Any good RTS games?

Sat Nov 06, 2004 12:28 pm

Anyone know of any good RTS games? Similar to Warcraft

Sat Nov 06, 2004 1:37 pm

Age of Empires
Age of Empires II
Age of Mythology
Alien Nations
Ancient Art of War
Axis & Allies
Battle for Middle Earth
Battle Realms
Black & White
Caesar III
Close Combat series
Codename: Panzers
Command & Conquer series
C&C Generals
Conquest: Frontier Wars
Cossacks
Dark Planet
Dark Reign
Dune 2000
Dungeon Keeper II
Earth 2150
Emperor: Battle for Dune
Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom
Empire Earth
Empires Mod
Europa Universalis II
Evil Genius
Galaxy Andromeda
Great Empires Collection II
Ground Control
Hægemonia
Heaven & Hell
Heroes of Might & Magic
Homeworld
Homeworld: Cataclysm
Homeworld2
Impossible Creatures
KKND
Kohan series
Majesty
Medieval: Total War
Metal Fatigue
Myth
Natural Selection Mod
O.R.B.
Outforce, The
Perimeter
Pharoah
Populous
Powermonger
Railroad Tycoon 3
Real War
Rise of Nations
Rome: Total War
Sacrifice
Settlers III
SimCity Series
StarCraft
Starshatter
Startopia
Star Trek:
Armada 2
Stronghold: Crusader
Submarine Titans
Sudden Strike
Supreme Ruler 2010
Total Annihilation
Total War Series
Tropico
Utopia
Victoria
Warhammer 40k Dawn of War
Warlords Battlecry series
War of the Ring
Warrior Kings: Battles
Wartime Command
Warzone 2100
WWII: Frontline Command
Z: Steel Soldiers
Zeus: Master of Olympus

Sat Nov 06, 2004 1:41 pm

I've always liked Empire Earth and Ceaser III or IV (whichever the newest one is).

Sat Nov 06, 2004 1:58 pm

Rome Total War. RTS and turn based in one. Also the best strat game I have ever played, topping the Civ series.

Sat Nov 06, 2004 2:01 pm

Originally posted by ConScIouS
I've always liked Empire Earth and Ceaser III or IV (whichever the newest one is).

empire earth was an awesome game.

sadly i lost interest in it before I got to the WWII era.

Sat Nov 06, 2004 2:06 pm

I recommend Rise of Nations. I think Best Buy has it on sale for $10 + $10 for the expansion. (Sale might be over and is only available online).

I'm pissed at Best Buy right now.. they wouldn't sell me the expansion for $10 at the local store EVEN THOUGH I SHOWED IT TO THEM ON THEIR OWN WEBSITE!! They said "we match competitors's prices, but not our own." Is that stupid or what??

SO... I went to CIRCUIT CITY and they were happy enought to pricematch + 10%, so I bought the expansion of $8. You can't beat that.

That being said, Rise of Nations is a cross between Civilization and RTS. I really enjoy it.

Sat Nov 06, 2004 2:07 pm

Originally posted by shockwave203
empire earth was an awesome game.

sadly i lost interest in it before I got to the WWII era.

I never really liked the Campaigns...i almost always play Random Maps.

Sat Nov 06, 2004 4:37 pm

Originally posted by JimmyTango
Rome Total War. RTS and turn based in one. Also the best strat game I have ever played, topping the Civ series.

Is it easy to learn? Can you play together with someone else on a LAN?

Reason I am asking is that my GF really likes RTS games like Warcraft ( for example ) that we can play together, Nice thing about Warcraft is that we only need one copy to play together on a LAN too.

Sat Nov 06, 2004 4:50 pm

I strongly recommend Rome Total War.

If you've played RTS games before you'll have little trouble learning how to play. I was a little intimidated at first but within a few hours of playing, I was commanding my army with ease. The tutorial is very helpful in getting you started.

I have yet to play multiplayer but there is an option to play LAN battles. My friend picked this game up yesterday and were gonna try out the multiplayer mode tonight.

Sat Nov 06, 2004 5:10 pm

What about Age of Mythology?

Sat Nov 06, 2004 5:49 pm

Originally posted by MMmmGood
What about Age of Mythology?

It is good but like Sandstorm said Rome-Total war is by far the best RTS game I have played. The battles are real time and the campaign map is turn based.

Sat Nov 06, 2004 5:52 pm

Originally posted by Jeffro
Age of Empires
Age of Empires II
Age of Mythology
Alien Nations
Ancient Art of War
Axis & Allies
Battle for Middle Earth
Battle Realms
Black & White
Caesar III
Close Combat series
Codename: Panzers
Command & Conquer series
C&C Generals
Conquest: Frontier Wars
Cossacks
Dark Planet
Dark Reign
Dune 2000
Dungeon Keeper II
Earth 2150
Emperor: Battle for Dune
Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom
Empire Earth
Empires Mod
Europa Universalis II
Evil Genius
Galaxy Andromeda
Great Empires Collection II
Ground Control
Hægemonia
Heaven & Hell
Heroes of Might & Magic
Homeworld
Homeworld: Cataclysm
Homeworld2
Impossible Creatures
KKND
Kohan series
Majesty
Medieval: Total War
Metal Fatigue
Myth
Natural Selection Mod
O.R.B.
Outforce, The
Perimeter
Pharoah
Populous
Powermonger
Railroad Tycoon 3
Real War
Rise of Nations
Rome: Total War
Sacrifice
Settlers III
SimCity Series
StarCraft
Starshatter
Startopia
Star Trek:
Armada 2
Stronghold: Crusader
Submarine Titans
Sudden Strike
Supreme Ruler 2010
Total Annihilation
Total War Series
Tropico
Utopia
Victoria
Warhammer 40k Dawn of War
Warlords Battlecry series
War of the Ring
Warrior Kings: Battles
Wartime Command
Warzone 2100
WWII: Frontline Command
Z: Steel Soldiers
Zeus: Master of Olympus

DO YOU GET OUT MUCH!?!

Sat Nov 06, 2004 6:16 pm

Originally posted by =DocTrebor=
DO YOU GET OUT MUCH!?!

Yes, I get out.

I kinda cheated on the list though...I had a little help.

http://www.rakrent.com/rtsc/rtsc_gameslist2.htm

Anyways...I think Rome:Total War is WAY to hard and comprehensive. If you want a strategic game that doesn't take a genius to play, get Rise of Nations (and expansion). It's a good balance between fun and strategy. With Rome, all you practically do is strategize.

Sat Nov 06, 2004 6:24 pm

You can download the demo and try Rome:Total War. You can't play the empire side of things, but you can get the feel of combat. I don't own the game, but I have played the demo.

Sun Nov 07, 2004 12:41 am

Bear in mind this is mostly for my GF, as she is getting bored of Warcraft, so its gotta be easy to learn and play