American History Lux: Experience Historic Battles in Your Own Home

If you’re into strategy games, you will most likely enjoy American History Lux. American History Lux is a game from Silly Soft that focuses on 10 American wars, including our current conflict in Iraq. American History Lux takes a strategic perspective on these conflicts and can be a very additive and compelling game.

The first thing you’ll notice when playing American History Lux, is that it has a straightforward presentation which puts the player in the game immediately. Each war represents a different level in the game and each level must be won before the next one is played.

Also, once you have completed all of the levels, you can choose to play the whole game at different difficulties. The game itself is very simple and is built around a visual map, which is color labeled with different countries. By clicking on your own armies, you can add men to your ranks and decrease the effectiveness of a foreign attack.

The game is also separated into turns, like a game board. This helps to categorize players’ movements and strategies. Once you’ve added new men to your ranks, you can choose one of your armies to attack a foreign enemy. If you beat down that armies ranks, you automatically take control of that section of land.

These series of steps are repeated, until a country conquers all of the available portions of land. Another way of gaining army members is by collecting cards. Each time you defeat a country you gain a card, which in turn can be traded in for more armies.

Overall, American History Lux is great for light gamers who love strategy and straightforward thinking. After playing all of the levels of American History Lux, I must say that Silly Soft did a great job of making an addictive and compelling strategy game. Download a demo of American History Lux, or purchase it from Silly Soft for only 15 dollars.