Last year was a great year for strategy games, but this year was even better. There was a huge variety of strategy games available all year round, and many of these games--perhaps even most of them--were well worth playing. Whether you prefer sci-fi, fantasy, or historical themes in games, rest assured at least a couple of excellent strategy games in your favorite category were published in the last 12 months. Many strategy games now focus squarely on providing well-balanced multiplayer skirmishes, but for this award, we have nominated the five strategy games that offer the most rewarding, most challenging, and overall best single-player experience:
Nominees:
Civilization III
Publisher: Infogrames
Developer: Firaxis Games
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Civilization III is a triumphant proclamation that strategy gaming is alive and well and still able to keep you rooted in front of your computer for hours at a time.
Commandos 2: Men of Courage
Publisher: Eidos Interactive
Developer: Pyro Studios
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It can be a difficult game, especially at first, but Commandos 2 truly evokes the intensity of World War II--the type of intensity that you've probably seen in film or on television.
Europa Universalis II
Publisher: Strategy First
Developer: Paradox Entertainment
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The new game has a broader focus, one that will interest returning veterans of the first game, and it greatly improves the tutorial and documentation to ease the significant learning curve for new players.
Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns
Publisher: Strategy First
Developer: TimeGate Studios
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Kohan's few shortcomings don't diminish the fact that it brings together a variety of proven concepts to offer a real-time strategy experience unlike any other.
Tropico
Publisher: GodGames
Developer: PopTop Software
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The political wrapper that PopTop has built around the core of the game is sophisticated enough to appeal to all types of strategy game players.
