The L.E.D. Wars

The L.E.D. Wars is a science fiction real-time strategy game. The title is a debut production of the independent Belgian studio Larian, developed in just six months, after the failure of their first planned game, i.e. the isometric RPG The Lady, The Mage and The Knight. Later on, the developer became famous for the Divinity series.

Story

The action of the game is set in the twenty-first-century cyberpunk world, in which mankind cannot survive without a drug called Liquid Evolution Drug (L.E.D. for short). The player takes control of the armed forces of one of the mega-corporations, and their task is to secure the production of the drug, as well as to defeat their rivals and take away their L.E.D. supplies.

Mechanics

In terms of mechanics The L.E.D. Wars draws quite clearly from the achievements of classics of the genre, such as Dune 2: Battle for Arrakis. In each of the 14 missions of the campaign we get more or less extensive base and a certain number of units, and our goal is usually to eliminate the opponent. To achieve this, we need to supply three basic resources, such as L.E.D., energy, and oil, build more production and military buildings, and build units that will take care of the security of the base and eliminate rivals. Compared to the aforementioned Dune 2, new buildings can be erected anywhere on the map, which significantly facilitates the expansion of the base and the use of the L.E.D. deposits located away from it.

Technical aspects

The action in The L.E.D. Wars is shown in a classic top-down view and enriched with a slightly more colorful graphic design than the typical representatives of the genre. In addition to the single-player campaign, the devs also envisaged the possibility of multiplayer battle via the DirectPlay protocol.

Last updated on March 9, 2020