Space Marine and the Dawn of War series are genuinely entertaining titles that pay homage to Games Workshop’s license rather than abuse it. Relic Entertainment’s acclaimed Warhammer 40,000 titles fly in the face of that trend.
Licensed games, as a general rule, tend to be rather uninspired affairs. Subtle details like that keep gameplay fun and dynamic and also provide a refreshing twist on the classic RTS. As tank shells create craters, for example, your infantry can use the modified terrain as cover. It is also one of the first games that took advantage of advanced graphics - namely, destructible environments - that have a huge effect on gameplay. Company of Heroes was probably the first one that got me really into WWII from a strategy perspective. I love StarCraft, Rise of Nations, Sins of a Solar Empire, Civilization - you name it. Once we scraped off all the Bratz games and pet sims, we had a hard time determining THQ’s top ten best.Īnyone who knows me, knows that I loves me strategy games. Those three letters represent some of the best times we had with games of the past decade, bringing unknown studios like Volition and Relic into the limelight. And yet, THQ occupies a warm place in our hearts. THQ was anything but consistent, putting out Nintendo DS shovelware, rushed licensed games, and taking part in one of the absolute worst games of all time with Mohawk & Headphone Jack.
When assessing a publisher’s impact on the industry, we tend to focus on the highs rather than consistency.
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