Favorite Strategy Games Of All Time

feldy · 26-04-2003 8:24am #1

Thought this section was looking a little empty and needed some topics so.....

What are your favorite strategy games of all time?

Mine are (in order of discovery)
Mega Lo Mania - Sega Megadrive
Dune II - Playstation
C&C - Playstation
Player Manager - Playstation
X-Com - Playstation

Then I got my first PC hehehehehe
C&C Series
Championship Manager Series
Warcraft - of course
Age of Empires Series

Current played games:
CM4
C&C Generals
AOM Mythology

Does anyone have a copy of mega lo mania that works on pc? would love to see it again after so long......

Mixie · 26-04-2003 9:02am

Check your PMs

The only ones I've ever really liked were the Warcraft series

Pugsley · 26-04-2003 5:20pm

Age of Empires 2 is probably the best Ive played, and the conquerers expansion was superb, if only I could find it again

ykt0di9url7bc3 · 26-04-2003 5:32pm

Z
Z steel soldiers
Total War series

Funky · 26-04-2003 10:53pm

1. Masters of Magic
2. Warcraft 3
3. Mechcommander
4. Starcraft
5. Warcraft 2

i can't stand any of the C&C games , dunno why i always thought they were awful tank rushing games

SiN · 27-04-2003 12:51pm

1.Starcraft :Broodwar
2.AoE 2
3.AoM
4.Red Alert 1+2
5.MechCommande

mechcommander 2 is useless

:ninja: ....pwn smiley tbh

feldy · 28-04-2003 8:44am

keep em comin!! some great classics so far but i have a feeling we are missing one.....?

Thanx 4 The Fish · 28-04-2003 9:16am

AOE with the rise of rome expansion. Loved those slingmen that ya could get.

Red Alert 1

Justice · 28-04-2003 3:45pm

mine are (only having played a limited number)

warlords 2
Earth 2150
and Civ 2 + 3 (not sure if they quailfy, but they are possibly the best games ever released on PC imo)

EdBanger · 29-04-2003 6:39pm

Homeworld (RTS in 3D space)
Homeworld Cataclysim (Not quite its sequle, more of a tide us over till the new engine is ready)

And Master of Orion 3 (no Graphics to speak of and its turn baced but wow is it huge and addictive)

feldy · 30-04-2003 9:04am

played homeworld once upon a time. great game that!

azezil · 30-04-2003 11:42am

Birth of the Federation - fav game of all time!
Civ3 - very good, very difficult!
C&C Red alert retaliation on the playstation

feldy · 30-04-2003 12:43pm

cant beat c&c - so many flavours to choose from!!

ButcherOfNog · 30-04-2003 2:55pm

The Original Command & Conquer
Homeworld
Combat Mission - Beyond Overlord
Close Combat 2 - Operation Market Garden
Civilisation
Steel Panthers World at War
Pacific General

feldy · 30-04-2003 3:33pm

Originally posted by ButcherOfNog

Pacific General

is that like Panzer General? I knew i left one out:p

Hyzepher · 30-04-2003 3:35pm

Well you have missed Total Annihilation - probably the most important strategy game - a true ground breaker

Hyzepher

feldy · 30-04-2003 3:47pm

Originally posted by Hyzepher
Well you have missed Total Annihilation - probably the most important strategy game - a true ground breaker

Hyzepher

not familiar with that one..... am i missing out?:eek:

Hyzepher · 30-04-2003 3:59pm

Well there are those who say that if haven't played TA you haven't played a strategy game!

It's about 5 - 6 years old but was ground breaking when it came out. I recently installed it again and it hasn't aged much. A true real time strategy game - huge maps with artillery that can shoot from one side of the map to the other.

Check it out - you wont be dissappointed.

Hyzepher

feldy · 30-04-2003 4:13pm

Cool - will check it out.

I just broke 50 posts!! Weyhey! :cool:
I am now a fast newbie. Not sure what that means but it cant be bad!:D

feldy · 30-04-2003 4:16pm

Originally posted by Hyzepher
Well there are those who say that if haven't played TA you haven't played a strategy game!
Check it out - you wont be dissappointed.

Hyzepher

who makes it?:o

Hyzepher · 30-04-2003 4:22pm

Cavedog made it but I think they were bought out or went bust or something. www.cavedog.com

I know there are plans for TA2 but I dont know anything about it. I dont even know if you can still buy it - maybe on budget or something.

Hyzepher

feldy · 30-04-2003 5:20pm

i'll see if i can hunt it down - unless you would be interested in "loaning" it to me in return for a "loaner" from me...:)

i_am_dogboy · 08-05-2003 5:17pm

surprised nobody mentioned ground control or dark conspiracy, they're both pretty cool..........big fan of the c&c series, warrior kings, starcraft, homeworld, but i dont know whats my favourite of the lot

Bob the Unlucky Octopus · 10-05-2003 10:55am

Warcraft 3

My fave classic one has to be the first C&C- Tiberium Dawn. Although Starcraft has to be up there as well, almost anything Blizzard's done really.

Celtic Tiger · 11-05-2003 10:57pm

Black and White.

Where else can you be god

Pugsley · 12-05-2003 2:33am

Originally posted by Celtic Tiger
Where else can you be god

Age of Mythology

(pity it was nearly as bad as B&W

)

Celtic Tiger · 12-05-2003 6:33pm

Ok, i'll try that again.

Where else can you train your tiger to eat its own sh!t and enjoy it

feldy · 13-05-2003 8:45am

i tried playing b&w but i just couldnt get into it. i am more of an aoe & c&c man myself. that and cm4:cool:

Hyzepher · 13-05-2003 8:47am

I got CM4 the other day but haven't started playing yet - never played any of the previous ones either. Is it any good?

Hyzepher

feldy · 13-05-2003 9:08am

Originally posted by Hyzepher
I got CM4 the other day but haven't started playing yet - never played any of the previous ones either. Is it any good?

Hyzepher

CM4 IS THE BEST GAME OF YOUR LIFE

it has a few bugs in it - get the patches downloaded - but it ROCKS

Byzantine · 13-05-2003 12:24pm

My fav's
Medieval-Total War
The Cossacks series.....including American conquest
the 2 combat mission games
havnt played anything else that comes close in that genre.....
suggestions?

feldy · 13-05-2003 2:46pm

Originally posted by Byzantine

suggestions?

i hear the cossacks series are the dogs. diff league from aoe series, but they are great if you have a little time to kill, or want an online/lan game with a mate or 3.
i stand by c&c generals - tis something different from what you have played so well worth a look, and if you are in to footie and have a bit of time on your hands, look no further than cm4.

Celtic Tiger · 13-05-2003 6:23pm

Cossacks was good fun as absolutely anything could happen during a mission, and it usually did

For me Medieval was a dissapointment after the almighty Shogun. The ai was poor and it was quite easy even playing on expert

Anyone remember Battlezone? Now there was an excellent game. Strategy/action fun.....can't beat it

Pugsley · 13-05-2003 8:40pm

Guys you cant forget Warzone 2100, no game comes within a mile of it as far as technology comes, you can spend 5hours or more JUST teching up, the tech tree in the game is GIGANTIC, few games are even a tenth the size. And you can create any tank you want from the weapons available, choose your hull, tracks and weapon, and off you go. What other game has given you roatary howitzers? missile batteries that can fire the whole way across the map? so much freedom of choice? this game should go down in history as the largest by a mile, however dont start a game unless you are prepared to have a long game, games dont end very quickly in this, not quickly at all.

feldy · 14-05-2003 10:01am

Originally posted by Pugsley
Guys you cant forget Warzone 2100

sounds interesting pugs - is this a recent game? never heard of it

Pugsley · 14-05-2003 2:55pm

does 5 or so years count as recent?

This game is ancient (so graphics = pants), it was on the playstation aswell (i think it as a PS game 1st, not sure).

feldy · 15-05-2003 9:38am

Originally posted by Pugsley
does 5 or so years count as recent?

not really, maybe i can find it somewhere online

who made it?

Pugsley · 15-05-2003 11:28am

It was made by Pumpkin Studio's, eidos were involved with it aswell.

dunny01 · 16-05-2003 2:51pm

Its probably a bit premature (since I've only played the demo so far) but Blizkrieg looks pretty class.

Loads of Arty, air power and tanks. You can lay/clear minefields, dig trenches for infantry fortify bunkers/tanks positions.

If your artillary is bombarding the crap out of an enemy position you get counter artillary barrages. Your bombers (high altitude or ground attack) get intercepted by enemy fighters if you use em at the wrong time

Realistic modesl of all the actual weapons and vehicles used in WW2 (ie Its nearly impossible to knock out a Tiger tank with infantry, no matter how many you throw at it).

I can't wait till I get the full version on Monday!!

Previous favourites are

Medieval: Total War
Total Annihalation (Brill multiplayer !!!)
Close Combat 5: Invasion Normandy
Empire Earth
Cossacks: European Wars

ButcherOfNog · 16-05-2003 11:42pm

Originally posted by dunny
Realistic modesl of all the actual weapons and vehicles used in WW2 (ie Its nearly impossible to knock out a Tiger tank with infantry, no matter how many you throw at it).

any tank is deadmeat if infantry get close to it, so its unrealistic then

dunny01 · 17-05-2003 3:25pm

Maybe in C&C a couple of brave souls with hand grenades can do the business!

If they're not packin a bazooza or a panzerfaust then it ain't suppose to happen. I don't care what "Saving Private Ryan" says you can do with a pair of socks!!!

Pugsley · 17-05-2003 9:05pm

any tank is deadmeat if infantry get close to it, so its unrealistic then

If the hatch is locked tight, an infantry wont hurt a tank (except grenading the tracks to immobilise it, but that doesnt destroy it), but the tank wont be bale to kill the infantry, so it'll be a long fight

Clintons Cat · 22-05-2003 10:19am

OK these games reignighted my intrest in gaming so they hold a special place in my affections,on the PSONE

X-Com enemy unknown
Vandel Hearts
Panzer General 2
Command and conquer

then after the upgrade

Starcraft
Civillisation 2
jagged alliance 2
age of empires
close combat 3
Soldiers at war
Mechcommander

current faves

Combat mission(though i still havent mastered the art of not letting my troops run around like headless chickens once they get into close combat)
Medieval Total war
icewind dale
ground control

smiles · 22-05-2003 10:33pm

TA was classy, anyone here use the irc.annihilated.org when TA was in it's hay day?

<< Fio >>

smiles · 22-05-2003 10:35pm

Originally posted by Hyzepher

I know there are plans for TA2 but I dont know anything about it. I dont even know if you can still buy it - maybe on budget or something.

TA Kingdoms? I have a copy, it's ok... but it was totally **** compared to the original TA, plus it was very very over-rated, it caused the death of TA as I knew it.

<< Fio >>

davil · 04-06-2003 8:31pm

I haven't played many RTS games or Turn based either - was always more of a fan of FPS and RPG games but lately I have been playing Age of Mythology loads - it absolutely rocks!!!!!!

Crow-eee-nya-wetch!!!!!

vasch_ro · 13-06-2003 10:06pm

I agree with Hyzepher
Total Annihilation
Total Annihilation Battle Tactics
Total Annihilation the Core Contingency

great game, loved everything about its really old a budget game now but well worth a look
it needs the 3.1 patch wihich is available on the web
I spent so many hours on this game its scary !!
recently re installed it and its still a very good game

Civ 3 another great game
am really looking forward to Rise of Nations

feldy · 16-06-2003 9:16am

CM4 and C&C Generals are ruling my game time at the moment.

:-)

Pugsley · 16-06-2003 9:07pm

I find myself enjoying alot of C&C RA: yuri's revenge alot these days, with the Eagle Red mod (Which can be found here), it adds so much to the game, and theres a new big version coming out which TOTALLY replaces the Yuri side with the new 'asian alliance', looks tasty. Site hasnt been updated in a while, wondering when it will be out.

Any folk who enjoyed RA2 should defo give it a go, even if you dont have yuri's revenge you can get an older version of it which works with the origional RA2.

ButcherOfNog · 18-06-2003 6:46pm

Originally posted by Pugsley
If the hatch is locked tight, an infantry wont hurt a tank (except grenading the tracks to immobilise it, but that doesnt destroy it), but the tank wont be bale to kill the infantry, so it'll be a long fight

em yes, u ever tried fighting a battle with a squad of immobile tanks? would you like to try? tanks are pretty useless unless they can move

BLITZ_Molloy · 18-06-2003 6:58pm

Mega Lo Mania, Z and the original CnC were good in their day but Total Annihilation eclipsed every other RTS I've ever played.

The free nature of the interface, crazy expansion and lack of silly micomanagement make most modern RTS games very irritating by comparsion.

The single player campaign is rather dull but the multiplayer is fantastic. I've been playing it for 4 or 5 years now with BLITZ clan.

www.tauniverse.com/blitz

I also run/ran a TA comedy site. Now that's a niche website!

www.tauniverse.com/ubercrack

Favorite Strategy Games Of All Time

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