One of the best "just one more turn" games, its messy strategic missteps and not so great tactical depth nevertheless stand on a strong foundation. If you don't take it too seriously you can have a lot of fun with its sandbox.

The best Assassin's Creed game that's not an Assassin's Creed game. You really only want to play this not for the story nor for the land gameplay, but instead purely for the thrilling and crunchy naval battles. It's a shame no game at this point in time has been able to equal Black Flag's incredible ship combat and its memorable bosses.

I have extremely fond memories of playing this coop growing up as one of the 360s launch titles. Its obviously an extremely flawed game but the idea of an RTS with direct control elements continues to be a compelling formula to this day. The Clean Wermacht myth perpetuation is unfortunate as it is inaccurate.