Commander: Conquest of the Americas

[Josquius]

anyone played this one? I randomly stumbled across it in a game shop. Didn't buy it, but my curiosity is piqued.

[Tamas]

meh

[Crazy_Ivan80]

play colonisation (the original) instead. Hell, even the remake is better

[Syt]

Or buy Conquest of the Americas from GOG.com.-

[Tamas]

The Sid Meier's Colonization remake has an awesome mod made by Germans, available at civfanatics.

[Josquius]

worse than colonization eh?
Guessed there was probally a reason I hadn't heard of it.

[grumbler]

The original Conquest of the Americas had some fun elements.  This looks like a remake that emphasizes the less fun elements.

[Tonitrus]

Seven Cities of Gold stands out for me as the pinnacle in this genre. 

[Ed Anger]

Seven Cities of Gold stands out for me as the pinnacle in this genre. 

Going in with peaceful intent, popping the king and then ending up sacking a bunch of Inca cities: Priceless

[Tonitrus]

Alas, "Amaze the natives" never seemed to work for very long. 

The big downside I remember, is that even when you do establish a town, they're not self-sufficient at all.  Need to freight in food for those lazy bastards.