About the Book
This book consists of articles from Wikia. Pages: 34. Chapters: 4X strategy games, Real-time strategy, Turn-based strategy, 4X strategy, Stars!, Age of Empires, Age of Mythology, Black and White 2, Cannon Fodder, Dune, Dune II, Homeworld, Pikmin, Pikmin 2, Rise of Nations, StarCraft, Stronghold, Warzone 2100, World in Conflict, 1602 A.D., A-Sock-Ellipse Now!, Battlezone, Conflict, Dice Wars, Kichikuou Rance, Lego Chess, MindRover, Pokemon Stadium, Pokemon Stadium 2, Rails Across America, SeaQuest DSV, SeaQuest DSV, Sea Battle, StarTopia, Star Control, Strategy game, Sub-Terrania, The Adventures of Gilligan's Island, Worms 2, Xemerys, Advance Wars, Atlantica Online, Battleship, Defender of the Crown, Desert Commander, Fire Emblem Gaiden, Gemfire, Romance of the Three Kingdoms IX, Scorched Earth, The Battle for Wesnoth. Excerpt: 4X refers to the genre of strategy games which deal with building an empire. Depending on the setting, the empire can take a variety of forms. The most common settings are Earth or an Earth-like planet (as in Civilization), a fantasy realm (as in Master of Magic) or a galactic empire (numerous examples listed below). Whatever the setting, these games all have four primary goals. 4X stands for the goals of: Some argue that a fifth X can be added for eXperience. Computer and video game genres Armada 2526 is a 4X turn-based strategy released by Nitronium Games. It continues the tradition of space strategy games, where one of several alien races vie for control of the galaxy. Stars! is a complex turn-based computer game based around the management of planets and fleets of spaceships following the 4X (eXplore, eXpand, eXploit & eXterminate) model. The game has been around since 1995, and still has a strong following. Stars! was developed by Jeff Johnson and Jeff McBride ("the Jeffs") for their own use, and initially released as shareware. A retail version was later produced for, and published by Empire Interactive, although the shareware ver...
