Genre: Real-time strategy
Developer: Creative Assembly
Publisher: Sega
Year: 2009
Platform: PlayStation 3
Stormrise is a real-time strategy game developed by Creative Assembly and published by Sega for PlayStation 3 in 2009. The game is set in a post-apocalyptic world where two factions, the technologically advanced Echelon and the mutated Sai, battle for control.
Players command units in large-scale battles, utilizing vertical terrain and three-dimensional movement, a unique feature aimed at differentiating gameplay from traditional RTS titles. The PS3 version features controls tailored for the console’s gamepad, adapting the RTS genre for a console audience.
The game offers single-player campaigns for both factions and multiplayer modes. It attempts to combine strategic depth with console-friendly controls and cinematic presentation.
Critically, Stormrise received generally mixed to negative reviews, with criticism aimed at its awkward control scheme, AI issues, and performance problems on the PlayStation 3 platform, though some appreciated its ambitious design and setting.
