Age Of Wonders: Planetfall - Great Strategy, Heated Round Battles

Before each game, the agony of choice remains: Age of Wonders: Planetfall provides six factions, some of which differ significantly in terms of play. First there is the Vanguards - a human-like breed with a focus on military technology (keyword: Space Marines). Or the nature-loving Amazons who keep dinosaurs as pets and use them for their own purposes. There is also a collective of cyborgs (called "assembly"), the Dvar (stubbornly grown and highly gifted engineers) or the insect people of the Kir'Ko.

The units and technologies of the peoples differ significantly. Nevertheless, the game mechanics remain the same: the empire can only expand with newly founded cities. Because only settlements and their facilities produce raw materials, energy and food. These serve to grow the population or to produce new buildings. For example, you build farms, laboratories, replicators or reactors around the metropolises - just like military units.

Tactical finesse

To explore and conquer new areas, you put together your own teams. It comes down to a good balance of the units, which becomes clear when we test the preliminary version for the first time. Battles take place on multi-layered battlefields. Here, too, you move on hex fields, but you are limited to three actions per round.

Ergo, you could push forward with heavily armored units as quickly as possible while foot soldiers are looking for the next cover. The artillery, however, stays in the background to strike at the right moment. Practical: The chance of success of each attack is always given as a percentage.

Just like in the XCOM series, the units should be distributed wisely. Sometimes to form a front line, sometimes to build a defense, sometimes to lure AI opponents into the trap. Each unit has specific abilities such as a selectable barrage or a secondary weapon. Others, on the other hand, can call for air support.

Global campaign

If the troops emerge victorious from the skirmishes, you can expand your empire by local sectors. The latter can also be specialized in agriculture, the military or industry. Ultimately, it is about taking over the entire world, eliminating all opponents or winning with research - again a parallel to Civilization.

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In short, Age Wonders: Planetfall combines the strengths of building strategy with sophisticated round battles. Series fans are surprised about the harsh scenario change from fantasy to science fiction. For the first time, the game series also comes out on a console. That is why the developers have adapted the mouse and keyboard controls in an exemplary manner for controllers. But don't worry: Age of Wonders remains complex.

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