Archive for August 19th, 2007

Age Of Empires

August 19, 2007

Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
Developer: Ensemble Studios
Genre: Historic Real-Time Strategy
Release Date: Oct 26, 1997
ESRB Descriptors: Animated Violence, Animated Blood
Number of Players: 1-8
When you first play Age of Empires, a warm feeling develops in your gut. Warcraft meets Civilization! Real-time empire-building! And does it ever look sharp and feel right.
But an uneasy feeling builds as you get [...]

Faces of War

August 19, 2007

Publisher: Ubisoft
Developer: Best Way
Genre: Historic Real-Time Strategy
Release Date: Sep 12, 2006 (more)
ESRB: MATUREOffline Modes: Competitive, Cooperative, Team Oriented
Online Modes: Competitive, Cooperative, Team Oriented
Number of Players: 1 Player
Number of Online Players: 16 Online
It’s surprising that developers are still finding ways to screw up World War II real-time strategy games. Games like the fantastic Company of Heroes [...]