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The Pope's Underground - Free Online Browser Game
The Pope's Underground is a free online browser game where players assume the role of a newly elected pope during the eve of World War II. The game challenges players to save the Catholic Church from Communism and Fascism, maintain Vatican independence, and help refugees escape persecution, all within an engaging strategy and historical simulation framework.
Bar-Lev It Or Not!
Bar-Lev It Or Not! is a simulation game where players help Egypt and Israel achieve peace through diplomacy, war, espionage, and economic management set in the 1970s. The game focuses on these complex geopolitical elements to simulate the historical period.
Review: Console Archives L’Empereur (Nintendo Switch 2)
This review covers Hamster's Nintendo Switch re-release of Koei's 1991 historical simulation game, L’Empereur. While the game offers deep strategic gameplay for fans of the genre, its complex menus and lack of modern quality-of-life features make it a challenging experience for new players. The digital manual is praised for its faithfulness to the original, but the overall emulation approach is seen as outdated compared to other retro collections.
Ishin no Arashi is this week’s Console Archives game on Nintendo Switch 2
Koei Tecmo's historical simulation game Ishin no Arashi is being released for the Nintendo Switch as part of Hamster Corporation's Console Archives series. The game, originally released in 1990, will be available digitally for $7.99 starting April 16, with the user interface and manual available in English, though the main game remains largely in Japanese.
