Posts Tagged ‘tbs’

Starbase Orion: Teaser Trailer and Ship Combat First Look

Starbase Orion: Teaser Trailer and Ship Combat First Look

July 26th, 2011 by
Starbase Orion is a 4X turn-based space strategy game being developed by Chimera Software for the iOS device family (iPad, IPhone, iPod Touch).
FreeOrion 0.3.16 Released

FreeOrion 0.3.16 Released

July 20th, 2011 by
FreeOrion is an open-source project with the goal to build a turn-based 4x space strategy game that although inspired in the Master of Orion series.
10 Min Space Strategy Review

10 Min Space Strategy Review

June 18th, 2011 by
In Goblin Lunatics' own words 10 Min Space Strategy is a free "compact, quick turn-based 4x (space) strategy" PC game. Their intention was to make a not so complex space strategy game that still requires the player to decide a great deal of strategy.
Sword of the Stars Complete Collection – Review

Sword of the Stars Complete Collection – Review

May 31st, 2011 by
Sword of the Stars is a solid 4X game that I recommend to fans of simpler games, or perhaps newcomers. For people who want more control over their empire, there are better options. SotS is like MoO1, so if you preferred the MoO2 you may want to pass this one by.
Astriarch – Ruler of the Stars: New Indie Space TBS Gold 1.0 Released – First Impressions

Astriarch – Ruler of the Stars: New Indie Space TBS Gold 1.0 Released – First Impressions

May 19th, 2011 by
Astriarch is probably one of the simplest space strategy games I've ever played and its brilliance is only surpassed by how strikingly simple it is to play.
Starbase Orion: Master of Orion 2 with Better Multiplayer for iOS

Starbase Orion: Master of Orion 2 with Better Multiplayer for iOS

April 19th, 2011 by
According to Chimera's Vision statement, Starbase Orion will "retain the classic turn-based gameplay of Master of Orion 2 while embracing the simplicity and multiplayer experience of Warcraft III".
Sword of the Stars 2: New Video Interview With Lead Designer / CEO Martin Cirulis at GDC

Sword of the Stars 2: New Video Interview With Lead Designer / CEO Martin Cirulis at GDC

March 8th, 2011 by
Paradox Interactive and Kerberos Studios were at GDC 2011 unravelling more mysteries about the Sword of the Stars 2 universe.
Birth of the Empires – 4x TBS Open Source – Alpha 6 (version 0.8)

Birth of the Empires – 4x TBS Open Source – Alpha 6 (version 0.8)

February 5th, 2011 by
Birth of the Empires, also known as "BotE", is being supported by the Birth of the Federation 2 Consortium. BotE is proposed to be one spiritual successor to Star Trek Birth of the Federation (BotF).
Ascendancy – 4x Space TBS Game – Available Now on iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch

Ascendancy – 4x Space TBS Game – Available Now on iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch

January 16th, 2011 by
Ascendancy (the old classic) is a 4x space turn-based strategy game released for DOS in 1995. Two days ago it has been re-released for iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch) by The Logic Factory, the same company that released the original DOS version in 1995. The original Ascendancy was released very close to other classic game, Master of Orion 2. Both games are very similar in many aspects. The game developers say that the iOS remake sticks quite true to the original version.
Interview with Horizon Designer and Producer Raffi Parsekhian

Interview with Horizon Designer and Producer Raffi Parsekhian

August 28th, 2010 by
I asked Raffi for an Horizon interview for SpaceSector.com, which he kindly accepted. Here is the interview. Enjoy!
Real-time Strategy (RTS) vs Turn-based Strategy (TBS). Who wins?

Real-time Strategy (RTS) vs Turn-based Strategy (TBS). Who wins?

August 16th, 2010 by
In what respects to space strategy games there is one gameplay element that mostly decides the style of the game, its pace mechanic:… Read the rest
Horizon – A New Turn-Based Space Strategy Game Under Development

Horizon – A New Turn-Based Space Strategy Game Under Development

August 14th, 2010 by
Came across another space strategy game under development the other day, it is called Horizon. It will be a turn-based space strategy game set in the future where humans have just begun exploring outer space. The story is about humanity coming into contact with other life forms and civilizations and the decisions they will have to make after that.

Star Legacy – New 4X Sci-Fi Game Announced by Shrapnel Games

May 31st, 2010 by
Shrapnel Games announces the next great epic science-fiction strategy game, Star Legacy! This game is being developed by the Star Legacy Development Group, and scheduled for release on late 2011. Star Legacy is promised to be a feature-rich 4x game being designed from scratch. The game is targeted to answer the simple question: "what would the ultimate sci-fi 4X game include?" Turn-Based with Multiplayer Star Legacy will be an open-ended turn-based game. As in all good 4X (eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, eXterminate) titles it promises to offer
Supremacy will go to Las Vegas for Official Star Trek Convention

Supremacy will go to Las Vegas for Official Star Trek Convention

March 16th, 2010 by

Mike Strobel, the creator of Star Trek: Supremacy, will be attending the Las Vegas Star Trek convention in August 5 - 8th 2010. He will talk about Birth of the Federation and the development of Star Trek: Supremacy.

In preparation for this Star Trek event, Mike will release a game update in August 2010 that will improve the multiplayer experience and game performance. The update will also include improvements to Diplomacy and the Intelligence features.
Armada 2526 Review

Armada 2526 Review

March 7th, 2010 by
Armada 2526 follows on the footsteps of games like Master of Orion 2, the Space Empires series, Galactic Civilizations series, StarTrek: BotF and many other sci-fi TBS titles. In this sense Armada 2526 provides the traditional 4x TBS space strategy gaming experience.
Sword of the Stars 2 Announced

Sword of the Stars 2 Announced

January 31st, 2010 by

Last week Kerberos Productions and Paradox Interactive announced Sword of the Stars 2. This will be the sequel to the Kerbero's franchise 4x game title Sword of the Stars (SotS).

Without revealing much about the sequel they said that the game will bring back the original six races and introduce a new race: the Suul'ka which is an ancient race in the SotS universe that will be central to the title main story plot.

The developer and the publisher were already teamed up on the first SotS game, but not since the beginning where the former publisher was Lightouse Interactice.

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