Today there is a wealth of gaming options online to some time when you’re board. Many of these games belong to the war game genre, which includes Warfare 1944. One of the most popular war games of late, Warfare 1944 is an action and strategy game, set during world war two. Single player mode consists of many missions, played as either the German or US forces. You must either hold your ground for a set amount of time, capture the centre of the battlefield, make the enemy lose morale or flank the enemy completely, as explained in the in game tutorial. As you progress through the battles you unlock upgrade points, which give your troops certain upgrades, like grenades, extra defense or a stronger morale.
One of the other types free war games is Crush the castle 2 which is a physics based destruction game, where the goal is to destroy the “castle” of the enemy, by “killing” all the key individuals inside. It involves basic war strategy in the form of finding weak points to attack in the enemy structures, and trying to make the artillery leave your catapult at the correct moment. The single player is a multitude of castles for you to destroy, with slowly increasing difficulty, and gold medals to earn by completing the level in a certain amount of shots.
Following on from the successful first Shadez war game, Shadez 2: Battle for earth is a 2D real time strategy game, in the general style of games like command and conquerors. The story of the game is that the earth has been invaded, and you are a commander set out to destroy the invading forces on each level, by first setting up a small base, then creating units from your base, and sending them at the enemy base (basic strategy actions). As you can see the type of online war games vary widely, with there being something to suit many people’s taste. So why not give them a go!