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Binding: CD-ROM Brand: Internet Shopping Outlet EAN: 0831112002503 ESRB Age Rating: Everyone Format: CD-ROM Label: Eagle Games Manufacturer: Eagle Games Model: EGL 250 Number Of Items: 1 Platform: Windows NT, Macintosh, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows XP, Mac OS X Publisher: Eagle Games Release Date: January 30, 2004 Studio: Eagle Games Features:
Accessories: Editorial Review: Product Description: War! Is a game of empire building, exploration, economic expansion, technological advancement, diplomacy, and tactical battles set in the Age of Imperialism - 1830-1900. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Beware of bad design!This is an amateurish hack of a game. The bugs are numerous, the support 'fixes' are arcane, and the overall effect left me unimpressed. I've played Freeware games designed with far more finesse. This is a poorly designed product, and I can not begin to list the many levels of sloppy programming that must have taken place. The support, while detailed, required too many steps to warrant my time. Perhaps a few hours with a PS2 game will erase the taste this game left ... Read More Rating:  - A board game of true strategyThe documentation suggests that an actual board game is the model for this PC computer game. As absorbing as the former may be, I can't imagine how anyone but a math whiz with the patience of Job could play it, because dice are thrown constantly and the rules about how to interpret them are so complex. So are the rules about what pieces can legally be placed or moved where. In other words, the board game cries out for a computer implementation to calculate and monitor all these details automatically. ... Read More Rating:  - Great gameThis is the best computer game I've played in ages. It's not too complicated. Learning the game and seeing it through to a reasonable completion is not a problem here, which often is a problem with other strategy games. It's intricate enough to be interesting and yet moves along at very good pace. Very enjoyable. |
