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Achtung Panzer: Kharkov 1943 PC
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70 out of 100

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8.9 out of 10

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  • Summary: Want to find yourself in the very center of Kharkov Defence Operation as an army commander? You'll have everything the officers had back then - tanks, gunnery and fearless soldiers. The success of each opposing force is hanging in the balance every day. Your decisions determine who wins the Battle for Kharkov. Great replayability and flexible AI behaviour: “smart” AI analyses tactical movements of player and chooses the best strategy based on opponents’ behaviour rather than follows scripts. It allows to play the same scenarios using different tactics as though playing with human player. [Paradox Interactive]… Expand

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  1. Positive: 2 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 6
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  1. GameShark
    83
    These significant problems keep Achtung Panzer from being a truly great game, but it remains an solid wargame, especially for the $20 Paradox and Graviteam are asking.
  2. Pelit (Finland)
    74
    Has good turn-based, operational mode, that unfortunately is not backed up by solid tactical combat. The commanding feels clumsy and unintuitive, and information feels like it's hidden from the commander. The old masters of tactical WW2 combat still remain unbeaten. [May 2010]
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  3. Strategy Informer
    72
    The ground combat is the most enjoyable I've encountered since Relic's Company of Heroes, and playing tactically genuinely pays off. Yet these bouts of entertainment are marred by long periods of trundling tedium, and novices are likely to be baffled by the complex interface and the lack of direction in how the game is supposed to be played.

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  1. Igor_Sharin
    10
    In 1996 was released first of wargame's series "Close Combat". Now we have one really lawful heir of great series is "Achtung Panzer: Kharkov 1943". That's most realistic tactical wargame with a beatiful graphic. Only disadvantage is interface which still need to work.… Expand
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