King Arthur the Role Playing Wargame – Good graphics and unique battle simulation which forces the player to balance crushing their enemies and taking control of an instanced map each battle. It allows the player to chose which battlefield to fight on in each territory, each with different terrain which effects combat. Knights can go on “adventures” but these often consist of textboxes which give the player 2-3 options to chose from in a sort of chose your own adventure style. This style isn’t as appealing as a full out 3d world to adventure in and interactive NPCs, but it does have its own simplistic charm, and a quest can be completed in a matter of minutes.

Sid Meier’s Civilization V – Good all around game, good graphics, good sound, good game play, good tutorial, multiple unique nations to chose from, Draws from history and is well researched. Has many elements to game play which make it difficult to make decisions, causing the player to balance food, gold, production, science and culture in each of his cities. Despite the complexity, has a simple game play and turns go by incredibly fast, sometimes I click the end turn button as soon as the turn starts, and I still feel like I’m doing something because all of my cities are expanding, producing gold and building a unit.