Shogun: Total War vs Tribal Wars
Shogun: Total War
Shogun: Total War is the first original title in a legendary, 15-year (and counting), award-winning, real-time strategy game series that currently spanned across multiple themes and settings. However, this game is set in ancient Japan - 1542 to be exact - when the last shogunate collapsed and the entire nation is thrown into conflict as multiple daimyo (faction leaders) vie for the most powerful seat. To make things worst, Europeans have also ventured to island at this point, bringing guns, religion and disease - factors that you'll eventually have to deal with if you are to attain the people's support and conquer the whole of Japan.The gameplay in Shogun: Total War is akin to Rise of Nations in the sense that each battle is carried out in real-time, but moving your troops on the world map is pretty much turn-based (Risk-style). However, unlike the latter, the battle itself is purely consisted of the actual fighting rather than having you build a base and amassing resources and an army. Instead, Shogun lets you view the entire battlefield from any view you like and send commands to your troops as the battle unfolds. This is basically something that's unheard of until this game came along.
Shogun: Total War may be an old game by modern standards, and due to this, many players might simply opt for its sequel in order to have a taste of that this game has to offer. However, if you truly want to experience the very first of the Total War series, this is the game to play.
Tribal Wars
Tribal Wars is a a competitive MMO strategy game where you'll get to develop your small tribal village and turn it into a massive, and strong, empire that is able to keep your subjects in line and the enemies in check. Boost your resource production by upgrading buildings or advancing technologies so as to fund your burgeoning army for either offensive or defensive measures. Of course, having some reliable allies on your side doesn't hurt as well - in fact, you'll be better off since they can not only aid you economically, but also militarily.Tribal Wars may be an older, browser-based game, but it has lasted so long because it is fun and challenging to play. It is the sort of game that will appeal to fans of the strategy genre.