

The Amazons started off as scientists, aiding their genetic modification of the dinos and sentient plant beings. The Amazons have a symbiotic relationship with the dinos, similar to the Na’vi and their dragon-like mounts in James Cameron’s Avatar. How, you ask? Well, The Amazons ride laser-dinosaurs into battle. The Amazons are wildly different from The Vanguard faction. For instance, troopers can be upgraded with jetpacks and other various mods to upgrade their abilities and make them more versatile in the battlefield. They might seem ‘basic’ compared to the other factions, but they can be modded. They are of the human race and are comprised of troopers. This is the faction you play as during the tutorial and will be the go-to standard faction. The Vanguard are the most Earth-like faction out of the more “out-there” factions.

There are six playable factions, each with unique empires, and thus picking which one you play has a significant impact on the game: The first step is to select which faction to play as. Planetfall brings the engaging tactical turn-based combat and vast empire building of the old entries in this franchise and brings it to a new frontier. Want to be a Russian space dwarf wielding a rocket hammer? Age of Wonders: Planetfall makes that and a whole lot more possible. With Planetfall, this is the series’ first take on sci-fi. Historically, Age of Wonders has been set in the realm of fantasy. In fact, this is the first time that the Age of Wonders franchise makes its debut on consoles altogether.

Decades old now, this is the first iteration of the series to make its way to current generation consoles. The Age of Wonders franchise is a prominent one in the strategy genre.
