Reviews - Dead|Wing

Excellent mod, the "realism" touch alongside Generals' usual symmetric gameplay makes it one of my most enjoyed mods for ZH.

The AI could be improved to deal with the new slower paced gameplay and the vehicle hulks (particularly aircraft) need a bit of tweaking so that they do not block base building.

Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag

The Golden Age of Piracy in an Assassin's Creed game? Well, it certainly was going to either crash and burn badly or be utterly brilliant. Strangely enough it seems to have landed itself in the middle. The ship play is ground breaking, the architecture of the system used for boarding is stunning, being able to switch seamlessly from helming the Jackdaw to free running onto the enemy ship never gets old. The ship combat itself is good, if a little to easy (when fully upgraded the Jackdaw becomes virtually unstoppable) and could be improved in certain areas. The physics of the ship is spot on, and the Jackdaw handles exactly how you'd expect it to (I can vouch for it as I have done a bit of sailing in a 19th century schooner).

The hand-to-hand combat has not been improved in any way from the previous titles, you still have the ability to slice your way through a dozen men without taking a hit. This is disappointing and would have to be the biggest issue in the series currently.

The character of Edward Kenway is fantastic, if a little tragic, while the voice acting, scripting, animation sequences, and other pivotal characters are superb. The story is less about the unending war between Templar and Assassin but more a colourful history of the dawn and dusk of piracy in the Caribbean. Prepare to shed a few man tears as Edward's closest friends are killed off by the unlimited resources of the Spanish and British Empires.

The world is as beautiful as it is expansive, filled with side missions and activities. The massive sea of the Caribbean is an Archipelago, inhabited by sprawling islands and scattered with small island towns and fishing villages, with a few larger towns that beef out the city feel of previous titles. Although rendered beautifully the side activities intended to fill the world can get a little repetitive if tried to be accomplished in one hit.

Due to character limit this is all I can touch on here.

This game was the one that I grew up with. Laser tanks, Overlords, King Raptors and Toxin Tractors were just some of my childhood toys.
I couldn't resist giving this a 10/10, even though it has various bugs, memory leaks, etc. to this day it is still my favourite RTS, and I would give it an 11 if I could.

Incredible mod full of juicy new content for ZH while still in keeping with the unit quality of the original game.