GDN: "When I initially downloaded and started up World Supremacy, I have to admit I didn’t exactly have high hopes for the game. Compared to other turned-based games I’ve played in the past this seemed extremely simplistic, but at its relatively low price tag I suppose this was to be expected."
World Supremacy, the new “light strategy game of global conquest” from Shrapnel Games, is an interesting but derivative hybrid. It pulls out elements of games like Risk, Civilization, and even Heroes of Might and Magic, layers them onto a bizarre-looking map (where Paris sits adjacent to North Dakota), and then lets players whack away at each other with modern military equipment until someone controls the entire shebang. As a value proposition ($29.95 through shrapnelgames.com), the game may suffer, but it’s easy to admire many of the game’s ambitions.
