Looking for cheap strategy games...

[Revelade]

Well, I went to Wal-Mart and there are a lot of great titles to choose from. So not only do I want to know what game is great, but if the price is worth it. So:

- Age of Empires + Rise of Rome ($10)
- Age of Empires 2 + Conquerors ($30)
- Age of Mythology + Titans ($30)
- Civilization III ($10)
- Civilization III + Play the World + that other e/p ($30)
- Empire Earth Gold ($20)
- Rise of Nations God ($30)

Other cool games:

- Psychonauts ($30)
- Call of Duty Gold ($30)
- Knights of the Old Republic ($20)

So even $30 is a bit too high...

I'm looking for the game with the most value. I remember lots of great fun with AoE1. I really loved the fact that maps could be randomly generated, which other RTS games don't have. So give me your opinion and a GOOD reason why. I don't want to miss out on these classics.

 

[Arkillo]

SC battlechest or WC3 battlechest for the win.

 

[DistortedVisions]

I don't really play games much anymore, but I do remember having a lot of fun with Age of Empires. I don't think the original plays on an NT environment such as XP (I know for a fact that Command and Conquer doesn't), so I would suggest Age of Empires 2.

 

[Biske]

AoE 2 + The Conquerers was the SHIT. That game was so much fun, used to play it more than SC.

But, it is dated now, so, if you're willing to dish out a little more $, go for something like Rise of Nations, which resembles AoE in a few ways, but, i don't know about Empire Earth, I didn't really like it that much. Do some research on them, and compare their strengths to see which appeals to your tastes better is my 2 cents.

 

[Revelade]

SC battlechest or WC3 battlechest for the win.

Already have those. I don't like SC's focus on economy, hate WC3's linearity of heroes.

 

[Biske]

Rise of Nations is perfect for you then, no Economy what-so-ever.

 

[Revelade]

I guess nobody seems to like Civilization III or Empire Earth...

So I guess it comes down to Age of Empires 2 Gold, Age of Mythology Gold or Rise of Nations. Tough choices indeed.

 

[Static]

Total war games could be fun. But then again so can shittin liquid.

 

[Ashigaru]

I'd recommend one of the Total War games.