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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Gaming => Topic started by: runequester on October 23, 2010, 08:37:28 PM

Title: Best amiga turn based strategy ?
Post by: runequester on October 23, 2010, 08:37:28 PM
What is some of your favourite TBS games on the miggy ?

A few that spring to mind: Civilization, the Battle Isle games, Historyline, Perfect General, Lasersquad UFO / XCOM (was there ever an american release of the amiga version?) and others.

Games that combine turn based with real time elements are probably okay too (Centurion ?)


Wanted to figure out the Breach series, but have a heck of a time.
Title: Re: Best amiga turn based strategy ?
Post by: XDelusion on October 23, 2010, 08:43:06 PM
I always find my self coming back to Dune II
Title: Re: Best amiga turn based strategy ?
Post by: runequester on October 23, 2010, 08:47:39 PM
Quote from: XDelusion;586470
I always find my self coming back to Dune II


Its a great game but not turn based at all ;)
Title: Re: Best amiga turn based strategy ?
Post by: rayt on October 23, 2010, 09:38:53 PM
UFO Enemy Unknown as its one of the best computer games ever created on any platform
Title: Re: Best amiga turn based strategy ?
Post by: J-Golden on October 23, 2010, 10:00:14 PM
Quote from: XDelusion;586470
I always find my self coming back to Dune II

 
You know, I waz gunna say the 'zact same thing!  But, well, the other guy pointed it out...
 
As for turn based games, Full Metal Planet was cool.  I still hum the main tune every now and then too... ;)
Title: Re: Best amiga turn based strategy ?
Post by: rvo_nl on October 23, 2010, 10:03:12 PM
I liked Sabre Team back in the days, but I never quite liked this genre.
Title: Re: Best amiga turn based strategy ?
Post by: Animagic on October 23, 2010, 10:04:20 PM
I like Total Chaos. It's almost becoming a classic IMHO. + its free :-)
Title: Re: Best amiga turn based strategy ?
Post by: koshman on October 23, 2010, 10:36:46 PM
Hilt II !!!
Title: Re: Best amiga turn based strategy ?
Post by: Ral-Clan on October 23, 2010, 10:45:02 PM
UFO Enemy Unknown is the best I've played, but the freeware game MechForce is pretty good!
Title: Re: Best amiga turn based strategy ?
Post by: X-ray on October 23, 2010, 11:38:25 PM
UFO: Enemy unknown
Title: Re: Best amiga turn based strategy ?
Post by: matthey on October 24, 2010, 12:01:38 AM
Quote from: ral-clan;586526
UFO Enemy Unknown is the best I've played, but the freeware game MechForce is pretty good!

+1 on both games. UFO Enemy Unknown is a great single player game although a faster system makes it much more enjoyable. MechForce really shines when playing with friends and playing with friends is always more enjoyable than playing alone ;).

I also enjoyed Warlords and most of the SSI turn based D&D games too.
Title: Re: Best amiga turn based strategy ?
Post by: mbueler on October 24, 2010, 12:22:48 AM
Colonization and Warlords
Title: Re: Best amiga turn based strategy ?
Post by: Pyromania on October 24, 2010, 01:50:00 AM
Empire, crap graphics but great gameplay.
Title: Re: Best amiga turn based strategy ?
Post by: bbond007 on October 24, 2010, 02:36:49 AM
Quote from: runequester;586461
What is some of your favourite TBS games on the miggy ?

A few that spring to mind: Civilization, the Battle Isle games, Historyline, Perfect General, Lasersquad UFO / XCOM (was there ever an american release of the amiga version?) and others.

Games that combine turn based with real time elements are probably okay too (Centurion ?)


Wanted to figure out the Breach series, but have a heck of a time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_War_(video_game)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xu_Ldvn1GA


Ronny Raygun and Infidel Castro say check out Nuclear War!
Title: Re: Best amiga turn based strategy ?
Post by: ChaosLord on October 24, 2010, 04:08:15 AM
You haven't play Turn Based Strategy until you've played Total Chaos :D
Title: Re: Best amiga turn based strategy ?
Post by: EgillSkallagrimsson on October 24, 2010, 04:15:43 AM
Quote from: ChaosLord;586598
You haven't play Turn Based Strategy until you've played Total Chaos :D


+1 Best strategy game to shamelessly screw over your friends, too.:lol:
Title: Re: Best amiga turn based strategy ?
Post by: ChaosLord on October 24, 2010, 04:21:08 AM
Quote from: EgillSkallagrimsson;586602
+1 Best strategy game to shamelessly screw over your friends, too.:lol:

:laughing:

Note to self: When EgillSkallagrimsson proposes an alliance where I charge the fire breathing dragon while he stays put "to guard the rear"... don't trust him!. :lol:
Title: Re: Best amiga turn based strategy ?
Post by: smerf on October 24, 2010, 04:43:58 AM
Quote from: runequester;586461
What is some of your favourite TBS games on the miggy ?

A few that spring to mind: Civilization, the Battle Isle games, Historyline, Perfect General, Lasersquad UFO / XCOM (was there ever an american release of the amiga version?) and others.

Games that combine turn based with real time elements are probably okay too (Centurion ?)


Wanted to figure out the Breach series, but have a heck of a time.


Hi,

I liked NUKE war, It came from the desert, Defender of the crown, and also Soliton, and Megaball, Soliton and Megaball are usually the first games I put on my Amiga. The third game to go on my Amiga is Crazy 8's . Then OK I go crazy over DOOM.

smerf
Title: Re: Best amiga turn based strategy ?
Post by: Voyager74 on October 24, 2010, 11:58:11 AM
Hmm.... One of my favourite genres indeed.
A few old classics that already has been mentioned springs to mind.
However, for being "new", and still in development, and for one game
never beeing the same ever (and multiplayer-func. of course), I'd go for
TotalChaos AGA!
(Still waiting for a CGX/P96-version with online-play) :rtfm:
Title: Re: Best amiga turn based strategy ?
Post by: koshman on October 24, 2010, 12:26:42 PM
UFO is one of the best games ever, but it's painfully slow on ANY Amiga including 060. When you are e.g. cleaning a very large ship and you have the view raised to the "3rd floor" the scrolling and cursor reactions slow down to a crawl. It's much faster on a PC (and I'm talking about 486...).
Title: Re: Best amiga turn based strategy ?
Post by: Im>bE on October 24, 2010, 01:54:02 PM
many many years ago I was addicted to UFO enemy unknown.
The port to amiga must have been really crudely and cheaply done
because of the slowiness. When attacking alien bases
it usually took about 3 hours just to get your squads
down into the main hallways.

Then I found "Chaos" which was like a perfect strategy game for me.
Then came "Chaos Heavy" which quadruplicated everything
that was good in Chaos and added lots more.

Now there is "Total Chaos" and I am in heaven.
Other strategy games of any sort is really boring compared.
You actually need to use your brain in this one.
You could say it is like UFO enemy unknown
if UFOEU had 10 times more variety in weapons,
telekinesis abilities, tornados throwing things in every direction,
multiplying alien gooey blobs trapping in the soldiers,
lifesucking aliens, action option to eat the dead aliens for extra life,
a device to create a temporary wall somewhere (force field),
quad bikes or similar to ride so that you cover more ground faster,
and more science fiction replacements
for everything that is in Total Chaos. (too much to remember)

It is my personal opinion that there wont be any strategy game
made that is any better than Total Chaos until like 2090.
Title: Re: Best amiga turn based strategy ?
Post by: Debaser on October 24, 2010, 02:19:45 PM
Quote from: Voyager74;586659
I'd go for
TotalChaos AGA!
(Still waiting for a CGX/P96-version with online-play) :rtfm:


+1! Was this or will this ever be in the cards?
Title: Re: Best amiga turn based strategy ?
Post by: Debaser on October 24, 2010, 02:29:45 PM
Quote from: Voyager74;586659
I'd go for
TotalChaos AGA!
(Still waiting for a CGX/P96-version with online-play) :rtfm:


+1! Was this or will this ever be in the cards?
Title: Re: Best amiga turn based strategy ?
Post by: Kaui on October 24, 2010, 05:45:17 PM
Ofc TOTAL CHAOS ;)  http://totalchaoseng.dbv.pl/news.php
Title: Re: Best amiga turn based strategy ?
Post by: SamuraiCrow on October 24, 2010, 06:19:58 PM
Quote from: ChaosLord;586598
You haven't play Turn Based Strategy until you've played Total Chaos :D


+1

I've been playing Total Chaos AGA a lot this past week and it still hasn't gotten old!
Title: Re: Best amiga turn based strategy ?
Post by: Xanxi on October 24, 2010, 07:51:36 PM
No one mentionned Battle Isle? Brilliant classic amiga game.
Title: Re: Best amiga turn based strategy ?
Post by: Franko on October 24, 2010, 08:03:16 PM
!
Title: Re: Best amiga turn based strategy ?
Post by: rkauer on October 24, 2010, 09:40:37 PM
Total Chaos AGA for me, too.
Title: Re: Best amiga turn based strategy ?
Post by: ChaosLord on October 24, 2010, 11:31:29 PM
Watch an entire game of Total Chaos AGA in FastForward 11x speed:

http://totalchaoseng.dbv.pl/readarticle.php?article_id=18
Title: Re: Best amiga turn based strategy ?
Post by: AmigaUFO on October 27, 2010, 02:02:44 AM
Hello people

Total Chaos AGA rulexx!
Title: Re: Best amiga turn based strategy ?
Post by: DCAmiga on October 27, 2010, 03:01:19 PM
The Classic, Defender of the Crown !! by Cinemaware.
Title: Re: Best amiga turn based strategy ?
Post by: Einherjar on January 07, 2011, 07:16:41 PM
Total Chaos AGA, no doubt. ;-)
Title: Re: Best amiga turn based strategy ?
Post by: beakster2 on January 07, 2011, 08:21:38 PM
Colonial Conquest 2.  It was free as well if I remember correctly, and Amiga only.
Title: Re: Best amiga turn based strategy ?
Post by: r06ue1 on January 28, 2011, 07:45:38 PM
Defender of the Crown was a classic but the best ever and one I still play to this day, Sword of Aragon.  Best turn based fantasy strategy game I have ever played.
Title: Re: Best amiga turn based strategy ?
Post by: r06ue1 on January 28, 2011, 07:57:12 PM
According to Retro Gamer (http://www.amiga.org/wiki/Retro_Gamer) magazine, "Sword of Aragon is considered by many to be the best fantasy wargame ever."[14] (http://www.amiga.org/forums/#cite_note-13)
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sword_of_Aragon
Title: Best amiga turn based strategy ?
Post by: tone007 on January 28, 2011, 08:47:51 PM
All turn based strategy games stink, including Total Chaos!

Sorry ChaosLord.
Title: Re: Best amiga turn based strategy ?
Post by: runequester on January 28, 2011, 09:46:53 PM
Quote from: tone007;610376
All turn based strategy games stink, including Total Chaos!

Sorry ChaosLord.


Your internet posting privileges have been revoked good sir. Please ponder your sins while your punishment is being calculated.


It may take a while, we calculate them one turn at a time :)
Title: Re: Best amiga turn based strategy ?
Post by: koshman on January 28, 2011, 10:07:02 PM
Anyway, a number of excellent suggestions for games that I'll have to try in this thread.