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A smokescreen billows into life, and my tanks and APCs burst out of cover. Since then, I’ve spent several minutes hatching my plans: Norwegian infantry will assault from the south, US marines and French tanks will come from the southeast, and I’ll use artillery smoke shells to screen their advance. This time, I’ve infiltrated an SAS patrol behind enemy lines to scout out my objective, and they’ve spotted nothing but a platoon of mechanised infantry. (In universe, I imagine it as an especially realistic military exercise.) Last time I made the rookie mistake of advancing without reconnaissance my raiding force drove straight into a platoon of Challenger main battle tanks. I’m playing a NATO vs NATO mirror match, one of the options available in skirmish and, in this case, multiplayer.
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This entry is part 7 of 12 in the series Wargame: European Escalation/AirLand Battle/Red Dragon A view to a kill: a French Super Etendard strike plane fires a missile at a command vehicle. That said, we’ll see exceptions below.Ĭontinue reading “Games of the Year: 2013”
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2013, though, was more like 2011 in its preponderance of evolutionary rather than revolutionary games, from the big end of town ( Assassin’s Creed IV) to the little guys ( Dominions 4), plus expansion packs ( Civilization V: Brave New World, XCOM: Enemy Within). Even XCOM, while thematically faithful to the 1994 original, was mechanically unique. In 2012, my favourite games ( XCOM, Wargame: European Escalation, Analogue: A Hate Story), as well as other notable titles ( FTL, Journey) were all quite novel. Ubisoft is set to continue this trend with Child of Light, and it’ll be interesting to see the extent to which other publishers follow – especially after Tomb Raider missed Square Enix’s expectations, sparking the latest bout of soul-searching about the future of AAA games.
However, the year also saw a large publisher, Ubisoft, throw its hat into the ring with Call of Juarez: Gunslinger and Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon. Every year has its notable short and/or cheap indie games, such as FTL in 2012, and in 2013 these included Skulls of the Shogun, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, Papers: Please, and Gone Home. Theme of the year I: march of the small games. I’ll kick off with what I thought were the year’s overarching themes: This entry is part 4 of 7 in the series Game of the Year AwardsĪs promised, here is my list! As with last year, I’ve highlighted noteworthy achievements, as opposed to trying to single out favourites (so you will see some that I thought were more interesting than fun). The guide is current as at v564 (DLC 1) of Red Dragon.Ĭontinue reading “The Beginner’s Guide to Wargame” The rest of this guide assumes you are playing either AirLand Battle or Red Dragon.
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Otherwise, start with ALB, and if you enjoy it, upgrade to Red Dragon later. If you plan to play a lot of competitive multiplayer, you may wish to start with Red Dragon, where the multiplayer community has migrated. Second, AirLand introduced many of the series’ best and most distinctive mechanics - the jump to Red Dragon is more modest.
At the time of writing AirLand regularly goes on sale for <$10, while Red Dragon, even on sale, is seldom cheaper than the mid-$20s. First, AirLand is much cheaper than the latest game, Red Dragon. Instead, I recommend starting with the middle game, AirLand Battle. If you don’t own any of the games, I don’t recommend the original game, European Escalation, which has been superseded by its sequels. Like Total War or a real-time Panzer General, Wargame bridges the gap between dedicated simulations and traditional real-time strategy games such as Company of Heroes. Wargame is a series of real-time military tactics games ( European Escalation, AirLand Battle, and Red Dragon) set during the Cold War. It can also be daunting - I know several readers have picked it up on sale, only to bounce off. Wargame is one of my favourite RTS series. This entry is part 12 of 12 in the series Wargame: European Escalation/AirLand Battle/Red Dragon
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