X-COM: Apocalypse (1997): The Series’ Most Divisive Chapter
Narrowing the Scope to a Single City MicroProse released X-COM: Apocalypse in 1997 as the third installment in the original […]
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Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games (1996): A Standalone Expansion Done Right
More Than a Typical Expansion Pack Sir-Tech released Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games in 1996 as a standalone expansion to the
Steel Panthers (1995): Still the Gold Standard for WWII Tactics
Gary Grigsby and Keith Brors Build a Granular Wargame Steel Panthers, designed by Gary Grigsby and Keith Brors and released
Fantasy General (1996): Panzer General Trades Tanks for Dragons
Panzer General’s Formula, Reimagined SSI built Fantasy General in 1996 on the hex-based combat engine that powered its popular Panzer
Warlords II (1993): SSG’s Turn-Based Fantasy Sweet Spot
Refining a Surprise Hit The original Warlords was a surprise commercial success for the small Australian studio Strategic Studies Group,
Warcraft II (1995): Blizzard’s Rise and the C&C Rivalry
How a twice-renamed studio called Blizzard beat Command & Conquer’s three-month head start to help define the real-time strategy genre.