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Dont buy this expecting what the picture shows! the product is not the anthology. only basic sudden strike.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 14, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I purchased this product expecting what the photo was alluding to. The product i recieved was only Sudden Strike, The first one. The photo as you can see has Sudden Strike, Sudden Strike Forever, and Sudden Strike II. So if you want the anthology... dont buy this.

Sudden Strike 1 + additional missions

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 06, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This is another old legend I used to play and I want it for my collection. Everything was great with ordering and I received it fast and undamaged. No complaints.

It's a frustratingly mixed bag.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 22, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is both good and bad, so although it is frustrating you will find yourself coming back to it more than once.

To its credit the game gives you a mass of units and unit types making it enticing to WWII buffs. Everything on the map explodes nicely and for the most part the sounds are above average (except for the previously mentioned ambulance drivers).

But the overall game plan leaves a lot to be desired. As stated before the units have no AI whatsoever. The units are not true to life in either speed, range or firepower. Mortars can decimate everything including tanks, and AT guns can't fire 10' in front of them. But the single most annoying factor is that your units are literally blind. No one can see anything except the officers, and the computer is really good about hanging just back into the fog of war and blowing them all to hell. In fact, the computer can blow just about anything you have to hell without you ever seeing half the units. Strategy is out the window and a blind rush only works if you don't get surrouned. Save your money and buy it used - cheap.

THIS GAME ROCKS!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: May 31, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I have not played many WW2 games, but I can tell this is one of the best. It's pretty hard without codes but even when you are invincible it's real fun. Very good graphics.

Big Disapointment

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 9
Date: May 13, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I have my own rule when it comes to buying new games. Never buy the game without playing the demo first. I violated that rule on this one and boy, do I regret it.

If you have never played a strategy game before, or perhaps if you have not played anything since the first SimCity came out, this will seem like it's great. But. . . after Starcraft, Age of Empires, and Empire Earth, this is downright pedantic. The graphics are adequate, the AI is terrible, the gameplay is awkward, words are misspelled, navigating the menus is a pain, and the instruction manual is barely enough to get started.

If you want to play a good strategy game, get Empire Earth and set it to WWII if that is what you are desperate to play. If you want to play a realistic wargame, get Operational Art of War. If you want to find out how many half-truths can be written on the side of a software box, get this one.

I recommend you don't.

Awesome Fun!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: May 03, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I would rate this my all time favorite strategy game. I've been playing strategy games for over 20 years. Some of my reasons for this include:

1) Historical realism. Being a WWII history buff I loved looking up the different units in books I have to get more complete specs. on the units.

2) New Paradigm for RTS: Something I REALLY LIKE about this game is the ability to give orders in the pause mode. This enables you to really stop and ponder in depth tatics and strategies and issue the orders before resuming play.

3) Great graphics.

4) Grand Scale Missions. The missions are on a grand scale. Numerous times I found myself thinking I had completed the mission only to discover I had only just completed the first segement... with much more to go. Some missions took me over a week to complete.

5) The AI is great too. It's set up to play out a sequence of events based on certain triggers (ie time, reaching a point on the map etc). This doesn't seem as 'intelligent' or intuitive as many other AI's, but it actually makes for a much better game. Less random behavior, becuase it has all been thought out in advance by the map builder.

Downsides

1) The game is German biased, in my opinion, in that Germany has a lot more unit types to choose from. Well... it was developed in Germany and they did have the most innovative army of the time. Before I even opened the box, I was most excited about playing the German side. But, I'd like to have seen a more balanced game with respect to the units portrayed.

2) At least on my computer there was one glitch where the game would sometimes hang-up in pause mode and require me to re-boot my whole system losing whatever progress I had made in a game.

All in all this is a great game.

Nice graphic but not a good game

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 16, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Only word I can say is this game has the nice graphic but the rolling screen hurting my eyes. pretty hard to win the game..I don't have any fun playing this game.

Two thumbs up

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 06, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is one of the best games i have ever bought. If your a C&C expert this game is not for you. Lots of action & excitement. This is a fast-paced game so dont play online unless you've played a campaign or two. Id prefer this game to people who are WW2 buffs. THIS GAME IS REALISTIC SO DONT EXPECT ANYTHING CRAZY!

OK for Beginners -- very anti-German

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: December 30, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I got this game for a Christmas gift. I thought it would be a nice addition to all my Panzer General, etc. type games: WRONG. The game is pretty unique with its real-time movement and the confusion of all those units moving and firing, but the game is very unrealistic and prejudiced against the German forces. Imagine fighting the Blitzkrieg in the early 1940's with no artillery (you have to steal the enemy's guns) and no Stuka bombers (one of the mainstays of the Blitzkrieg)! I was sorely disappointed because I prefer the German side in these games because of the lack of resources, but their dependency on initiave and ingenuity. If you prefer only the Allies and you want to win big every time over an easy, severely handicapped Axis opponent, especially as the Russians (note the heavy influence of Russian names listed in the credits in the back of the book), then you will LOVE this game.

Since I already have the first game I will try the SS Forever in hopes that it will be more realistic! But, in my opinion, this game is only for beginners and those unfamiliar with the actual WWII struggle.

What I've Been Waiting For

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: December 30, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game is what I've been waiting for. A game with excellent graphics, in real time, with a touch a realism. The designers must have a sense of humour too for if you watch carefully you will see infantry units smoke, sing etc when they standing around awaiting orders. All units are beautifully recreated from snipers to King Tigers.

You can play set missions or campaigns as either the Germans, Russians or Allies. My gripe here is that there is no carry over of units in the campaigns so you can't build up veteran experienced units which can be seen in say 'Panzer General'. Also seeing B17 bombers used as low level tactical bombers seems a little absurd and artillery is excessively devasting. However, I don't think you will ever find a perfect game.

Be warned this game cannot be played like Command & Conquer for if you do you will probably lose. You have to apply strategy, tactics and above all reconnaissance otherwise be prepared for heavy losses. You will have to learn the advantages and disadvantages of each particular unit type to make full use of them.

I found there was a bit of a learning curve involved with this game and the instruction book is too lightweight to be of much use. There is however great hints, tips and even walkthroughs at the relevant website...

Overall, a very enjoyable game and highly recommended if you have an interest in World War II.

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