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DX-10 only, gamepad-friendly top-down vehicular shooter from the makers of Just Cause 2. Features 2-player splitscreen and 4-player online co-op.

Napoleon: Total War combines turn-based army movement and empire management with real-time battles on land and sea. It features probably the most french accent-ridden dialogs ever recorded for a game.

Empire: Total War is the latest Total War game from The Creative Assemply, published by (of all places) Sega. Empire is a total warfare simulator which uses two modes, a turn-based "grand campaign" and a real-time battle mode to give the player complete control over a worldwide conflict in the 1800s.

20 years after its coin-operated debut the arcade classic returns, this time on the PC. Sit tight in your Ferrari and get ready for ultra-fast old-school racing and crazy challenges through rich and varied environments in beautifully old-fashioned graphics.

Worms 3D brings the venerable franchise into 3D. Whether this was a good move or not, is up for debate. Worms is a turn-based strategy game (with timed turns) in which you command a team of worms with access to artillery the likes of standard munitions, ninja ropes, napalm drops and exploding sheep. The simple goal is to be the last team standing. The franchise is known for isn't stylistic (and excellent) voice-overs, covering a wide range of dialects and imitations.

The Club is a unique shooter from Bizarre Creations and Sega which is almost entirely score-based and competitive with leaderboard support.

Sonic Heroes is a platforming video game and the 8th installment in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, developed by Sonic Team USA and released in 2003 (Japan) and 2004 (North America) for multiple platforms. The game follows four teams of three characters, each of which has a unique subplot, and as Dr. Eggman begins another attempt at global domination, each team follows a separate path to stop him.

Players follow the exploits of a blue hedgehog and his vast array of humanoid-animal friends and rivals. There are multiple game modes including story, normal race, tag, and survival. Characters race on several variants of hoverboards that are powered by "air". When a player's character runs out of "air" they must hoof it on foot, claw, or whatever. There are several pit stations scattered throughout courses that allow players to refill their "air" gauge.

Set in Japan during the Sengoku jidai—the "Warring States" period from the mid-15th century to the beginning of the 17th century—the game has players adopt the role of a contemporary Japanese clan, attempt to conquer the nation and claim the position of shogun. The turn-based aspect of the game focuses on a map of Japan where military force, religion, diplomacy, espionage and economics all influence the player's actions, whilst battles are fought in a real-time mode. Sun Tzu's The Art of War is central to the game; its precepts are quoted often and its strategies recommended.

Medieval II: Total War, the indirect sequel to 2002's Medieval: Total War and the fourth game in the Total War series from The Creative Assembly, is a game of turn-based strategic rounds and real-time tactically-oriented battles.