Strategy games
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Resident Evil haunts the deep south, Halo Wars makes a twisted return – and Nintendo launches a its keenly awaited new console … the best of games to come
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A truly unusual and original puzzler, a respectable 3D fighter and the return of a British favourite
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An uneven attempt to make the war strategy game more popular, a flawed shooter and a niche slice of Japanese culture
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Fantasy tabletop warfare meets historical strategy simulation in a game that should be inaccessible but ends up exciting
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Battle commences in a terrorised New York, the Pokémon arena and feudal Japan
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Star Wars is back, with The Force Awakens opening in cinemas in December, but for gamers the franchise has never gone away, from the early arcade delights of destroying the Death Star to recreating the movies in Lego
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How difficult could it be to build a jail and keep everyone inside? With this impressively detailed simulation, you’re about to find out
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Another Godzilla game fails to cut it and the latest PGA title is solid, but Deception IV showcases the joys of sadism
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Developers Monogon show that real-time strategy games don’t have to be intricate to work
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Queen Victoria and Abraham Lincoln are among the characters to feature in this fantastical adventure
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The great society-building sim returns, but the setting is now the hostile surface of an alien planet, and the old rules do not apply. By Nick Cowen
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For seasoned players, Blackguards rewards thoughtful, intelligent moves, writes Matt Kamen
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Don't be put off by the name – this space-station-building strategy title is a wonderfully accessible spin on the classic 'god game', says Will Freeman
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Simon Parkin: a Viking adventure that stitches the player's many choices into its very fabric to form a tapestry that is wholly your own
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The strategy hit in which players defend the Earth from alien invasion is polished to perfection in this new version, writes Jack Hackett
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Rome II is one of the finest strategy games available, but your PC might struggle with it, writes Matt Kamen
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The latest instalment of Total War is complex and deep to an almost overwhelming extent, writes Matt Kamen
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Rich Stanton: Sean Plott's gaming obsession has made him king of the Starcraft universe, with a huge fan base for his video streams
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Rich Stanton: The short and sharp career of Greg 'Idra' Fields, videogaming genius and part-time offensive lout
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The British startup hoping to create the next generation of coders by playing games
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Mike Anderiesz: this addition to the Starcraft legacy is a slice of expertly crafted, beautifully balanced and totally tactical gameplay
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Keith Stuart: The latest SimCity title has been plagued by server issues since its US launch last week, and while the developer claims the problems are being solved, a question mark remains over the whole online system
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An amusing turn-based strategy game set in the samurai spirit world keeps Chris Dring entertained
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XOM: Enemy Unknown might be relatively low-budget, but it is one of the year's most pleasant surprises, writes Chris Dring
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Rich Stanton: How does Mojang follow Minecraft? With game which has collectible cards and strategic movement on battlefields
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The core gameplay has remained unchanged for 17 years but there's still plenty of good fun here, says Chris Dring
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A beautifully drawn real-time strategy game and an addictive bridge-building challenge are the latest gems for gamers on the move, writes Toby Moses
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A fruity shooting game and a stripped-down strategy title will reward Apple's mobile gamers, writes Toby Moses
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Keith Stuart: Typing 'Zerg Rush' into Google today will get you one search result you weren't expecting
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