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Here are the genres we use. And below is a list of all out Strategy game coverage:

Alphabetical List

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Advance Wars: Dark Conflict DS
Advance Wars: Dark Conflict / Days of Ruin DS
Age of Empires Complete Collection PC
Age of Empires: Age of Kings DS
Age of Empires: Age of Mythology DS
Angry Birds iPhone
Animal Crossing Gamecube
Animal Crossing: Wild World DS
Anomaly: Warzone Earth XBLA
Apples to Apples Party Box Board Game
Army Corps of Hell PS Vita
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B
Banana Balance Game Lego
Bang! Board Game
Bang! Cross Platform Multiplayer Board
Banner Saga PC
Batman Arkham Asylum PS3
Battle for Mars Android
Best iPhone Poker Apps
Blackstar iPhone
Blogging Animal Crossing: Let's go to the City Wii
Blue Dragon Plus DS
Boom Blox Bash Party Wii
Boom Street Wii
Brutal Legend 360
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C
Caesary PC
Carcassonne XBLA
Carrier Command: Gaea Mission PC
Chess.com PC
Civilisation Revolution DS
Civilisation Revolutions 360
Civilisation: Revolution DS
Civilization IV PC
Command and Conquer 4: Tiberium Twilight PC
Convoluted Board Game
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D
Dungeon Maker DS
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E
Empire: Total War PC
Enchanted Folk and the School of Wizardry DS
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F
FGTV: New Style Boutique Hands-on Family Review 3DS
FGTV: Sifteo Gaming Cube Family Review PC
Field Runners iPhone
Fire Emblem 3DS
Football Manager 2010 PSP
Forbidden Island Board
From Dust XBLA
Full House Poker XBLA
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G
Game Dev Story Android
Glory Days Tactial Defense DSi-Ware
Gods Eater Burst PSP
Grand Ages: Rome PC
Great Battles Medieval PS3
Greed Corp XBLA
Greed Crop XBLA
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H
Halo Wars 360
Harry Potter Hogwarts Board Game
Harvest Moon: Animal Parade Wii
Heroes of Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes DS
Hitman HD Trilogy 360
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I
Imagine Fashion Stylist/Model DS
Infamous 2 PS3
Infinite Space DS
Iron Brigade XBLA
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L
Lego Atlantis Treasure Board Game
Lego Battles DS
Lego Games Lava Dragon Board Game
Lego Harry Potter Years 5-7 PS3
Lego Ninjago DS
Lego Ninjago The Game DS
Lego Shave a Sheep Board Game
Line Rider 2 Wii
Little King's Story Wii
Lock's Quest DS
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M
Madworld Wii
Men of War: Red Tide PC
Metal Gear Solid PSP
Mobile Police Unit 7288 Lego
Monster Hunter Freedom Unite PSP
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N
New Little King's Story PS Vita
Ninja Town DS
Nintendogs + Cats 3DS
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O
Orient Bazaar Lego
Overlord 2 360
Overlord: Dark Legend Wii
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P
Pikmin Gamecube
Pikmin 2 Wii
Pikmin 3 Wii U
Pinball Arcade iPad
Plants vs Zombies PC
Plants vs. Zombies DS
Plastic Animal Chess Rules Board Game
Pokemon + Nobunaga's Ambition DS
Poker Superstars III iPhone
Populous DS
Prey the Stars: Gabu Gabu Planet DS
Project P-100 Wii U
Puzzle Quest Galactrix DS
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R
R-Type Tactics PSP
RUSE PS3
Rebelstar Tactical Command GBA
Red Alert 3 Commander's Challenge PS3
Risk iPhone
Rock of Ages 360
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S
San Juan Board Game
Scrabble Trickster Board Game
Settlers of Catan Board Game
Sid Meier's Pirates! Wii
Sid Meier's Railroads PC
Silent Hunter 5 PC
Sim Animals Wii
Sim Animals Africa Wii
Sim City DS
Sim City Deluxe iPhone
Sim City: Creator DS
Sins of a Solar Empire PC
Skulls of the Shogun 360
Sort it Out Trickster Board Game
South Park Tower Defence XBLA
Space Junkyard Board Game
Space Shuttle 3367 Lego
Splosion Man XBLA
Spore PC
Spore: Hero Wii
Spy Party 360
Starship Patrol DSi-Ware
Steel Diver 3DS
Style Boutique DS
Supreme Commander 2 PC
Swords and Soldiers Wii-Ware
Swords and Soldiers HD iPad
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T
Talisman Board Game
Tap Pet Hotel In-App Purchases iPhone
Tetris Party Deluxe Wii
The Guild 2: Renaissance PC
The Sims 2 PC
The Sims 3 PC
Ticket to Ride Board Game
Ticket to Ride Europe Board
Ticket to Ride Marklin Edition Board Game
Tom Clancy's End War 360
Total War: Shogun 2 PC
Toy Soldiers XBLA
Triple Town PC
Tropico 4 360
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U
Uncharted: Fight For Fortune PS Vita
Under Siege 360
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V
Valkyria Chronicles PS3
Valkyria Chronicles 2 PSP
Valkyria Chronicles 3 PSP
Viva Pinata 360
Viva Pinata 2 360
Viva Pinata: Pocket Paradise DS
Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise 360
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W
Warhammer Battle for Skull Pass Board Game
Warp 360
We Rule iPhone
World Poker Tour Texas Hold'em iPhone
World Series of Poker: Hold'em Legend iPhone
Worms Battle Islands Wii
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X
X-COM: Enemy Unknown 360
XCOM: Enemy Unknown PS3
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Y
Yakuza 4 PS3

Strategy games provide experiences that require quick thinking, and forward planning from the gamer. They combine the unfolding tactics of classic games like chess, with more recent board games such as Risk. Usually focusing on a theatre of war context, players enjoy the tactical overview of the battle these games provide.

Turn Based strategy games are the video gaming equivalent of chess, risk and other board games. The player is presented with a tile based environment and a number of pieces which they can position and move. These games usually revolve around some military conflict. When the player directs an encounter to take place the comparative stats of vehicles, characters and current landscape are used to calculate the winner. Forest usually makes you harder to hit, whilst tanks do more damage than infantry.

Real Time strategy games present the player with a resource rich environment and task them with developing encampments and units more effectively than their enemies. Once created, troops can usually be arranged into groups and directed in real time. Because of these game's requirement for fast decisions from the player they were originally the preserve of the mouse and keyboard setup of the PC. More recently, intelligent control systems have brought them to home consoles and handhelds.

Hitman HD Trilogy brings together a collection of classic Hitman titles, providing the chance to relive previous titles in the series with improved visuals or, for many, a first chance to enjoy these properly... read now

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Skulls of the Shogun is a mash-up of strategy and action as well as sorcery and warfare. Featuring four-player local multiplayer and a seamless progress saving feature across Microsoft devices, this promises to be a unique title... read now

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New Style Boutique takes the fashion series to the 3DS. In this FamilyGamerTV, my young daughter explains to me how the game works and shows me the ropes... watch now

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The Sifteo Gaming Cubes are a new approach to portable gaming, with a series of wireless touch-screen blocks which join together to modify the gaming experience. In this FamilyGamerTV, our daughter has a look at them and gives us her opinion... watch now

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Uncharted: Fight for Fortune is a card-game spin-off of the brilliant Uncharted series, for the PS Vita. It seems a world away from the gunplay and exploration of the main series, so how exactly will it work?.. read now

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X-COM: Enemy Unknown places you as Earth's last line of defence against an alien invasion. You take control of every element of your strategy but in the end it is the strength of the alien force, and a bit of luck, that will determine who is victor. .. read now

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Bang! iPhone deftly recreates the classic parlor game. Secret roles and special abilities combine with a well balanced card set to create an intriguing and addictive experience. Add to this the cross-platform multiplayer and this is an impressive iPhone/iPad/PC offering... read now

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Iron Brigade XBLA 360 is as thoroughly charming as Double Fine's other games, but couldn't overcome this reviewer's difficulties with the tower defence genre... read now

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Lego Ninjago The Game DS is a very light adventure that features some of the cutest ninjas ever, but delivers little in terms of ninja action... read now

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Project P-100 is a realtime action game featuring a group of superheroes marshalling the citizens of a town to destroy enemies, using hordes of volunteers to transform into gliders, giant fists and stepladders... read now

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Pikmin 3 will come as welcome news to the legions of fans of the Gamecube originals and should prove to be a spectacular exclusive title for the new Wii U console... read now

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Anomaly: Warzone Earth not only offers a slick, polished take on the casual Tower Defence genre, but also provides an additional switch by making you the attacker... read now

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Banner Saga is a role-playing PC game mixed with turn-based strategy set in a beautiful animated world inspired by Viking history... read now

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New Little King's Story rejuvenates a game sadly overlooked and will introduce a fresh new on the Playstation Vita to the joys of this cuddly real time strategy... read now

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Sim City started the urban lifestyle management sim. Now it is returning to its roots with the first major new title in the series for arguably nearly a decade... read now

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Boom Street is a charming board game for the Wii. While it makes good use of the advantages a console brings, it fails to translate what really makes a board game social and fun... read now

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Pinball Arcade modularises video-pinball, but it's the focus on real tables, solid physics and iPad's big screen that is most exciting for silver ball fans... read now

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Picking up a control pad should be a moment to cherish and look forward to, but Under Siege's complicated button map and monotonous presentation sends my mind wandering to different, more domesticated pastures... read now

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Pokemon + Nobunaga's Ambition is a crossover title, mixing the creatures from five generations of Pokemon with an established series of strategy games set in feudal Japan... read now

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Army Corps of Hell looks to be a highly unusual mix of the RTS and crowd-brawling genres. With goblins fighting through Hell and a heavy metal soundtracks, it's an eerily familiar setting... read now

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More posts:

Feb 2012

Monster Hunter Freedom Unite PSP Review
Gods Eater Burst PSP Review
Worms Battle Islands Wii Review
Scripted Gamer Show | Spy Party 360 Podcast

Jan 2012

Battle for Mars Android Review
Warp 360 News
The Sims 3 Wii Review
Lego Harry Potter Years 5-7 PS3 Review
XCOM: Enemy Unknown PS3 News
Fire Emblem 3DS News

Dec 2011

Advance Wars: Dark Conflict DS Review
Advance Wars: Dark Conflict DS Review
Game Dev Story Android Review
Plants vs Zombies DS Review
Novel Gamer Show | Rebelstar Tactical Command GBA Review
From Dust PSN Review

Nov 2011

Plants vs. Zombies DS Review
Novel Gamer Show | From Dust XBLA Review
Bang! Cross Platform Multiplayer Board Review
Novel Gamer Show | Triple Town PC Review

Oct 2011

Ticket to Ride Europe Board Review
Tropico 4 360 Review
Rock of Ages 360 Review

Sep 2011

Apples to Apples Party Box Board Games Review
Imagine Fashion Stylist/Model DS Review
From Dust XBLA Review
Tap Pet Hotel In-App Purchases iPhone Review

Aug 2011

Harvest Moon: Animal Parade Wii Review
Angry Birds iPhone Review
Sort it Out Trickster Board Games Review
Plants vs Zombies iPhone Review

Jul 2011

Rebecca Mayes Live Show | Batman Arkham Asylum PS3 Podcast
Family Gamer Show | Swords and Soldiers HD iPad Podcast
Metal Gear Solid PSP Review

Jun 2011

Rebecca Mayes Live Show | Madworld Wii Podcast
Rebecca Mayes Live Show | The Sims 3 PC Podcast
Steel Diver 3DS Review

May 2011

Blackstar iPhone News
Forbidden Island Board Review
Carrier Command: Gaea Mission PC News
Infamous 2 PS3 Review
Orient Bazaar Lego Review
Full House Poker XBLA Review
From Dust XBLA News
Game People Show | Plants vs Zombies DS Podcast
Steel Diver 3DS Review

Apr 2011

Plants vs. Zombies DS Review
Convoluted Board Games Review
Plastic Animal Chess Rules Board Games Review
Space Shuttle 3367 Lego Review

Mar 2011

Banana Balance Game Lego Review
Scrabble Trickster Board Games Review
Yakuza 4 PS3 News
Bang! Board Review
Total War: Shogun 2 PC News
Mobile Police Unit 7288 Lego Review

Feb 2011

Brutal Legend 360 Review

Jan 2011

Infinite Space DS Review
Animal Crossing 3DS News
Starship Patrol DSi-Ware Review
The Sims 3 360 Review
Lego Ninjago DS News
Glory Days Tactial Defense DSi-Ware News

Dec 2010

Sid Meier's Pirates! Wii Review
Ticket to Ride Marklin Edition Board Games Review

Nov 2010

Bang! Board Games Review
Valkyria Chronicles 3 PSP News
Blue Dragon Plus DS Review
Spy Party 360 Review

Oct 2010

The Guild 2: Renaissance PC Review
Great Battles Medieval PS3 Review
RUSE 360 Review
Risk iPhone Review
Nintendogs + Cats 3DS News
RUSE PS3 Review
Sim City Deluxe iPhone Review

Sep 2010

Lego Atlantis Treasure Board Games Review
Little King's Story Wii Review
Silent Hunter 5 PC Review
Little King's Story Wii Review
Caesary PC Review
Harry Potter Hogwarts Board Games Review

Aug 2010

Valkyria Chronicles PS3 Review

Jul 2010

Settlers of Catan Board Games Review
Supreme Commander 2 360 Review
Tetris Party Deluxe Wii News

Jun 2010

Lego Shave a Sheep Board Games Review
We Rule iPhone Review
Men of War: Red Tide PC Review
Supreme Commander 2 PC Review
Space Junkyard Board Games Review

May 2010

Greed Crop XBLA Review
Chess.com PC Review

Apr 2010

Greed Corp XBLA Review
Line Rider 2 Wii Review
Warhammer Battle for Skull Pass Board Games Review
We Rule iPhone Review
Puzzle Quest Galactrix DS Review
Command and Conquer 4: Tiberium Twilight PC Review
Toy Soldiers XBLA Review

Mar 2010

Starship Patrol DSi-Ware Review
Carcassonne XBLA Review
Spore: Hero Wii Review
Valkyria Chronicles 2 PSP Review
Spore PC Review

Feb 2010

Splosion Man XBLA Review
Overlord: Dark Legend Wii Review
Dungeon Maker DS Review

Dec 2009

Best iPhone Poker Apps Article
Sim Animals Africa Wii Review
Talisman Board Games Review
Poker Superstars III iPhone Review
South Park Tower Defence XBLA Review
Lego Games Lava Dragon Board Games Review
World Series of Poker: Hold'em Legend iPhone Review
Heroes of Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes DS Buying Guide
San Juan Board Games Review
World Poker Tour Texas Hold'em iPhone Review

Nov 2009

The Sims 3 PC Review
Ticket to Ride Board Games Review
Football Manager 2010 PSP Buying Guide
The Sims 3 PC Review

Oct 2009

Brutal Legend 360 Review
Sid Meier's Railroads PC Review
Style Boutique DS Buying Guide

Sep 2009

Halo Wars 360 Review
Age of Empires Complete Collection PC Buying Guide
Pikmin 2 Wii Review
Viva Pinata 2 360 Review
Boom Blox Bash Party Wii Review

Aug 2009

Overlord 2 360 Review
Swords and Soldiers Wii-Ware Review
Blogging Animal Crossing: Let's go to the City Review

Jun 2009

Lego Battles DS Rough Guide
Enchanted Folk and the School of Wizardry DS Review

May 2009

Sim City: Creator Wii Rough Guide
Plants vs Zombies PC Review
Civilization IV PC Review
Viva Pinata: Pocket Paradise DS Rough Guide
Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise 360 Rough Guide
Viva Pinata: Pocket Paradise DS Review
Pikmin 2 Wii Review
Viva Pinata 360 Review
Empire: Total War PC Review

Apr 2009

Halo Wars 360 Review
Grand Ages: Rome PC Review
Animal Crossing: Wild World DS Rough Guide
Prey the Stars: Gabu Gabu Planet DS Review
Spore PC Review
Sim City iPhone Review

Mar 2009

Halo Wars 360 Review
Field Runners iPhone Rough Guide

Feb 2009

Sim Animals DS Review
Age of Empires: Age of Mythology DS Review
The Sims 2 PC Review
Red Alert 3 Commander's Challenge PS3 Review
Populous DS Review
Sim Animals Wii Review

Jan 2009

Tom Clancy's End War 360 Review

Nov 2008

Ninja Town DS Rough Guide

Oct 2008

R-Type Tactics PSP Rough Guide

Sep 2008

Lock's Quest DS Rough Guide
Advance Wars: Dark Conflict / Days of Ruin DS Rough Guide
Age of Empires: Age of Kings DS Rough Guide

Aug 2008

Civilisation Revolution DS Review

Jan 2008

Pikmin Gamecube Review

Sep 2007

Sim City DS Review
Civilisation Revolutions 360 Review
Valkyria Chronicles PS3 Rough Guide
Sim City: Creator DS Rough Guide
Civilisation: Revolution DS Rough Guide
Animal Crossing: Wild World DS Review
Animal Crossing Gamecube Review
Sins of a Solar Empire PC Review

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