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Re: Freeware/Shareware review roundup: Strategy edition by Flavio 04/21/2007, 7:26pm PDT
Mischief Maker wrote:


War on Folvos ($20):

Positive.

My favorite missions in Advance Wars were the ones without factories, where you had to win the game with just the units you were given. Some dudes in Slovakia share my tastes and made this gem of a game. It's tactical Advance Wars with 3D graphics on a hex map.

The plot, which may be a subtle allegory, involves an intergalactic superpower discovering a valuable energy resource on an otherwise worthless desert planet and moving in to take control of it. The planet's government quickly capitulates and the superpower expects their takeover to be a quick and painless affair only to find themselves locked in combat against a guerilla insurgency.

The differences between the two sides are interesting. The superpower's units are one for one superior to their insurgent equivalents, but they all have shitty sight range and no dedicated scouts so they're usually fighting their way out of ambushes. This is even more important because howitzer fire not only does damage, it robs a unit of one of its 2 action points. It's like fuckin' Nam out there, man!

Other things of note are that infantry comes with its own built-in mechanized transports so they're faster moving than tanks and get extra bonus from defensive terrain. Air units can pass over and occupy hexes with land units on them. The other nice thing is that supply vehicles have guns. Shitty guns, granted, but at least they have something.

The only real complaint I have to aim at the game is that the lime green movement indicators are really hard to see against the yellow desert background. My other complaint is that I want more. You get 20 missions in the game total (and 3 AI difficulty levels) but I want some kind of skirimish mode.

Recommended.



Eh, it's alright, but not as good as Fantasy General, which is free.
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