Rts for an 8 year old

badcompany · 4 Nov 2011 at 15:41

All my son wants to play is cod i want to introduce a new genre of gaming and broadern his tastes.

What stratergy rts or turn based would be easy enough for 8 yr old?

Macky · 4 Nov 2011 at 15:45

Civilization 3?

Dickyb0b · 4 Nov 2011 at 15:46

company of heroes or command and conquer 4, easy to play point and click

pumaz · 4 Nov 2011 at 15:50

Rome Total War or any other Total War games

Most boys at that age like Romans (I did and still do!) and he'll also learn some history while playing

Angst · 4 Nov 2011 at 15:54

Pokemon even though its isnt an rts

simpletom · 4 Nov 2011 at 15:57

Hello Kitty: Total Bloodbath

Titchy · 4 Nov 2011 at 16:07

My seven year old absolutely loves Company of Heroes , i would highly recommend that.

funguST · 4 Nov 2011 at 16:10

Dickyb0b said:
company of heroes or command and conquer 4, easy to play point and click

i'll 2nd that

Deception · 4 Nov 2011 at 16:15

funguST said:
i'll 2nd that

Another vote for this, as its soldier based (like COD) he might enjoy massing an army and killing/blowing up things

Pestilence · 4 Nov 2011 at 16:20

Also Dawn of War.

DanPJG · 4 Nov 2011 at 16:26

I know it may sound silly and complicated,

I would say Starcraft 2.

Schnippzle · 4 Nov 2011 at 16:34

Supreme Commander 2....just don't present him with Supreme Command or FA

starkill3r · 4 Nov 2011 at 16:45

Age of Empires was always a good one, I still play III to this day.

cHk4 · 4 Nov 2011 at 16:46

Get him in to SC2 now, get him really pro at it by the time he is 18 he is amongst the elite earning 5 figure wages every month from live streaming/ads alone.

Freeman · 4 Nov 2011 at 16:53

Red Alert/Command and Conquer series
Battle for Middle Earth 1 + 2
Starcraft 2
Age of Empires
Caesar 3

platypus · 4 Nov 2011 at 16:53

Rise of Nations? It can be a very simple game, and the Conquer the World campaign might really appeal to him.

Tune · 4 Nov 2011 at 17:02

cHk4 said:
Get him in to SC2 now, get him really pro at it by the time he is 18 he is amongst the elite earning 5 figure wages every month from live streaming/ads alone.

+5000

Gota get that streaming money.

SuperTronNarwhal · 4 Nov 2011 at 17:10

Shogun 2.

franco_22 · 4 Nov 2011 at 18:50

Age of Empires II?

It's really simple to play and he will learn a lot of history at the same time, might keep him interested.

OpenToSuggestions · 4 Nov 2011 at 18:52

When I was in year 4 I got Command & Conquer for Christmas.

It is an essential part of developing from a boy to a man.