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Review Average:  8.6
based on 4 top critics and 1 virtual rating
Game Informer: (9.3): 
"A Changed Battlefield On Land And At Sea"
IGN: (9.0): 
"Putting the "gun" in Shogun."

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Release Date: 03/23/12
Genre: Historic Real-Time Strategy
Developer: Sega
Publisher: Sega
ESRB Rating: Teen
ESRB Content: Drug Reference, Language, Mild Blood, Sexual Themes, Violence

#2:    Orcs Must Die (PC)   
Review Average:  8.3
based on 4 top critics and 1 virtual rating
IGN: (9.0): 
"A toy box full of sharp, pointy, murderous[...]"
GamePro: (9.0): 
"Orcs Must Die is a game about orcs which must die.[...]"

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Release Date: 10/05/11
Genre: Action Strategy
Developer: RobotEntertainment
Publisher: Robot Entertainment
ESRB Rating: Teen
ESRB Content: Blood and Gore, Violence

#3:    Tropico 4 (PC)   
Review Average:  7.9
based on 6 top critics
Game Informer: (8.5): 
"Hardcore City Simulation Retains Its Depth While[...]"
GameSpy: (8.0): 
"At ease, El Presidente."

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Release Date: 08/23/11
Genre: City Building
Developer: Kalypso Media USA Inc.
Publisher: Kalypso Media USA Inc.
ESRB Rating: Teen
ESRB Content: Alcohol and Tobacco Reference, Mild Suggestive Themes, Violence

#4:    Crusader Kings II (PC)   
Review Average:  7.8
based on 4 top critics and 1 virtual rating
GameSpot: (8.0): 
"Through a complex system of diplomacy and[...]"
GameSpy: (8.0): 
"Dynastic politics never felt so intense."

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Release Date: 02/14/12
Genre: Historic Turn-Based Strategy
Developer: Paradox Interactive
Publisher: Paradox Interactive
ESRB Rating: Teen
ESRB Content: Alcohol Reference, Mild Language, Mild Violence, Sexual Themes

Review Average:  7.7
based on 3 top critics and 2 virtual ratings
GameSpot: (8.5): 
"This excellent wargame/real-time strategy hybrid[...]"
GameSpy: (8.0): 
"Those Europeans sure know how to make a tough[...]"

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Release Date: 02/22/12
Genre: Historic Real-Time Strategy
Developer: Eugen Systems
Publisher: Focus Home Interactive
ESRB Rating: Rating Pending
ESRB Content:

Review Average:  7.7
based on 4 top critics and 1 virtual rating
GamePro: (9.0): 
"Wizards of the Coast has been listening to its[...]"
GameSpot: (7.0): 
"Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 offers fast, fun[...]"

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Release Date: 06/15/11
Genre: Card Battle
Developer: Stainless Games
Publisher: Wizards of the Coast
ESRB Rating: Teen
ESRB Content: Mild Blood, Mild Suggestive Themes, Violent References

#7:    Anno 2070 (PC)   
Review Average:  7.6
based on 3 top critics and 2 virtual ratings
IGN: (8.5): 
"The future is bright for this long-running[...]"
GameSpy: (7.0): 
"The best game yet in the series highlights why[...]"

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Release Date: 11/17/11
Genre: City Building
Developer: Related Designs
Publisher: Ubisoft
ESRB Rating: Teen
ESRB Content: Alcohol Reference, Mild Violence

Review Average:  7.3
based on 5 top critics
GamePro: (6.0): 
"The Might and Magic series' long-running[...]"
Game Informer: (8.3): 
"Redesigned Yet Familiar, Ubi's New Strategy[...]"

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Release Date: 10/13/11
Genre: Fantasy Turn-Based Strategy
Developer: Black Hole Games
Publisher: Ubisoft
ESRB Rating: Teen
ESRB Content: Mild Language, Sexual Themes, Violence

Review Average:  7.0
based on 3 top critics and 2 virtual ratings
Game Informer: (8.5): 
"Tropico 4: Modern Times Review – The Future Of[...]"
GameSpy: (7.0): 
"The expansion reinvents Tropico, but only the most[...]"

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Release Date: 03/29/12
Genre: City Building
Developer: Haemimont
Publisher: Kalypso Media USA Inc.
ESRB Rating: Teen
ESRB Content: Alcohol and Tobacco Reference, Mild Suggestive Themes, Violence

Review Average:  6.8
based on 3 top critics and 2 virtual ratings
Game Informer: (6.5): 
"Less Than The Sum Of Its Parts"
GameSpy: (6.0): 
"It's got that magic turn-based feeling, but[...]"

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Release Date: 05/08/12
Genre: Fantasy Turn-Based Strategy
Developer: Ino-Co Plus
Publisher: Paradox Interactive
ESRB Rating: Everyone 10+
ESRB Content: Alcohol Reference, Fantasy Violence, Mild Blood