Excerpt: "Control options have improved the PC side of things: WASD is now supported. Anomaly: Warzone Earth was purely mouse-driven. As of now, there isn’t any gamepad support, but it is in the menu to eventually be an option. It feels a lot smoother and responsive using the keyboard. It’s a bit more precision running about the battlefield to collect power-ups and distract enemy turrets.
As your run around the battlefield, you are live commanding your troops by setting their paths, and often times updating them on-the-fly. Setting a route is as easy as pressing a button or scrolling the mouse wheel. Navigating the world allows you to grab pickups like repairs and decoys. You can deploy these to distract enemy turret fire so your guys can get in massive damage before they notice, or lay down a healing aura to bring your guys back from near-death. Along the way you’ll earn currency which can be used to purchase new units, or upgrade existing ones. The money is finite, so choose wisely. But you can sell it, should you make a mistake."
gamrReview's Brent Galietti: "Strategy and Simulation games suck us into their worlds by putting our minds to work. We predict all the possible moves we can make and how the enemy can respond. Or we try to make our dreams come true in a virtual world that is tailor made to reward us for expressing our freedom. Whichever way they do it, these games keep our brains in the game, and that's true of this year's nominees."
Game review of the tower offence game Anomaly 2. It's an interesting take on strategic defence, but does it hold up in comparison with its predecessor and competitors?
From the review: "It's all about the multiplayer this time around in the Anomaly franchise. Anomaly 2's singleplayer portion is basically identical to the first game, so if that was your jam, then by all means, go weapons free. If it wasn't your jam, then maybe the multiplayer will keep you interested. Either way, there are fun and interesting gameplay ideas hidden away in Anomaly 2 that can keep you busy over a boring weekend."