IGN: Elemental: War Of Magic - Preview

[AstralWanderer]

Originally Posted by MaxWilson

I will be very cautious about buying this, since I've been burned by Stardock in the past.

Me too (with regards to online activation being sneaked in with GalCiv2 patches). Having 2D/3D map options built-in seems a nice feature though.

Other alternatives to consider could be the Age of Wonders series (though a little dated, they do have more thrills in the graphics department compared to Dominions) and King's Bounty - The Legend (a tribute to the classic King's Bounty game where you control one hero and recruit troops - real time strategy movement and turn-based combat with attractive graphics and plenty of quests but impeded by a laughably bad translation).