Real-time Strategy Game

A real-time strategy game (RTS) is a video game in which events unfold as you are issuing commands (as opposed to, say, chess, where the players take turns issuing commands). Its more specific meaning are games in which you must mine resources to build a base of increasing sophistication, which in turn lets you build more sophisticated units, which in turn lets you achieve the mission objectives (often but not always to destroy your enemy’s base). Games that lack the resource mining aspect are called Tactical Real-Time Strategy Games.

Dune II is widely considered to be the first real-time strategy game.

Real-time Strategy Games offer a blend of action and strategy.

External Links

• J. Taylor’s Listmania List on Best Computer Strategy Games
• Michael Antalek’ So You’d Like To Guide
• Wikipedia’s Real-time Strategy Game page
• GameSpot’s History of Real-time Strategy games (Part 1)
• GameSpot’s History of Real-time Strategy games (Part 2)