Yes, I know what you are thinking right now. "Oh jeez, yet another developer tossing their hat into the RTS ring?" is probably bouncing around in your mind right now, and most gamers have good reason to have that initial reaction when it comes to the genre. Phenomic's Spellforce is indeed an RTS and does indeed put you in the shoes of the commander of your very own army, but unlike the hordes of other cookie-cutter RTSs Spellforce actually adds a few new twists to the tried and true RTS gameplay and comes across as a rather fresh experience.