Naviage
Naviage Naviage is a RTS game that is available online. Although Naviage is not the usual RTS game that most gamers have become accustomed to. This is mainly because of the games setting. Most RTS games are set in the Middle Ages where you have to construct cities and your army is full of swords and shields. Its refreshing to note that Naviage is set in the high seas as you battle pirates on battleships. Fans of the recent Pirates of the Caribbean movies are sure to enjoy seeing some of the action seen in Naviage.
Before you start Naviage, there are the usual pre-game etiquettes of choosing your on-screen avatar. You cannot alter the actual appearance of your main character but you there are multiple choices of male and female characters for you to choose from.
One of the best things about playing Naviage is the excellent background music that is used throughout the entire game. Some soothing and relaxing piano music can be heard at the very beginning of the video game when you are choosing your main character. The music then changes to some dramatic Hollywood-style orchestra when you are attacked by some pirates. Its obvious that the developer for Naviage has seen the famous Pirates of the Caribbean films as the music is similar in capturing the somber mood of pirates attacking innocent people.
Naviage starts off in dramatic fashion and is one of the more exciting tutorials ever assembled from a free-to-play video game. As aforementioned, you and your fleet are attacked by pirates the moment you start playing Naviage. Although combat in this game is fully automated (as in you cannot control the ships and their cannons manually), you do have chance to witness the battleships out on the sea trying to kill each other. The animations in the game are great as you actually see the cannons firing off the ships exploding the other ships. The battles are also in full audio so you are never playing this game in utter silence like it is in some other browser-based free-to-play video games.
Once you defeat the initial pirate onslaught, you are then able to customize your own fleet and explore the high seas from around the world. You initially have only one port where you can create you fleet of ships. As you progress further into the game, you are able to explore the world and able to obtain a second port for you to construct a bigger fleet for yourself.
Naviage opens up once you have played the game for a few hours and have enough ships to explore the rest of the world. There are other players occupying other ports in the game you have a choice if you want to befriend or make enemies with your fellow Naviage players.
Naviage is one of the more unique free-to-play video games I have played in the last couple of months. I like the way that the game is set in the 16th century and that its based on naval warfare. I feel the Middle Ages is used too many times that it gets boring. The battle sequences are great to witness and the music is even better to listen to. Definitely make sure to check out Naviage the next time you are on your computer.
