AI War: Fleet Command

K. Fields
2021-01-18T10:25:55-05:00
Video Games

I spent a little bit of time with AI War: Fleet Command. It is advertised as "a grand strategic 4X tower defense RTS" which "plays like an RTS but feels like a 4X." I must give it credit. As strategy games go, it seemed rather unique. You can play solo or with other human players. However, you always play against two AI opponents. Another interesting aspect of the game is that you draw more attention from the AI as you become more powerful. Therefore, it is a delicate balancing act to expand and grow more powerful but not too much or too quickly.

This is a game that really demands an investment of time to learn it well. Unfortunately, I didn't feel up to it. I played through all of the tutorials and started a regular game afterwards. There are a lot of different units at your disposal, both military and non-military. As I tried to progress in the game and become acquainted with the game interface, units, and overall strategy, I was constantly distracted by enemy attacks on my home system. Instead of devoting many hours to AI War in order to become proficient in it, I think I will save that time for other games.