1. cabinfever

   10

   Signed up just to create a review for this too oft overlooked title. If you love strategy games, it's hard to find anything more perfect than this one. Sure, there are imperfections, but there is so much good here that little things like trade really can be overlooked and the title really does bring a lot to the table.
   
   Like WW2? Like strategy games? BUY THIS GAME.… Expand

   • Helpful? 1 of 1 users said Yes.
2. ErikO

   8

   This is a great game, i like both the original scenarios and editing my own. the Multiplayer is a bit hard to get working that and the time long you have to put in to play is the only minus'.… Expand

   • Helpful? 0 of 0 users said Yes.
3. AlexL.

   5

   It's a game I very much wanted to like because of the attractive graphics and the fact that, hey, maybe after 4 years, it's about time for someone to beat Hearts of Iron 2. No such luck. This game is inferior to Hearts of Iron 2 on all counts, and the fact that Muzzy Lanes shamelessly advertises it as a history teaching tool is just bad taste. If you don't believe me, try the 1939 scenario and see how many times you see a war between Germany and Poland (rather than, say, Poland and Denmark). There is a different between plausible alternative history and utter nonsense. I won't discuss most other features, as they are by and large copied from HoI2 and "streamlined," somehow ending up with a game that's MORE opaque than Paradox's notoriously complicated magnum opus. But I would like to comment on the economy, which for some reasons gets rave reviews - it's cumbersome, unrealistic and simply detracts from what this game is about - being Risk on a 1936 map of the world. The designer who thought that having players manually direct a billion little production facilities on map is a good idea really should not have a job.… Expand

   • Helpful? 1 of 1 users said Yes.
4. KenN.

   3

   Very much like a risk game and lacks a lot of true strategy elements of the game. Not to mention over priced. Also, the game has a date limit, which is no fun at all for those of us who wants to conquer the world. Seems to me its more like whoever amasses the biggest army wins. If you are a big Total war fan and but hate micro managing, this game is not for you. Those who don't like the fighting and prefer a micro-managing game, this is for you. I for one judged the game by its cover and title, definitely not a good war game.… Expand

   • Helpful? 2 of 2 users said Yes.

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