Infinity Ward leaves WW II in the past and steps into modern times with this thrilling military shooter.

Come for the graphics, stay for the gameplay--Crytek's sophomore effort is more than just a pretty face.

Jericho’s cool concept is negated by middling, repetitive gameplay.

It's Civilization, now with 150% more complexity!

It's Civilization, now with 150% more complexity!

Shock Force cannot shake the shadow of its dominating predecessor.

The Command & Conquer series returns to its roots with Tiberium Wars.

Viva Media's game of crazy contraptions offers some engaging gameplay that is slightly marred by a few problems..

City Life: World Edition has gameplay that is largely involving and deep enough that both newcomers and fans of the genre will find fun.

Tilted Mill's strategy empire building game is solid and full of charm..

Leave it to Relic to make a World War II strategy game feel like a brand new experience. Company of Heroes simply delivers the goods.

The Warlords expansion for Civilization IV is the perfect compliment to the original. It's just a shade pricey.

A competent city builder, CivCity: Rome does little to wow you.

City Life is an interesting strategy building game that takes some getting used to first.

Condemned makes a solid, albeit short transition to the PC.

Lovecraft's universe comes to life with some pretty solid results.

Strategy First has a reputation for releasing solid titles and this is no exception - it's too bad the game doesn’t have more to offer.

Overall a solid continuation of Cryptic's online super hero game world.

Civilization IV is one of the best strategy games ever made, and it proves that turn-based gaming isn't quite dead yet.

Activision's WWII shooter sequel is action game of the year material. One of the best action games of 2005.

In the end Cossacks 2 is an average game that is held back by brutal difficulty and a design that would seem to fit better with a turn based model.

Imagine cheap, direct-to-cable, science fiction movie with a mediocre script, shallow characters, low production quality and a wooden lead and you've got an idea of what this game feels like.

Crusader Kings is a throwback to the early days of strategy games when intelligence and gameplay held sway and economy management was still in its infancy.