You might expect Dawn Of War II to follow in traditional sequel style, offering a real time strategy experience with more Orks than you can throw a Bolter at.

Microsoft's bold claim with Halo Wars is that it'll finally cure the curse of the console RTS - namely that it won't have controls that suck compared to a PC's keyboard and mouse combo.

Simple classic fun with a healthy dose of nostalgia for good measure.

What could have been the perfect RTS game is marred by poor performance.

Sci-fi strategy with a killer twist. Imagine any creature, make it, and send it into battle.

Take the world's best military forces into Iraq and handle the situation yourself.

It's the prettiest looking RTS we've seen in a while, but how does it play?

Turn based strategy gaming for the thinker, with long term playability.

The follow up to Rise of Nations packs strategic punch.

If only all film licensed games were as wonderful as this thoroughly enjoyable game!

RTS gaming for grown-ups.

RTS is getting tired and repetitive, and Star Wars games have been famous for almost always being bad.

Logan Booker didn't think it was possible to take the 'playing' out of 'RPG'.

Online multiplayer combat from the big guns at EA.

Pyro Studios, the development team behind the Commandos series, has turned its hand to the hybrid RTS/ table-top strategy genre – a genre which consists primarily of Creative Assembly’s brilliant Total War games.

The Close Combat RTS series has been held in high regard among strategy gamers, despite the mediocre later releases.

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The movie's flop obviously hasn't helped, but developer GSC seems to have cut a few unexpected corners in the latter stages of developing Alexander, with the result that what promised to be a stirring title turns out to be fairly average after all.

Although its billing as a 'next generation' city-building game might be a little over the top, Immortal Cities: Children of the Nile is a well designed and pleasantly addictive title that comes with a nice sense of history.