The team behind the "Total War" series for the PC has built a new RTS specifically for the consoles. But for what it tries, it fails like many RTSs with console controls.

Available on: Xbox 360 , PS3, PC
Genre: Strategy
Release date: 27 Mar 2009
Published by: Sega
Developed by: Creative Assembly

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More total shambles than Total War

1 Apr 2009

Many games have tried to solve the elusive problem of bringing Real Time Strategy to console over the past few months. EndWar, with its voice command, was excellent. Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3, although not perfect, was entertaining. Halo Wars was a little limited, but still not a bad effort. Stormrise…? Well, Stormrise is the latest addition to the RTS party and it seems to have brought the cheapest bottle of wine. ...

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Stormrise - hands-on

Another real-time strategy title gives a go at making it work on consoles

9 Feb 2009

You might not realize it, but every real-time strategy game you’ve played has been nothing more than prettied up chess. That’s according to Vispi Bhopti, product manager for Sega and Creative Assembly’s upcoming Stormrise. The current buzzword in gaming is ‘verticality’. It seems the next dimension is actually, well, the good old-fashioned third dimension – you know, up and down and all that. ... » Read Full Stormrise preview

Stormrise

No Storm Warning is required

7 Aug 2008

While arguably best known for the epic strategy games in the Total War series on PC, Creative Assembly have always kept one hand on a joypad. Recently they’ve decided to cut a bloody hole in our hearts with the grand-scale slasher Viking. ... » Read Full Stormrise preview

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