10 Console Strategy Games That Were Surprisingly Good
10 Console Strategy Games That Were Surprisingly Good
Mouse and keyboard might seem like the optimum way to play the likes of Civilisation or Lord of The Rings battle simulators but console gamers might have something to say about that. There have been a number of hit strategy games available to play from the comfort of your sofa for many years now and we’re going to look at the best today. Here are 10 Console Strategy Games That Were Surprisingly Good.
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Ruse lovers, can anyone suggest any alternatives for playstation?
You should do a tomb raider list
did he one shot the batomys??
r.u.s.e deserve a remake or a new part, maybe with a modern setting.
all together, I miss in RTS games some game mechanics like dynamic weather and more focus on sound design! that’s my favourite genre and there is not a single RTS title out there that lives up to the technical standards of the current Generation they came out, either it’s very difficult to make these kind of games or it is just not a big market for it and so are the budgets low.
I have a question anyone can answer this but is Lord of the Rings battle for Middle earth 2 on xbox one or at least compatible because It was my favorite Strategy game and Im wondering if its Still good
Ok what was the game at the start with helicopters i used to love that game but honestly cant remember the name….
XCOM is also a tactical RPG.
Red alert , command n conquer , good ol PS1 days
everyone seems to forget that Civ 2 was on the PS1 back in the day (and that was what introduced me to Civ), so no Civ 6 isn’t the first big boy civ on consoles.
Always manages to sneak in a Nazi reference
I can’t believe you missed off Herzog Zwei. Shame on you
What Battalion Wars on the Gamecube and Wii?
are u pretending fire emblem path of radiance for the gamecube and fire emblem radiant dawn for the wii didnt exist in the west?
because they did
Ancestors Legacy?
Northwest Europe? You mean Scandinavia?
You have been equating tactical games and strategy games in this video. They are not the same.
Real-Time strategy and turn based strategy games have been mostly absent from consoles but tactical games, especially tactical RPGs, have had a strong history on consoles even going back to the 80’s, several tactical RPG series started on consoles and were console exclusives such as Fire Emblem, Final Fantasy Tactics, Tactics Ogre, Warsong, Suikodon Tactics, etc.
Tactical games have never been absent on consoles so including Fire Emblem and Valkyria Chronicles on this list is a bit incorrect.
Man, I truly miss RISE.
Anyone remember supreme commander?
…Brutal Legend?
"Drop the payload"
Alexa: "Pay now?"
🤣🤣
no World in Conflict? For shame. The best RTS of all time (even on PC) and not a mention……
This list should IMO be renamed top Console strategy games of the 2000s. There were no 90s games at all. Hell were any pre-PS3 and pre-Xbox 360 games other then Pikmen?
And Fire Emblem: Three Houses wasn’t the first FIre Emblem home console game to come west. And I seriously hope you want to keep handheld games and home console games on separate lists because that’s the only good reason I can see for leaving Advance Wars off.
C’mon dood how can you leave out disgaea 1.
I loved Battle for Middle Earth 2 on the 360!
Fire Emblem is a turn-based tactical RPG not a strategy game, that genre has always been strong on consoles with series like fire emblem, advance wars, final fantasy tactics and more. You could even say that genre was even more prominent on consoles than pc. Tactical RPGs were not hampered by using a controller thus they were a major console genre.
God the loading times on xcom 🙁
No one is really talking about it, but a game called Kingdom Under Fire The Crusaders was released on steam. Its a really fun strategy game, but it is kind of old though. This used to be a Original Xbox game, but was ported to PC.
I spent years and thousands of hours on lotr bfm2!!!!!!!!! Bring back the servors!!!!!
Fire emblem but no fft ….. shame
Wargroove, you forgot Wargroove. I know you included Fire Emblem, but it’s the best Advance Wars rip on PS4/xb1/Switch
Peter is going to be in the next Pikmin. It’s now confirmed!
As everyone else is shouting out to games…
The Kessen and Dynasty Tactics games were incredible Kingdom Under Fire: Crusaders was genuinely brilliant and some of the older strategy games ( KKND Krossfire, Command and Conquer, Warzone 2100, Dune 2000, Z and of course Hogs of War!) were genuinely fun even on consoles, though maybe there’s some nostalgia filters in play there.
Surprised that halo wars 2 didn’t make it over halo wars 1 Probably because it’s much more difficult to master
The only one I care about is Rome total war because all the rise of kingdoms are so boring
Yeah, the triple jump. (Sorry missed some videos)
Shining Force on GBA or Genesis was amazing. Ogre Battle SNES. Gemfire on Genesis was great.
How about Mario+Rabbids Kingdom Battle?
Remaster Lotrbfme !! I’d buy that game straight away for 100 bar with no changes as long as the server were online
I miss Pikman so much
XCOM 2 on consoles isn’t stable (crashes and save file corruption). XCOM Enemy Unknown is very solid, however.
Sad thing about stellaris is the fact that your gonna lose every game it’s a paradox game man cmon
F for the people who actually searched for the Aztec-Mongolian War
My top strats on consoles bfme 2 ,Kane’s wrath ,ruse , red alert 3 , halo wars ,and Age of wonders planet fall . I like civ revolution 2 was good as well
Lego Battles DS should be the number 1
Halo wars sucked ass.
Bungie didnt make halo wars
I really enjoyed Command and Conquer and Command and Conquer Retaliation on PS1 back in the day 🙂
Sudden Strike 4 is quite delectable.
We need an endgame 2. That game was a good base
Love the additional jump sound added in the intro, finally not the sounds of redaction to start videos!