It comes with a beefy, full color manual. When was the last time that happened?
6 Jul 05

I recently finished Kohan II. That's not too impressive since I started it last October. Of course, the amazing series of events at the end of that month that interrupted my game play provide me with more than an adequate excuse (not to mention diaper duty). I'll probably write the review I've been meaning to shortly.

I'm not going to write that review here, but I wanted to make one point. Kohan II has perhaps the most beautiful design in a real time strategy game, I've ever seen. It does away with combat micromanagement. Most of the strategic choices are inconspicuously tucked away in the easy to use interface. Resource management is completely streamlined. Research is also simple and elegant while consistently giving you tough choices on when and what to upgrade. You're constantly making strategic choices but all within context of the game. It never feels forced or tacked on.

Jaded logic would seem to indicate that such a great design would be almost unplayable. I'm happy to report that's not the case. It's fun. There's very little down time with the number of options available. The game can be won by many different play styles. It's loaded with little touches from your favorite RTS games. In a sense it feels kind of like a greatest hits of the genre.

As I mentioned in the deals section, it can be had for cheap. What are you waiting for?


Jason