War, The Game, Badly Played
3Taking War, The Game for a spin courtesy of the team at Gabber Games.
Unfortunately I was beset during this playthrough by repeated crashes to desktop which, obviously, I play for cheap laughs. A quick look through their forums indicates that I'm an unusual case as the majority of people seem to be able to play without issue.
The game itself might look a little basic, but it has an interesting balance to it, so I'll probably have another go if the game is patched at some point (even if said patch isn't intended to remedy my particular problem).
Their blurb : 'War, the Game' is a global Real Time Strategy game.
Take the role of a supreme commander directing your armies across the globe. Use your strategic wit to battle AI and other players in realistic scenarios. Conquer the world, city by city.
'War, the Game' only has 7 army types. The game rules are simple and transparent. The first few scenarios teach you all you need to know. After that it is down to your braininess.
Take command of the armed forced of a large variety of nations. Scenarios require wildly different strategies to win that are not obvious as you start out. The AI is expanding so there is little time to decide.
The network scenarios are also varied. 25 players in a big scrum or 1 on 1. With or without alliances.
'War, the Game' features a spherical version of the globe. Armies, fleets and planes will move along the shortest path along the globe. This will alter the way you think about the world map and is a gaming first.
Bring more units to a battle and you will win. It is about moving your armies around efficiently. Be at the right time at the right place and victory will be yours.
Find it here : http://store.steampowered.com/app/322900/
Badly Played is an irregular series of game spotlights where yours truly gets stuck in and makes bad decisions. While there's the smallest of chances a Badly Played game turns into a full series you'll live a longer and happier life assuming that this is the last time you hear from me about it.
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