Title: Pokemon Omega Ruby
Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: 3DS
Genre: Strategy/Sim
Release Date: 11/22/2014
Overview: Pokemon fans new and old are in for a treat! Play the classic Pokemon Ruby Version a whole new way with Pokemon Omega Ruby, an updated remake for the 3DS. Set in the magical region of Hoenn, get ready for adventure as you find, catch, and train all the Pokemon you can handle. Standing in your way is Team Magma, a dangerous group of criminals out to destroy nature and expand their land. With the help of the Legendary Pokemon Groudon and its Primal Reversion, you’ll be able to stop Team Magma while you also head out on your quest to catch ’em all!
Category Archives: Strategy/Simulation
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Title: Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: 3DS
Genre: Strategy/Sim
Release Date: 6/8/2013
Overview: You’ve just become the mayor of your town. Your job: turn it into the happiest place possible! You get to make every decision about what happens. Choose what to build, when the shops are open, and how you’d like to spend your time. The calendar changes just like it does in the real world, and your town evolves day and night, through all four seasons. Create a custom character then build a house to suit your personality. Go fishing, swim in the ocean, look for fossils, create fashions, interact with the animals who live in town – how you spend your days is totally up to you! Explore, discover, and create a world all your own.
History Legends of War: Patton
Title: History Legends of War: Patton
Publisher: Maximum Family Games
Platform: PS3
Genre: Strategy/Sim
Release Date: 11/23/2012
Overview: Go inside one of history’s greatest military minds in this intense turn-based strategy thriller where you’ll lead America’s Forces to victory in WWII. March your men across Western Europe, taking them along the same path outlined by American General George Patton. Execute Patton’s strategy as you fight German forces in turn-based play where the fate of the world could turn on any decision. Take on four overall Operations comprised of 21 different missions with objectives including Sabotage, Infiltration, Defense, and Attack. Strategically deploy the specialized sniper, bomber, and commando units that are at your command in two Single Player modes and a variety of Hot Seat Multiplayer challenges.
Port Royale 3: Pirates & Merchants
Title: Port Royale 3: Pirates & Merchants
Publisher: Kalypso
Platform: PS3
Genre: Strategy/Sim
Release Date: 10/9/2012
Overview: Do you want to fight your way to greatness or buy it? Pick your path to power in this 17th Century seafaring saga where the entire Western Hemisphere is ripe for the taking. If it’s battle you want, choose Adventure Mode, where you’ll follow the pirate’s life, raiding, pillaging, and plundering your fortune by ruthless conquest. Choose the trader’s path and fill your coffers by establishing trade routes, building industry, and becoming the driving economic force in the colonies. Or, choose Free Play Mode and use a combination of both. Sail on 16 historically accurate types of ships and visit 60 cities in solo play.
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Title: XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Publisher: 2K Games
Platform: PS3
Genre: Strategy/Sim
Release Date: 10/6/2012
Overview: Face an alien enemy powerful enough to unite all the governments on Earth against it in this strategy classic from the makers of Civilization. When an alien horde descends on our planet, every militarized nation unites to form an ultra-elite fighting force that will band together for humanity’s last stand. Command the multinational force and plot the strategy to save mankind. Establish your central command base, map out combat missions, and deploy your troops on the battlefield. Work to expand your headquarters, recruit soldiers with special skills to send to the frontlines, and research alien technology to create more powerful weapons to use against your enemy.
Birds of Steel
Title: Birds of Steel
Publisher: Konami
Platform: PS3
Genre: Strategy/Sim
Release Date: 3/21/2012
Overview: Take control of planes that are part flying machine and part time machine in this World War II flight sim. Birds of Steel has mined mountains of available research and historical accounts to re-create the settings for some of history’s greatest battles. Choose from over 100 WWII-era planes and fly through 20 of the war’s pivotal conflicts, including Guadalcanal, Midway, and Pearl Harbor. Each machine has been thoroughly re-created with an emphasis on total accuracy in look, performance, and weaponry. Landscapes have been just as faithfully built, using satellite imaging and historical maps, photos, and other data to re-create the world as it looked on each of those fateful days.
Top Gun Hardlock
Title: Top Gun Hardlock
Publisher: 505 Games
Platform: PS3
Genre: Strategy/Sim
Release Date: 3/9/2012
Overview: NOTE: This game requires an Online Pass code to access online content. The Online Pass code is included with purchase, but not with rental of this title.
Only the best of the best are chosen for Top Gun. The chance to prove your skill is a given – but survival is not guaranteed. Use an accessible control scheme to pilot 14 of the world’s most advanced aircraft in this fast-moving flight combat sim. Fly through 15 white-knuckle missions in a story-based single-player campaign that unfolds in cinematic style. Choose from co-op and competitive online dogfights for up to 16 throttle jockeys. The stakes are highest in Hard Lock Mode, where there’s no escape once you’ve got a target lined up. Use the Hard Lock feature to engage the enemy, lock on, and let ’em have it.
Jane’s Advanced Strike Fighters
Title: Jane’s Advanced Strike Fighters
Publisher: Maximum Family Games
Platform: PS3
Genre: Strategy/Sim
Release Date: 11/23/2011
Overview: When the last free area of a nation is threatened, America refuses to sit idly by. Fight for freedom and defend the Western way of life in this frenzied air combat sim that forces you to make life-or-death decisions in a split second. The fictional country of Azbaristan has spent ten years stuck in civil war. As the Northern People’s Republic mobilizes to invade South Azbaristan, American forces soar into action to defend the oil-rich country. Lead your squadron on 16 missions where you’ll fly 30 authentic aircraft from Europe, Russia, China, and the US. Play a full campaign with a co-op wingman or go online for 16-player combat.
Air Conflicts: Secret Wars
Title: Air Conflicts: Secret Wars
Publisher: Kalypso
Platform: PS3
Genre: Strategy/Sim
Release Date: 11/18/2011
Overview: The resistance efforts that began underground take the battle to the air in this World War flight-combat simulator. Join some of the most notable underground resistance forces that fought during the the first and second great wars as you make a stand in the name of freedom. Pilot your choice of 16 authentic aircraft and soar over 20 highly-detailed landscapes recreated with full historical accuracy. Take up the cause of rebel forces like the People’s Liberation Army, The Polish Armia Krajows, and the French Maquis. Experience historical battles like Operation Belt, the Siege of Tobruk, and more in a courageous story of heroism in the face of long odds.
Omerta: City of Gangsters
Title: Omerta: City of Gangsters
Publisher: Kalypso
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Strategy/Sim
Release Date: 2/11/2013
Overview: The American Dream is yours for the taking, by any means necessary, in this gangster sim set in 1920s Atlantic City. In Omerta: City of Gangsters you’ll build an empire by the boardwalk in RPG-style play. Choose from 15 playable characters and step off the boat as an immigrant with dreams of power and money. Work any job you can get, slowly expanding your circle of allies. Flex your muscle in tactical turn-based combat where you and your loyal goons take other gangsters’ territories by force. Map out your vision for the city as you strategically expand your empire, maintaining your Omerta – your code of silence – and silencing anyone who can’t maintain theirs.
History Legends of War: Patton
Title: History Legends of War: Patton
Publisher: Maximum Family Games
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Strategy/Sim
Release Date: 11/23/2012
Overview: Go inside one of history’s greatest military minds in this intense turn-based strategy thriller where you’ll lead America’s Forces to victory in WWII. March your men across Western Europe, taking them along the same path outlined by American General George Patton. Execute Patton’s strategy as you fight German forces in turn-based play where the fate of the world could turn on any decision. Take on four overall Operations comprised of 21 different missions with objectives including Sabotage, Infiltration, Defense, and Attack. Strategically deploy the specialized sniper, bomber, and commando units that are at your command in two Single Player modes and a variety of Hot Seat Multiplayer challenges.
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Title: XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Publisher: 2K Games
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Strategy/Sim
Release Date: 10/6/2012
Overview: Face an alien enemy powerful enough to unite all the governments on Earth against it in this strategy classic from the makers of Civilization. When an alien horde descends on our planet, every militarized nation unites to form an ultra-elite fighting force that will band together for humanity’s last stand. Command the multinational force and plot the strategy to save mankind. Establish your central command base, map out combat missions, and deploy your troops on the battlefield. Work to expand your headquarters, recruit soldiers with special skills to send to the frontlines, and research alien technology to create more powerful weapons to use against your enemy.
Port Royale 3: Pirates & Merchants
Title: Port Royale 3: Pirates & Merchants
Publisher: Kalypso
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Strategy/Sim
Release Date: 10/6/2012
Overview: Do you want to fight your way to greatness or buy it? Pick your path to power in this 17th Century seafaring saga where the entire Western Hemisphere is ripe for the taking. If it’s battle you want, choose Adventure Mode, where you’ll follow the pirate’s life, raiding, pillaging, and plundering your fortune by ruthless conquest. Choose the trader’s path and fill your coffers by establishing trade routes, building industry, and becoming the driving economic force in the colonies. Or, choose Free Play Mode and use a combination of both. Sail on 16 historically accurate types of ships and visit 60 cities in solo play.
Carrier Command: Gaea Mission
Title: Carrier Command: Gaea Mission
Publisher: Rising Star Games
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Strategy/Sim
Release Date: 10/4/2012
Overview: In this sprawling real-time action strategy game, the battleground is far from home and victory is far from assured. The Asian Pacific Alliance has conquered Earth with an all-out nuclear strike. The United Earth Coalition looks to respond, and the battleground is the planetoid of Taurus, a world with over 30 islands critical to the outcome of the war. Command a carrier and battle across the sea, conquering islands then fighting to control them. Set each island you conquer to mine, produce valuable resources, or wall-up for critical defense. Upgrade your weapons, deploy other types of battle vehicles, manage your fuel and ammo supplies, program remote computer-controlled strikes, and more..
Birds of Steel
Title: Birds of Steel
Publisher: Konami
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Strategy/Sim
Release Date: 3/21/2012
Overview: Take control of planes that are part flying machine and part time machine in this World War II flight sim. Birds of Steel has mined mountains of available research and historical accounts to re-create the settings for some of history’s greatest battles. Choose from over 100 WWII-era planes and fly through 20 of the war’s pivotal conflicts, including Guadalcanal, Midway, and Pearl Harbor. Each machine has been thoroughly re-created with an emphasis on total accuracy in look, performance, and weaponry. Landscapes have been just as faithfully built, using satellite imaging and historical maps, photos, and other data to re-create the world as it looked on each of those fateful days.
Top Gun Hardlock
Title: Top Gun Hardlock
Publisher: 505 Games
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Strategy/Sim
Release Date: 3/9/2012
Overview: NOTE: This game requires an Online Pass code to access online content. The Online Pass code is included with purchase, but not with rental of this title.
Only the best of the best are chosen for Top Gun. The chance to prove your skill is a given – but survival is not guaranteed! Use an accessible control scheme to pilot 14 of the world’s most advanced aircraft in this fast-moving flight combat sim. Fly through 15 white-knuckle missions in a story-based single-player campaign that unfolds in cinematic style. Choose from co-op and competitive online dogfights for up to 16 throttle jockeys at once. The stakes are highest in Hard Lock Mode, where there’s no escape once you’ve got a target lined up. Use the Hard Lock feature to engage the enemy, lock on, and let ’em have it.
Rapala for Kinect
Title: Rapala for Kinect
Publisher: Activision
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Strategy/Sim
Release Date: 11/15/2011
Overview: If you’re fishing without any gear it means you have ninja-quick hands – or you have an Xbox Kinect! Reel in the big catch using nothing but your own body in this motion-controlled Rapala fishing adventure. The intuitive commands make play as easy as a relaxing afternoon on the lake…until the fish start biting! Reel ’em in fast as you race the competition and the clock. Hop between fishing spots in fast-paced solo or competitive play. The action almost never lets up, with an average of just 45 seconds between when you cast your line and when you bring in your catch. Drop-in/drop-out multiplayer lets anyone join whenever the urge bites.
Deepak Chopra: Leela
Title: Deepak Chopra: Leela
Publisher: THQ
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Strategy/Sim
Release Date: 11/8/2011
Overview: Many games vow to awaken a character’s spirit within. Leela does it within you. Take an interactive journey unlike any other in this experience designed to align your mind, body, and spirit. Mind/body wellness guru Deepak Chopra has created a journey designed to sharpen your awareness of your body’s seven energy centers, bringing them into harmony through seven motion-based stages. Focus on each of your seven Chakras as you relax, stretch, breathe, and meditate accompanied by immersive visuals and atmospheric sounds. The exercises are designed to be done at your pace, allowing you to grow naturally into balanced harmony and greater awareness.
Jane’s Advanced Strike Fighters
Title: Jane’s Advanced Strike Fighters
Publisher: Maximum Family Games
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Strategy/Sim
Release Date: 10/29/2011
Overview: When the last free area of a nation is threatened, America refuses to sit idly by. Fight for freedom and defend the Western way of life in this frenzied air combat sim that forces you to make life-or-death decisions in a split second. The fictional country of Azbaristan has spent ten years stuck in civil war. As the Northern People’s Republic mobilizes to invade South Azbaristan, American forces soar into action to defend the oil-rich country. Lead your squadron on 16 missions where you’ll fly 30 authentic aircraft from Europe, Russia, China, and the U.S. Play a full campaign with a co-op wingman or go online for 16-player combat.
Rapala Pro Bass Fishing
Title: Rapala Pro Bass Fishing
Publisher: Activision
Platform: Wii U
Genre: Strategy/Sim
Release Date: 12/3/2012
Overview: If you want to be the best, you’ll have to beat the best in this ultimate bass-fishing showdown! Rapala Pro Bass Fishing gives you a chance to compete against the sport’s best pros and top your friends in motion-control fishing action. Reel in trophy catches with incredibly true-to-life mechanics. Compete with friends in real time as you go head-to-head in a full array of fishing and angling contests. See how you stack up against the Rapala pros in more than 20 different tournament events. Use the same gear the pros use and feel like you’re on the big stage with full TV-style presentation, including announcer commentary, leaderboards, and the dramatic final weigh-in.