Third World War for Sega CD

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Third World War

Saving the world one menu at a time

Genre: strategy - 4x

Publisher: Extreme Group

Year: 1993

System: Sega CD

Gameplay Score: 1

Gameplay Notes:

Plays like the Koei titles. Lots of menus and resource allocations before ending a turn. When in battle the controls are painfully bad. You have to micromanage every unit/army which is only annoying if you've got more than a handful. It's not a good time though, and moves at a snail's pace. Ultimately it's perfectly playable but not much fun. Success or failure is mostly up to chance.

Level Design Score: 3

Level Design Notes:

There's some intricacies and scenarios to play. But they're all about the same - eitehr go on a conquering spree or be the world's police and stamp out everyone's aggressive tendencies.

Theme Score: 2

Theme Notes:

Playing wiht the actual world map is initially a fun prospect, but after long it feels a bit too real. I prefer escapism, thank you very much.

Art Style Score: 2

Art Style Notes:

It's a bunch of menus and a simple world map. What do you expect? The battles are isometric and look good.

Audio Score: 2

Audio Notes:

I like the song that plays, but it's short and thus very repetitive.

Overall Score: 35

Review ID: 12126