Ancient War

Ancient War is a nicely polished and rather funny RTS. Like in most RTS games in Ancient War you must defeat the computer’s army before he defeats you. The goal of the game is to gather wood and gold to create armies. You then must defeat the computer’s armies to unlock new solders and eventually win the game.
The graphics are one of the most amusing parts of the game. The short little guys with long eyes not only look funny but are also cute. The simple graphics are what makes the game what it is. Without them the game wouldn’t be nearly as good.
One of the weirdest things about Ancient War is that the RuneScape-like music fits so perfectly. In fact the music and the “phhp” sounds that come up whenever someone dies are some of the best fitting sounds to any Game Maker game I’ve played.
Like in a lot of strategy games in Ancient War, you gather recourses to create armies. First, you choose the level you want. I usually do level seven but sometimes it’s fun to see how fast you can beat level one. To move armies you simply click the screen and drag a selection box around them and right click on the place you want to move them. Like in most RTS games the way to win is speed; if you’re not fast you won’t win. Unlike most RTS games there is no exploring and no minimap. You just look around with the mouse.
Of course every game has a bad side but I’m having a lot of trouble finding this game’s. The only thing I can really think of is that it can be hard to get workers to collect wood. Sometimes they go to the tree and just stay there.
In short Ancient War is one of the only attempts to make an RTS I’ve seen in Game Maker and it is one of the funniest Game Maker games I’ve played. I highly recommend it.

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