Missile Wars

[b][u]This game was reviewed using Version 0.121r. Your experience on other versions may vary.[/u][/b] [h3][b][u]Short Answer:[/u][/b][/h3] A challenging competitive RTS with an old-school aesthetic and a simple premise that hides the potential for a much deeper metagame just beneath the surface. Perfectly fine to play singleplayer (perhaps with some tweaking of the brutally-hard AI's settings), but far better if you can play with friends. [h3][b][u]Long Answer:[/u][/b][/h3] [i]Missile Wars[/i] is a competitive RTS about protecting your asteroid base from wave after wave of enemy missiles, all while building up your own arsenal to respond to the enemy in kind. There are two primary game modes: Versus, a direct battle against an opponent; and Survival, where you tackle endless waves of meteors or missiles in pursuit of a high score. Both have the option to play 1v1 or 2v2 (with Survival also offering solo play), and you can choose to either battle AI or other players in every mode. Admittedly, RTS games usually aren't my cup of tea, but I've been finding this one to be pretty fun. Of the two modes, I'd say that Versus is the more robust. It's a balancing act of building up defens…