Alltern8 writes: "No matter how much satisfaction one gets from building a virtual empire, it's always infinitely more satisfying to blow someone else's up. So when I had the opportunity to play a portion of East India Company, the upcoming naval Real-time strategy from Finnish developers Nitro and Paradox Interactive, I was appreciative that it was the most hands-on element of the game. And by hands-on, I mean destructive. Cannons-a-firing, decks-a-splintering and sailors-a-drinking!"
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Commander Conquest of the Americas is the follow up game from Nitro Games' East India Company. Greg Wild previews the game taking a look at the naval combat and the grand strategy element of the game.
I tried to like East India Company, but I just couldn't get into it, I found the ship battles a pain to play through and the grand strategy wasn't my cup of tea really. Sounds like they may have made some improvements though!
