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A staple in both the real-time and turn-based strategy genres, Fog of War simulates the unknowns of the battlefield by covering areas of the map, to be progressively revealed by the player.
Overview
Fog of War is a common concept found in many combat-based real-time and turn-based strategy games. In addition to providing the player with an exploration incentive to uncover the game world, it also serves to mask the disposition and movements of enemy forces. This simulates the fact that any commander is forced to rely on imperfect and incomplete information on the battlefield, and often must improvise based on intuition and common sense. Typically, as a game, map, or level advances, area is progressively revealed as a player's units "see" the area with their own eyes. As a player's units become privy to their opponents, this information is in turn revealed to you, the player, in order to act. In many cases, this new knowledge is temporary; when your units leave the area, their real-time knowledge of the situaiton on the ground (and thus, yours) disappears as well.Fog of War games
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Galactic Civilizations II:endless universe |
PC | Stardock Corporation |
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Small Soldiers: Squad Commander |
PC | DreamWorks Interactive L.L.C. |
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Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm |
MAC, PC | Blizzard Entertainment |
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Starcraft II: Legacy of the Void |
MAC, PC | Blizzard Entertainment |
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Galactic Civilizations (Deluxe Edition) |
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Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 |
WSHP, SNES | Intelligent Systems Co., Ltd. |
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Ikariam |
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World in Conflict: Soviet Assault released on March 10, 2009 |
PC | Massive Entertainment |
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Empire: Total War released on March 4, 2009 |
PC | The Creative Assembly |
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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II released on Feb. 19, 2009 |
PC | Relic Entertainment |
| Concept Name: | Fog of War |
| Appears in: | 275 games |
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