GDN writes: "Zatikon is a "strategy" game that works by allowing the player to build his or her own army from a diverse array of units to battle it out against an AI or human opponent online. The game offers a plethora of units from Wyrms to Dragons to Mages and Masons. The sheer variety of units is nice but they don't really feel unique, partly due to how the game handles them. The units do not walk, they just slide (and an annoying sliding sound-generic to all units-plays out)".
Direct2Drive's long running 5 Year Anniversary Sale continues, this time around offering a who's who of indie titles. Highlights include the likes of Tale of Tales' The Path, 2D Boy's World of Goo and Hidden Path's Defense Grid: The Awakening, along with seven other titles all brought down to the $5 mark.
These are amazing games. Definitely try The Path. It's a really interesting experience.
Zatikon is not the most inspiring title at first glance. It is a turn based 2D strategy game set on an oversized chess board. You control various unit types which appear as tiles and the object is to move them up the board and capture your opponent's castle. This deceptively simple game conceals a great depth of strategic options.
Chronic Logic has announced that Zatikon 1.0 is now a free game for OSX, Windows and Linux. The game is an online, turn based, multiplayer tactics game featuring over 30 unique units, each with their own set of spells and abilities. Players construct an army and face off against either computer or human opponents in one of several game types
