Carrier Command 2

Carrier Command 2 is a strategy game for people who like managing units, bases, and the awkward business of keeping a whole machine running under pressure. By our assessment, its real strength is the mix of tactical planning and direct control: it asks for map sense, logistics, and the patience to keep carriers, aircraft, and other assets working together. That also creates its main downside, because the game is not light or instantly legible, and it can feel demanding before it feels elegant. In practice, it rewards careful thinking more than reflexes, with a lot of attention paid to positioning and supply. Carrier Command 2 sits in the niche of demanding modern strategy rather than mass-market skirmish play, and the 2 in the title marks a follow-up rather than a fresh reboot of the idea.