Recommend me a strategy game

[irishgrizzly]

I'm new to PC gaming and would like to be recommended some quality titles to play under bootcamp.

[lacota]

This really depends on a few things, so I'll give you a few

if you like Turned based strategy games, then give Space Empires IV or V a try, they're both available on steam, and have demos. (4 even runs under Parallels :) )

If you're more interested in RTS, then I'd say the usual, Starcraft, Warcraft II or possibly Supreme Commander, if your computer can handle it.

[JoanaGamer]

However the game i like the most is not mention above. Bad luck.

[MrMacMan]

However the game i like the most is not mention above. Bad luck.
Instead of telling him that the game you like isn't up there... why not tell him the game instead?

For example I chose Civ4... but, for example I m not above telling him that Age of Empires III (and expansions) are worth a look...

Also:
Supreme Commander


and if I had a second vote... I've heard company of heroes is a great game that i haven't played.

[Rocksaurus]

star..craft?

[kainjow]

Warcraft III - best game ever :)

[IEatApples]

Heroes of Might and Magic! (http://mightandmagic.uk.ubi.com/) :)

You can find a demo here (http://www.heroesofmightandmagic.com/heroes5/download_heroes_5_demo.shtml)!

[eXan]

Starcraft.

After it ANY real-time strategy game feels bad

[mcmadhatter]

Age of empires III plus asian dynasties/warchiefs works well on my macbook, supreme commander will be to heavy after about 40 mins of playing unless you are running a macbook pro /high spec imac with lots of ram

[joemama2413]

Warcraft 3 is the best game ever made. Play it on Battle.net and youll realize why WoW sucks.

[holybatfart]

World in Conflict!

http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/worldinconflict?q=world%20in%20conflict

Download the demo here:
http://browse.files.filefront.com/World+in+Conflict+Official+Demos/;2020319;/browsefiles.html

[-Noodles]

I'm new to PC gaming and would like to be recommended some quality titles to play under bootcamp.

I would think some MMO's would count as part stategy - check out FFXI Online

http://www.amazon.com/Final-Fantasy-XI-Vanadiel-Collection/dp/B000JJI4Z0/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1201309663&sr=8-1

it has a bit of a steep learning curve which turns off some novices but the party dynamic is unbeatable. :D

from the ones you've listed civ 3 is my fav - haven't tried some of the others like homeworld or total war.

[gregorsamsa]

I'm new to PC gaming and would like to be recommended some quality titles to play under bootcamp.

I highly recommend "Medieval 2: Total War".

There's also a Total War special pack with "Shogun", "Medieval"(1) & "Rome" now available at a bargain price. In fact, some people rate "Rome" as even better than "Medieval 2", but I think both are quite excellent. IMO, you're very unlikely to regret getting these games.

[McGiord]

SW Galactic Battlegrounds & Clone Wars

And the olds MacOS 9 The Incredible Machine, The Even More Incredible Machine : contraptions.
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[CRAZYBUBBA]

civilization III, LUX

[clevin]

HoMM 3 and HoMM 5

[paddy]

Forget Medieval and go with Rome, way more fun IMHO.

[ghall]

My biased opinion: Civilization IV. I play it all the time, and I love it.

[CJM]

Bootcamp gaming you say?

Well all (or most, at least) of the nubs above have failed to read the question properly, as although Starcraft et al are, admittledly awesome, they all run on Mac OS anyway.

And now I've just realised that my suggestion of Age Of Empires 3 also runs on Mac... Ah well, I tried.

Battle for Middle Earth II is good for the shiny graphics and suchlike. Never tried Total War or Medieval series, so I can't comment there.

EDIT: Download some demos, it's the best way to get a feel for what you like.

[Luis]

Command and Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars

[zap2]

Buy a DS lite, buy Advance Wars Days of Ruin


Forget those PC titles!

[Soulstorm]

Actually, you might want to try Warcraft 3, too. It's a classic.

[whoopies]

Company of Heroes, company of heroes opposing front.
try these, and you ll be so addicted..

[FullCollapse]

starcraft. best rts of all time, you can buy the original game + expansion for $20, and it'll run on osx. there's no reason to miss out on this game.

[BlackMax]

Company of Heroes, StarCraft, WarCraft III, Civilization IV, LOTR: Battle for Middle Earth I and II.

Pick up any of these games and you'll enjoy them thoroughly. :D

[sil3nc3]

you forgot to add Savage or Savage 2

[byocrysis]

My favorites are currently Command and Conquer 3 and Heroes of Might and Magiv V. And the best part is you don't even need to run bootcamp to play them, the are for OSX!

[smacky!]

without a doubt. CnC is great, too and you can load mods (which i have YET to figure out how to do in osx - stupid EA!) - which is weird because you can load mods in the mac version of Generals & Zero Hour.

IMHO, it really comes down to whether you like tanks, faeries, or whatever - Supreme Commander has it's detractors (the zoom is pretty awful - Sins of A Solar Empire does it much better, even if the game's balance broken slightly) and if you like fast paced action (RTS's, my fave) or slower, more in-depth type games (TBS's, which can be cool sometimes, i think, but i like blowin' stuff up!):D, but so does every other game. i'm really looking forward to trying this Panzer game i saw the other day...

I've tried a LOT of RTS/TBS games, but always return to CnC Generals: Zero Hour and the awesome mods...

[Bigewilson]

Warcraft 3 is the best game ever made. Play it on Battle.net and youll realize why WoW sucks.

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[Dalriada]

Disciples3 is due out in Q3 and looking good. Check it out.

http://disciples3.ru/main_eng.htm

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[rocksaur]

I think the best Strategy game is Europa Universalis II. It is immense, and has a good balance of warfare/diplomacy. They've just released EUIII, but I haven't had time to play it yet.

Hearts of Iron II is also fantastic. Similar mechanics to EU, but WWII based. I wish they would release the Medieval War games for OS X, but I guess I'll have to get a shiny new Intel based machine and run Parallels or Boot Camp...

[design-is]

Dawn of War is a great (award winning) sci-fi strategy game. Windows only, but plays like a dream under bootcamp.

http://www.dawnofwargame.com

4 games in the collection so far, latest one (soulstorm) doesn't need the previous 3 to play, but you will only get all the armies if you own all the games.

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[yellow]

Civilization IV
Company of Heroes
Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar
Medieval II: Total War

Of the ones you have listed, these are my favorite.

A couple to add:

1071 A.D.
The Settlers: Rise of an Empire
Dawn of War
Sins of a Solar Empire

[Echinda]

Best turn based strategy game of all time: Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri

The reason I recommend it as a bootcamp game is that the retail version is an OS9 app on Mac, and the carbonized version that was released in the after-market doesn't seem to play well with Leopard.

RTS games have always struck me as tactical rather than strategic games, so I it doesn't feel right to recommend any for "best strategy game". Starcraft is the best of those, though.

[Beric]

Age of Empires II. An old (8 years) RTS that keeps you coming back for more. I play on LAN all the time. Sure, it's got outdated graphics, but its gameplay is never-ending, and there is a TON of user made content, up to this day. I own two copies of the Mac version; you could run the PC version as well.

Or, if you like, you can try Age of Empires III, for better graphics, I feel the gameplay isn't as up to par as AoK, but it's still a very good game. I play it with people who aren't as serious about strategy games. Own 2 copies of the mac version as well.

The Age of Empires Series = The definition of what an RTS is. AoK is the reason we have the RTS genre today.

[eXan]

The Age of Empires Series = The definition of what an RTS is.

Hmm.. ever heard of Starcraft? ;)

[mcmadhatter]

Best turn based strategy game of all time: Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri


Had forgotten about that, I'll have to dig out my pc version of it and play it again, wasted many an afternoon enjoying Alpha Centurai. The design your own units bit was brilliant!