Shattered Throne

Shattered Throne is sort of a hybrid between Nintendo's Advance Wars and Fire Emblem games. From Advance Wars it takes the basic flow of gameplay: make money, build units, trade casualties, capture buildings, as well as COs and CO Powers. From Fire Emblem it takes the fantasy-medieval setting and individual unit level-ups. That being said, Shattered Throne brings many new mechanics to the table which set it apart from these games. The meat and potatos of combat in this game is the combo system. Units are afflicted with a "combo" when struck, up to a maximum of three. Combos reduce their defense and counterattack strength, but will only stick around if the unit suffers many consecutive attacks. If any other action is taken (attacking a different unit, not attacking, ending the turn, etc.) the unit loses all combos and regains its usual stats. Since most units in the game are actually quite tough, an attacking player must be careful not to lose their combos before the enemy unit is dead. Thankfully, Shattered Throne also has an "undo" function. You can reverse any move you have made during the current turn, allowing you unlimited flexibility to optimise your moves prior to ending your turn. The rest of what this game has to offer is better experienced than explained. If you're a fan of Nintendo's old turn-based strategy games, you will definitely enjoy Shattered Throne. Even if you've never heard of those games, Shattered Throne is still a worthy addition to any TBS gamer's library.