[Solved] Trying to think of a PC game from ~2006 that was similar to Settlers 4 and had a cheat code to reveal the map
[Solved] Trying to think of a PC game from ~2006 that was similar to Settlers 4 and had a cheat code to reveal the map
I've been trying to recall a game I played briefly as a kid at a friends house.
I feel like it was similar in style to Settlers 4 with an isometric view, typical click and drag a square around who you want to control, and a focus on building and combat. What makes me think it wasn't Settlers 4 is I don't recall it having that kind of cartoon style and I vividly remember there being some kind of cheat code that would reveal the map.
The reason I say it's around 2006 was because I originally went to buy it in a Future Shop (a Canadian store that was bought by Best Buy) but my mom said I should get Civilizations 4 instead because she recalled my uncle talking about it.
Could it have been Empire Earth? The cartoony look doesn't really match, but I distinctly remember that EE2 had a cheat code to reveal the whole map, and it would fit well time-wise.
I looked up the gameplay because I don't think we ever proceeded very far but that looks like it! Thanks a lot!
I think you're right.
EE did have really vibrant textures though, with some panels of solid colour; that might be what they're remembering as "cartoony"?Edit: I read it totally wrong, they meant Settlers 4 looked cartoony, sorry OP!