Hi ive been looking around for some RTS 2d strategy games like the original starcraft , ive been unsuccsessful. Does anyone know where I can find one? Quite a nice one (as in fun to play) where you command an army .
Classic Command and Conquer games? (Red Alert 2 maybe?)
or are we talking indie games here?
just a 2d war strategy game. I dont mind but something that would be more known and you guys enjoy.
how about total annihilation?
If you like the original starcraft game you should definitely check out starcraft 2, its a really polished and improved version of pretty much the same game.
As for classic 2d rts games, my favourite has to be C&C series of games and their addons (mostly the Westwood ones before EA purchased the series and ran it into the ground). As for Starcraft 1 era RTS games you’ll probably want to check out Dark Reign and as mentioned about Total Annihilation (avoid Dark Reign 2 and Total Annihilation 2 both were extraordinarily bad).
Warcraft 1 & 2 were pretty solid 2d rts games for their time although seem really dated by today’s standards. Warcraft 3 is also a highly playable and solid RTS with an enjoyable single player campaign and multiplayer mode although its in 3d. Others you may like are Dawn of War 2 and Company of Hero’s but are again in 3d.
What im looking for is something similar to a 2d version of rome total war. Ive started at command ad conquer though it seems alright.
AI Wars: http://www.arcengames.com/w/index.php/aiwar-features
It’s very well executed, and nears multi-genre between tower defense, real time, and Turnbased strategy.