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Cosmos Gaming - February 14, 2004:
LAR reviewed at length by Walter Hare
on the Cosmos Gaming website.
"...Lost
Admiral Returns is an extremely impressive strategy
title, with very little going against the tide here. LAR
is an updated version of a game released in 1991, named
Lost Admiral... ...the core gameplay of LAR is
incredible." - Walter Hare -
Cosmos Gaming Website
Tea Leaves
- December 20th, 2004:
Lost Admiral Returns is reviewed in
great detail on the Tea Leaves website by Peterb as part
of "Independent Games" week. The review . part of the
"Three finger Salute" Editorial on last page by Tom
Chick
"The
best game I've played in my recent spate of reviewing
is, without question, The Lost Admiral Returns.
You've heard the clichés applied to other games: easy to
learn, hard to master. This time it's true." -
Peterb -
Tea Leaves Blog
"Gameplay
is fast-paced, for a hex-based wargame, and addictive. I
constantly find myself saying "Just one more battle
before bed," which is a sure sign of incipient
dependency." - Peterb -
Tea Leaves Blog
"As
you finish battles, little medals begin to decorate your
career screen. It makes a cub scout's heart glow warmly
to see these little merit badges accumulate. If you
needed any proof that war is really about boys and their
toys, it's right here." - Peterb -
Tea Leaves Blog
"In
order to win a mission battle, you have to make your
victory point quota and fulfill whatever the
terms of the mission are. Completing the mission
successfully usually isn't hard; getting enough victory
points usually isn't hard. Doing both at the same time
is surprisingly hard." - Peterb -
Tea Leaves Blog
"So,
there's a lot to love about The Lost Admiral Returns.
The game concepts are simple to grasp, but provide a lot
of tactical depth. The opponents are strong, and there's
a sense of reward for progressing through the game."
- Peterb -
Tea Leaves Blog
Read the
whole review in depth
at the
Tea Leaves Blog, including his comments on improving
the game's interface, which have been incorporated along
with other related player's suggestions in the December
31, 2004 version of LAR.
My thanks to Peterb!
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