If Styrateg had been published in, say, 1992, we might talk of it in the same breath with Warlords or Heroes of Might & Magic; it's a nice, focussed turn-based fantasy RPG with an engaging story, pretty graphics (in a somewhat retro 2D tile-based mode), and Medieval-style music that's reminiscent of the soundtrack to Europa Universalis.

It has RPG-ish character advancement; levelling up allows you to improve your character stats and skills, and in some cases gain new skills. Each level has a turn limit, which creates a sense of tension missing in many turn-based games; you fail if you don't finish a level in a set number of turns (but can always replay it, of course).

Why Is Super Columbine Massacre Controversial?

Super Columbine Massacre is controversial for one reason only: Because our culture continues to assume that games are "mere entertainment," that a game based on so horrific an event must ipso facto be in bad taste. Games are fun, Columbine was a tragedy and never the twain shall meet; a game on Columbine must by nature trivialize or cynically exploit the event. Q.E.D.

Yet we do not make the same assumption about any other medium: a documentary on the Columbine massacre, or a novel, or a New Yorker essay would, a priori, be treated with respect, at least until the viewer or reader had experienced it, after which a judgment might be made as to its merits. And if the work proved insightful, somber,and respectful of its material, the world would consider it unexceptional.