Ctrl is a brand new 3D strategy, puzzle like board game from publisher Pandasaurus Games. Designed by Julio E. Nazario, the game sees 2 - 4 players vying for control of the battlefield, a 3x3 central cube, for around 20 minutes. Using 3 blocks at a time, players will build up areas of control,...
Shadows In Kyoto is a abstract strategy title which was released back in 2017 by publisher EmperorS4. Designed by Wei-Min Ling, with artwork from Maisherly, the game is set in 1920s Japan. As a 2 player only title, the game sees players pitted against each other, with the Shogun protecting Oniwaban...
Blue Lagoon is a brand new abstract strategy, route building board game from renowned designer Reiner Knizia. Published by Blue Orange Games, the title sees 2 - 4 players spend around 40 minutes spreading across several islands of a Moana-like archipelago. With exploration and settlement, the game...
Reef is a brand new abstract strategy board game from publisher Next Move Games. Designed by Emerson Matsuuchi, with art from Chris Quilliams, the game sees 2 - 4 players play as a growing coral reef. Taking around 20 - 30 minutes to play, players must use colours and patterns of coral pieces to...
Tokyo Highway is a 2-player dexterity, road construction board game released originally in 2016. Coming from designers Naotaka Shimamoto and Yoshiaki Tomioka, the game takes around 30 minutes to play. During this time, pillars and roadways will be built, with cars being deployed on the spaghetti...
Photosynthesis is an abstract strategy game from 2017, published by Blue Orange Games. Designed by Hjalmar Hach, with artwork by Sabrina Miramon, the game sees 2 - 4 players growing trees to bask in sunlight. With trees growing from tiny seeds through to when the trees get chopped down, the whole...
Onitama is a grid based abstract strategy board game from designer Shimpei Sato and publisher Arcane Wonders. Released back in 2014, Onitama sees two players controlling pawns on a 5x5 grid. With a Japanese theme the game is an abstracted martial arts contest, between two groups of students and...
Independent developer Maxim Games recently revealed their debut title, Klotzen! Panzer Battles, a World War 2 turn based operational strategy game. The title, which utilizrd a hex based map system, aims to test strategy fans as players take on historic military scenarios from World War 2. The...
The Wind Gambit is the second in a trilogy in expansions for the highly rated alternative history, area control, strategy game Scythe. Designed by Kai Starck and Jamey Stegmaier, and published by Stonemaier Games, this expansion once again features artwork from the universe created by artist Jakub...
Star Wars Imperial Assault originally released back in 2014 however we have only just got our hands on this gloriously themed dice rolling, strategy game. Utilizing some light role-playing mechanics to create an almost Star Wars RPG game, Imperial Assault pits rebel heroes against the Empire, after...
Sega has just released two brand new pieces of DLC for their strategy title Total War: Rome II. Players can now plunder to their hearts content with a new Pirates & Raiders Culture pack. Introducing Balkan culture in to the famous strategy title, three new factions become playable with the...
Focus Home Interactive has today unveiled Space Run, a PC game which mixes strategy and space ship construction in real time. With plenty of tower defence elements and dynamic gameplay Space Run aims to offer players a fun truly indie title. The game is being developed by a single developer,...
Rebellion have just made Atari’s much-loved strategy game MoonBase Commander available on Steam for PC. Originally developed 12 years ago by Humongous Entertainment it scored highly in many reviews. Now for the first time the 'retro', if a game from 2002 can be called that, title is...
Skulls of the Shogun is 17-BIT's venture into the world of strategy gaming and they can stand proud. Being easy to play and, surprisingly, for an indie title complex with depth to its gameplay. Having 24 levels of singleplayer content and multiplayer battle modes to choose from plenty of...
Uber Entertainment has recently released a large update for their entertaining strategy title Planetary Annihilation. Currently in beta and available from Steam via the Early Access feature the game is periodically updated as content is made. In the latest update a range of new features and...
Cubemen 2, the fast paced strategy title, has finally fought its way onto Steam. Cubemen 2, which is a unique movable tower defence strategy game, offers gamers five different gamemodes from Capture The Flag to Rescue. The original Cubemen was extremely fun and with even more customisable...
Paradox Interactive today announced a new expansion to the world of Crusader Kings II, the critically acclaimed RPG strategy title. The impending expansion, called Crusader Kings II: The Old Gods, will add a number of features of the game that have been requested by fans. Ranging from 200...
Warlock: Master of the Arcane is a turn-based strategy game that was developed by Ino-Co Plus, whose previous titles include Majesty 2, Fantasy Wars, Elven Legacy, and many others. The game borrows heavily from the current turn-based strategy king Civilization 5 and even borrows some...
Four words to describe this fight: Demise is no joke. If you really want a challenge, make sure you play through Hero Mode and take on Demise in the Boss Rush Mode, as you will not be able to use any potions during the fight. The battle between Link and Demise has two phases. Phase 1:
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Demon Lord Ghirahim looks quite different this time around; with a body completely covered in armor, he has become much more aggressive than in previous encounters. Ghirahim changes his traditional defensive tactics for an offensive strategy. Unlike previous encounters with this boss which only...
Probably the easiest boss battle you will experience in Skyward Sword is with The Imprisoned. He looks like a sixty-foot mutant muppet and has no attacks to speak of. The only way he can damage Link is by either stepping on him, or by the shock-waves that his feet cause with each step....
The second boss in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword occurs at the end of the Earth Temple. The key to this fight is to stay calm, not panic, and remember the safe zone. Immediately the fight instantly ramps up the intensity, as Scaldera will chase Link up the ramp. Scaldera has the ability to...