NetStorm: Islands at War

NetStorm: Islands at War is a 1997 real-time strategy game with a wonderfully unusual setting: floating islands suspended in the sky, where rival factions wage war using buildings, resources, and a variety of increasingly creative ways to make the opponent’s day worse. The game combines base construction, resource management, and tactical combat, but its island-based battlefield gives the action a distinctive twist. Positioning is crucial, since the terrain itself is part of the strategic puzzle and losing control of key areas can be extremely inconvenient. NetStorm offers a fascinating blend of traditional strategy mechanics and a surreal world that looks as if someone dropped several pieces of land into the sky and then immediately started a war. It is imaginative, tactical, and proof that even islands floating in the clouds are apparently unable to enjoy a peaceful afternoon.