6 July 2011

Frozen Synapse

Frozen Synapse Just been gifted a copy of this fantastic game and it made for an entertaining evening of carefully planned tactical moves, mostly going terribly wrong. If you are a fan of tactical games then you will love this game – with it’s simple yet deep gameplay it is rewarding and frustrating in equal measure.

So far my online score is 4 wins, and 4 losses – here are some of the highlights…

A rocket detonating in the centre of the map, green units holding cover on the left with firing lines drawn across the gap towards two red units on the right.

Three red units bunched inside one room at the top of the map while green units come up from the bottom, nobody in contact yet.

A wide walled compound with tracer lines crossing it diagonally, red units spread down the left and green units grouped in the bottom right.

An open, mostly unlit map with green units low and centre and two red blood splashes marking casualties on the right.

Red units cornered in a room at the top left, a green unit firing from the bottom of the map and another watching the right flank.

More about Frozen Synapse

Each match immediately places you in an intense tactical situation: there’s no waiting around for the fun part.

Blast a hole in a wall with a rocket and then send in your close-range units, or take a stealthy approach and set up cover with a sniper: your approach is entirely down to your own creativity.

If you can predict your opponent’s moves, you can win the match: this game has been crafted so that superior tactics will triumph!

Once you’ve outwitted your opponent with a series of perfect turns, watch your Global Ranking climb and export the resuts to YouTube instantly!

If you’re a fan of classic squad-based games you’ll love this modern update that’s achieving critical praise from every quarter!

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