First of all let me say that I am wearing my fireproof suit, so flaming will not get you anywhere on this topic (I know a few of you will try anyway). Here are my top 5 real time strategy games.
1. Empire Earth 2- If you haven`t tried this game yet, I highly suggest it. Play this game for a few weeks and I promise you that you will never go back to Age of Empires. Beautiful graphics, enjoyable and challenging SP campaigns, excelent MP options, and by far the best interface I`ve come across. Simply put, this game is the complete package, especially if you get the expanison pack, which adds some really usefull features, such as the ability to draw up and auto execute detailed war plans, and the ablity to create custom races.
2. Starcraft- Hard to beat a classic. While games such as AoE and Empire Earth focus on lots of features and widgets, Starcraft is like chess. It uses a simple interface with just a few races to create a surprisingly deep game. There is a good reason why Starcraft has maintained and even increased in popularity over the years while so many others have faded away.
3. Age of Empires II: Age of Kings- A great game in and of itself, more interesting perhaps was the spinoff game Galactic Battlegrounds. GB took the AoK engine and used it to create a great star wars game (actually the only real star wars strategy game prior to Empire at War).
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