This review finds it to be fun, edge-of-the-seat operational air combat although its graphics are old school.
Read MoreA review of Vae Victis, an expansion for the Europa Universalis – Rome computer game, says it provides must-have features and interface improvements for fans of the game, but it is light on content and documentation.
Read MoreThis review of The Battle of Monmouth from Clash of Arms Games finds it to be an advanced-level board wargame that plays like a good set of miniatures rules, and it says players who look for depth and historical accuracy won’t find a better game.
Read MoreA preview of Steel Fury – Kharkov 1942, an exciting tank combat simulator for PCs from Lighthouse Interactive. ArmchairGeneral.com took a test drive and found it makes all gamers’ tank fantasies come true.
Read MoreA review of the boardgame “Jena 20,” based on the battles of Jena and Auerstadt during the Napoleonic Wars.
Read MoreVenerable wargamers SSG and Matrix Games have teamed up for yet another quality wargame with this next chapter in the Kharkov series!
Read MoreGary Grisby’s War Between the States PC game from 2 by 3 Games and Matrix Games offers engrossing, rewarding strategy gaming on a complex subject that requires some effort to learn and master.
Read MoreFriends, Romans, countrymen – come to the Forum and tell us your experiences with Europa Universalis Rome.
Read MoreWorld War Two armored combat on the Russian steppes has always been a favorite genre among wargamers. As the second game in the Panzer Command series, Koios’ developers have apparently done a great deal of listening to their gaming audience, and Panzer Command Kharkov hits the target squarely with all guns.
Read MoreNapoleon’s Triumph boardgame review: A big, fast-playing game with thick fog of war.
Read MoreThundering hooves, a flashing lance, and nearly a ton of armored man and beast, skewering and scattering a nearly helpless unit of light footmen. Think Braveheart. Think El Cid. Think Kingdom of Heaven. But this time, think that you lead the armored knights in the heavy cavalry charge. Just when we thought the medieval RPG had become as stale as last year’s grog, something new is on the horizon. Mount and Blade, in development by Teleworlds, and to be published by Paradox, is currently in public beta. The game puts you into a first person view of battles across a medieval world of five kingdoms, and nearly a hundred castles, towns and villages. Build your army and fight your way to fame, fortune and glory, in an open-ended, dynamic world. Do you become a bandit, a ruler, a butcher, or all three? The game starts like a conventional RPG with the player creating a character with standard attributes. The player also tweaks starting skills like pole-arms, spotting, and horse...
Read MoreNII will fit the bill nicely if you fancy a strategy game to keep you warm during the long winter nights with the added bonus of a history lesson.
Read MorePassed Inspection: Faithful recreation of Australian Design Group’s classic boardgame. Innovative PBEM features for multi-player games. Failed Basic: Steep learning curve and no tutorial. Interface is not intuitive. Only one scenario. In the mid-1980s, the Australian Design Group published Empires in Arms, a game of diplomacy and warfare in the Age of Napoleon. The board game is complex and a full game can take months for a well matched group of players to complete. EIA’s mix of diplomatic back-stabbing and military grand strategy made the game an instant classic. Despite the fact that EIA has long been out of print, the game continues to be popular with dedicated groups who meet regularly. Now, Matrix Games has published the PC version of this classic. The computer Empires in Arms is a faithful port, and except for some minor areas, fans of the original game will be delighted to see that the boardgame spirit is intact. Matrix has also given players innovative PBEM play, and this is great news for those...
Read MoreBattleground Europe might be an older game – but it’s still as vibrant as ever, as Larry Levandowski reveals.
Read MoreThis welcome addition to SC2 adds many new units and features to enhance your playing experience.
Read MoreFight your way through the trenches of World War I with this game of grand strategy – a real wargamer’s wargame!
Read MoreIf you like the idea of recreating any battle of WWII in a virtual sandbox, then this game is probably for you.
Read MoreThe next six months will be bliss for gamers who want to follow in the footsteps of Napoleon. We sit down with Hussar Games to examine Battles in Italy.
Read MoreA decade of struggle in 1980s Afghanistan is covered in this release for the Squad Battles series. The lessons of this battlefield are found within…
Read MoreLarry takes a look at GMT games Monmouth. The battle may not be the most celebrated but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t make one hell of a good wargame.
Read MoreThe world of World War II grand strategy games can be confusing. Fortunately, Armchair General has sorted through a pile of recent releases to give you the latest intelligence on what game best fits your style. Read the briefing for more info.
Read MoreIn the alternate future of Combat Mission Shock Force, the US invades a hostile Syria. While the premise is sound, does the gameplay stack up? Hit up the review to find out.
Read MoreCommander – Europe at War lets players of all skill levels revel in World War II strategic glory. Check out the review to see the verdict.
Read MoreIt’s Blue versus Grey as ACG takes AGEOD’s American Civil War for a test spin. Will you help the South become victorious in this strategy juggernaut?
Read MoreWe sit down with Iain McNeil, co-designer of Commander – Europe at War. Click to check out the latest information!
Read MoreThrough diplomacy, war or Jihad, Great Invasions lets players go from barbarian horde to glorious empire. Check out the review.
Read MoreLarry sits down with Jean-Michel Mathe to talk Napoleon. Check out an interview for Histwar: Les Grognards
Read MoreIs Theatre of War the perfect blend of wargame and RTS? Larry chimes in on 1C’s and Battlefront’s latest title.
Read MoreWith the release of Carriers at War looming over the horizon, Armchair General takes five with Gregor Whiley (lead developer at SSG) to discuss the game.
Read MoreLearning and war. Somehow Strategy First has managed to combine the two. Find out the verdict on Making History: the Calm and the Storm.
Read MoreTake to the high seas on your very own coffee table. Check out Larry’s review of Jutland, War in the North Sea and Baltic, 1914 – 1918.
Read MoreLarry takes a look at SSG’s Battlefront. Read on to find out whether it’s worth its namesake.
Read MoreLarry Levandowski takes a look at Air Assault Task Force. Read up to find out if you have the know-how to coordinate some of the greatest air assaults.
Read MoreOn the eve of the release for Forge of Freedom, we were fortunate enough to be able to ask the development team, Gil Renberg and Eric Babe, some questions about the patch.
Read MoreWith the imminent release of Battlefront through Matrix Games, we felt it was necessary to sit down with Gregor Whiley and get the up-to-the-minute scoop on this release.
Read MoreWhat’s up SSG’s sleeve? Larry goes behind enemy lines to scope out the latest on Battlefront. Click to read the preview soldier!
Check out the latest scoop on Jean-Michel Mathe’s Napoleonic epic.
Read MoreOur reviewer puts Brigade E5 New Jagged Union to the test. Find out how well it has done!
Read MoreWill you defend democracy or rule the Pacific with an iron fist? Read our review of Pacific Storm to find out.
Read MoreThink supply and logistics is a drag? This former logistician illustrates how some games bring this craft to life, and keep it exciting to boot!
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