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Action-packed flight simulation and combat game where you compete (no, not with Tom Cruise) for the Top Gun trophy. ... Read more

Reviews (1)

A great story line!
This is a great game! If you liked the movie, you must play the game.

As a big fan of flight simulators, I must say it is not the most technical or the most real FS. BUT... out of all the flight games I've played, it is byfar THE BEST!

Real actors lead you through the story line, and thecontrols are not hard to learn, the action is awsome. Merlin your bestfriend and back-seater is always making very funny comments, and thecharacters are great.

I just can't say enough about this game, it had mestaying up all night soometimes just to get to the next level! ... Read more

Features

• Complex war game set in WWII Europe
• Familiar components of tabletop gaming with novel turn structure
• Easy to keep track of fuel, fatigue, and other variables
• Fully-modeled fog of war
• For one or more players using LAN, Internet, or E-mail

Reviews (2)

crap,crap,crap and more crap
Crapy graphics crapy strategy crapy game this game is the worst game I ever bought and I serously recommend it to people who want to spend their money like idiots don't buy this game it is crapy

OH DEAR OH DEAR
when i looked at the pictures, i thought well what did you think...
i thought it looked rubbish but decided not to be disheartened and test it before it came out
the gameplay and graphics just matched the pictures this is aweful please don't waste your money on it
wait for something better from matrix games ... Read more

Features

• For 1 to 7 players using LAN or Internet
• Strategic game set in Napoleonic era
• Based on popular board game
• Beautiful graphics and simple interface
• Build armies while conducting diplomacy

Reviews (6)

Real-time battles - a shortfall
A strategy war game without real-time battles is not for me. The TOTAL WAR concept is my idea of the ideal strategy war game - a strategy "board" game with battles in real time.

Response to Chessboa
Even though i have yet to play this game, most other Matrix games are low budget and low quality. That is why i rate it 2 stars.

To most people, hex-style, or 2D games are very uninviting and aren't the fast action shooters that use graphics to grab your attention. The best game that i have played is Hearts of Iron, by Strategy First. This game, although 2D, is the most strategic and fun to play game i have ever played, but it doesnt have a ton of fans due to the low-end graphics.

4 stars for the game; the 5th when I see the comp. version
EIA is the best Napoleon era war game I've played.It's complicated, but the game play is rather simple.The diplomacy is probably one of the biggest attributes.The fighting is secondary to a good statesman.

Empires in Arms™ is the computer version of Australian Design Group classic board game. Empires in Arms™ is a seven player game of grand strategy during the Napoleonic period of 1805-1815. Playable either solitaire, by email or over the Internet. Corps level with full diplomatic options to allow players complete freedom to fight it out for control of Europe any way they want to. The map is divided up into provinces providing an attractive look.

The game moves in monthly turns where diplomacy and builds are conducted.Within the monthly turns there area variable number of impulses where corps and fleets move about. All movement is simultaneous with battles occurring at the end of the impulse.
Battles are resolved by players both picking a strategy and fighting a series of rounds in an attempt to break the enemy. Make and break alliances, declare war, invade minor nations, propose peace terms, build armies of landwehr, regulars, guards,light cavalry, heavy cavalry and artillery. Many historical leaders from the period are included to command corps and fleets, from Admiral Nelson to Marshall Davout to the Pashas of the Ottoman Empires.
All of this is at your disposal as you attempt to bring as much "glory" to your Empires as possible. The winner of the game is the Empires that has maximized the amount of "glory" points it receives throughout the game.

For those of you that are not familair with Australian Design Group here is some information on the company and their products. ADG was formed in 1982, by a group of Canberra gaming enthusiasts lead by Harry Roland and Greg Pinder. Their first game published was Empiress In Arms™

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A Response to Chessboa
First --since this game has yet to be released and I am not a beta-tester--I have not played this game (yet). This rating applies to the board game and the estimated potential of the to-be-released computer game under development by Matrix Games.

I feel compelled to respond to Chesboa "review" as to the relevance of the game's format and hopefully to counterbalance that viewpoint with a little bit of reality. It is clear in C's review that he/she has an agenda--to promote 3D gaming, whether or not that is the appropriate forum for a particular game.

I have played wargames for decades (long before there was such a thing as a "computer game"). Since the PC revolution of the mid-1980s, I have experienced firsthand the development of computer games from DOS to Windows XP. To say that this game shouldn't be bought simply because it doesn't incorporate 3D graphics is analogous to saying you shouldn't buy a particular lawn mower because it doesn't sport a Hemi engine. The real question to ask is: Is the presentation format and gaming engine appropriate to the purpose and scope of the game?

Empires in Arms (EiA) is, IMHO, the best strategic-level Napoleonic wargame ever developed. Though a bit complex, it is not terribly complicated, and that's a wonderful (and all-too-difficult) balance to strike...it is organized at the Corps level, and those Corps were the WMDs of their day...the right arm of France, England, Austria, Prussia, Turkey, Russia, and Spain (the seven major powers in the game) as they furthered their national ambitions beyond their own borders. While the focus is on strategic warfare (with a bit of tactics mixed in when the Corps meet on the battlefield), the real joy comes from the political machinations of the national leaders (the players). Politics is the singular most important aspect of the game, and the most fun...striking bargains (and sometimes breaking them) is the heart of EiA. Maneuvering Corps around a world map is merely a means to the end of political negotiation. All is supported by a manpower/monetary system that reins in ambition with reality, and the consequences of your actions are tracked on a Political Chart. At the end of the game, the player with the most political points (not the most armies, necessarily) is the winner.

Unlike a game like, say, Medal of Honor, 3D graphics in EiA would be totally superfluous-eye candy at best. The tactics in EiA are minimal, although very important. When armies meet, each commander chooses a "chit" such as "outflank" or "echelon," and a series of die rolls determines the victor-this is the limit of tactics in the game). EiA is a strategic (God's-eye-view) game of global conquest, not a first-person shooter. To say that you shouldn't buy the game simply because it doesn't support 3D graphics is a silly argument on its face. If you're looking for Medal of Honor, EiA isn't your game. If you're looking for an intelligent game about the Napoleonic Wars that works on the economic, strategic, and most especially the political level, then EiA (the board game) is for you. How well Matrix interprets the board game is yet to be seen, but the game has been several years in development, and the message boards are encouraging. I urge you to visit the forums at matrixgames.com or do a Google search on "Empires in Arms" to find out more about both the board game and its interpretation currently in development by Matrix.

A Long Awaited Game
This game is the computer version of the boardgame, "Empires in Arms," Published by ADG.This game is a multiplayer strategy game re-enacting the Napoleonic conflict of the early 19th century.Finding seven players to "move pieces around a board" is at times difficult... particularly if you live in South Dakota.

While we have yet to see the quality of the AI... early reports are optimistic.This game will allow you to play a fantastic boardgame without the difficulty of arranging a "meeting."

Send the Game Publishers a message... BUY this game, simply because it is a well thought out and designed game.Maybe it doesn't have three dimensional views of "aiming a cannon at the oncoming cavalry."But it will teach you about Napoleonic strategy.It will let you play a true multiplayer game without a plethora of warm bodies.It will update a classic boardgame.

Buy it, and enjoy. ... Read more