Stormrise

Xbox 360

Review

Stormrise (Xbox 360)

Innovation Isn't Always a Good Thing

by Veggie Jackson

Game Stormrise

Platform Xbox 360

Genre(s) Strategy

Real-time strategy games have never really gotten along with home game consoles.  Despite several valiant attempts at bringing RTSs to consoles, the task of directing dozens, if not hundreds, of on-screen units has always been more manageable with a mouse and keyboard than with a game controller.  Recently, Halo Wars made some strides towards making the genre more compatible by stripping down the controls to fit better on an 8-button controller, as did EndWar with its voice-only commands.  Sega is taking a different approach with their console RTS, Stormrise, implementing a completely new control system that not only fits on console controllers, but actually requires their unique analog control abilities.

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