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The absolute worst!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 12 / 14
Date: December 23, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This review is long overdue on my part. If you bought this horrible game before you read this, to you I apologize.

As for the makers of this horrible game, you should go to jail for making this game as terrible as you did. Once again, the computer gaming world steals the title of a great board game in the name of profit. Thanks, you just ruined my favorite board game from being my favorite computer game!

"Squad Leader" was and still is the absolute best BOARD game of Infantry Combat of all time. I am in the US Army Infantry so I THINK I know a thing or two about being an Infantryman.

I will not go into all the details of why the "computer game" sucks. I know this game is targeted toward fans of the "board game", to YOU I say this; this game has nothing to do with the "board game" except in title only. Not only that, "it's stupid"! It was so stupid; I was too embarrassed to give this game away. I threw it away after breaking the disk in two. I would NOT want anyone to play this thinking this is Squad Leader.

One small example of what prompted me to throw this away: When I shot my first German Soldier in the game he cried out saying "mommy"! My God what a tremendous insult to all Soldiers of any nation!!!

To anyone interested in this title I urge you, find the board game which is out of print. You can find it if you look hard enough for it. Don't waste your time even considering this computer game.

To the Computer Game "Makers": What are you doing on your job???? Drinking???? Doing drugs maybe???? Why can't you just make the game like the board game???? If you're not going to do that then DON'T name it after the board game!!!! I wasted my money on this one.

You guys selling this are in for it! I plan to review any game that sucks and post it wherever I can. Maybe if you lose some profits you'll shape up and produce a realistic game for once.

Bottom line: This is a terrible computer simulation of Squad Leader "the board game" a game about Infantry Combat in World War II. Don't waste your money here.

Michael W. McFall
michaelwmcfall@yahoo.com

WARNING

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 9
Date: January 04, 2001
Author: Amazon User

If you are a fan of Avalon Hill's Squad Leader DON'T buy this game. It has nothing at all in common with the board game. I bought this game and even before the end of the tutorial, uninstalled it and threw it in the bin. Thanks for nothing Hasbro/Microprose.

Squad Leader..NICE BOX, BUT THIS GAME JUST ISN'T HAPPENING!!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 10 / 12
Date: November 18, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game a couple of days ago. I thought it was going to be really fun, but to my mistake it's really complicated and the computer AI takes forever to make it's moves. I'm glad I bought this game from a store where they give you 10 day to play the game and figure out if you wanna keep it. I definatley am goin to return this. I really enjoy playing WW II strategic games, but this game really blows. The graphics are good and the sound is really cool... but don't let that fool you.

failed attempt, but PLEASE try again!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: September 14, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Squad leader was the bomb as I was growing up. Believe me, I was elated at the prospect. Unfortunately, the dang thing crashes constantly. It did so on my last system and my new one. It's fairly slow to respond to commands, etc. If it weren't for these technical difficulites, it would be a masterpiece. When it works it's a blast but I've simply given up on playing it at this point and am looking for something new to satisfy my SL crave. Atari (and I know what your name means in Japanese) I have the utmost respect for you, but please try this again. If you make an SL II, as the old but functioning, you will have my money.

Squad Leader

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 15 / 17
Date: November 23, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This game had the potential to be a very interesting and exciting product that war gamers could really enjoy. The idea of a strategy game at the squad level is a good one, if done properly. However, the developers have made this game much too cumbersome to maintain the players interest. Instead of considering strategy, the player is relegated to trying to figure out how to interact with it. Not a game I will keep coming back to.

Hard To Love

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 13 / 16
Date: February 10, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I'll get to the point - "Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord" by Big Time Software is far closer to the spirit to the original boardgame "Squad Leader" in both playability and realism than this current adaptation. In "Combat Mission" you actually experience the sudden shock on seeing German stormtroopers rising like phantoms from the snow, their burp guns spewing death, you hear the hideous screams of the 88's, and the sickening feeling on finding yourself armed with only a bazooka in the vicinity of angry Tiger. All of this with well-designed units, controls, realistic weapons, easy-to-use 3D sighting, etc. This "Squad Leader" doesn't match up. I've tried it. I mean I want to like it. Really, I spent money on it after all. The soldiers aren't all that distinct once in combat, the sound effects don't cover impacts (no ricochetts, etc.), line-of-sights are strange (example: if you're anywhere in an enemy's LOS, even if you're crawling several hundred feet away, he will see you through the dust, bushes, etc.). My copy crashed repeatedly although this was a relief after awhile. Path-finding is weak, units "disappear" in vegetation, and so on. I want to love this game (for old time's sake), but I doubt I'll play it again. You might like Squad Leader, but try the Combat Mission demo. It rocks.

Passable Turn-based Tactical Wargame

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: August 04, 2001
Author: Amazon User

The title is certainly misleading. The design has little to do with the classic Squad Leader / Advanced Squad Leader series of board wargames. Old-timers may recall some resemblance to board games like Sniper or Ambush. However, this game lacks the more dramatic role-playing characteristics of Ambush, and is a more straightforward move-and-fire WWII fighting encounter. The graphics and game interface also pale against true state-of-the-art products. Tactical wargame fans may still be interested in playing over this one several times, but long-term replay value is probably not present.

Great Game With Poor Platform

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: August 06, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I truly enjoy playing this game. The simulation allows players to participate in historically accurate scenarios from the Normandy invasion. Very playable, historically accurate, and lots of fun.

The game falls down on the quality of its programming. It can be rather slow paced (a typical scenario runs about 90-minutes), and the program tends to experience fatal programming conflicts that cause the game to crash --very, very frusterating.

For the price it was great, but left me wanting more.

--Jeff

Squad Leader by Hasbro Interactive

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: January 30, 2001
Author: Amazon User

If you're expecting to play the old ASL board game classic by Avalon Hill, you're in the wrong theater of operations. This game plays more along the line of Dungeons & Dragons, where you choose individual fighters, outfit them, and take them into battle...there, their individual ability traits come into play and develop as you advance through a campaign. Once you shift your mental paradigm from ASL into a D&D mode, you find yourself immersed in an intense battle experience staged on the Western Front. I don't buy the criticism that this game's graphics and script seem "stodgy". It's not much different from other games I've played on this level, including Sid Meier's Gettysburg or Shogun Total War. I've seen far worse. The violence level is moderate. There's no blood splattering or gruesome death scenes. If anything, the manual could use some clearing up...but a deep "read me" text file augments the instructions enough to turn every visit to the game into an enjoyable and satisfying war gaming experience. I was pleasantly surprised and would recommend it to anyone who wants to play "army", without goofing around on fantasy soldier-level games like Army Men. This is WWII, down to the man. And, with some of A.H.'s old ASL developers working on the project (you'll see some familiar names in the credits), Squad Leader for computer will only get better. Watch for updates and sequels. But don't wait. Get it now and enjoy the war!

Are you man enough

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: November 13, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Welcome to the first, Role Playing, turned based game of WWII. Being a average RPG player that I am, I have played ASL by Avalon Hill, I'll tell ya, it's more fun playing pencil and paper, then Keyboard and Mouse. But it's still a fun game and well worth the money, if your into a RPG based on WWII.

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