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5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 14
Date: May 30, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I have been testing this game from the early stages of developement and i can safely say this is the best MMPG on the market. If you are into World War 2, then this is the Everquest of all World War 2 games. World War 2 Online is probally going to start the next generation in Massive Multiplayer Games. Buy this and you will not regret it at all!

great game, if you can play it

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 11
Date: June 22, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Now don't get me wrong, this game has its flaws. It takes a long time to load, and has its bugs. However, if you want to do a bit of polishing, and have huge amounts of processing power and something above 56k, this game works out fine. But if you're willing, you can find a gem as big as a basketball under all the rubble. WIth 56k, I found it greatly troublesome that i had to download a 70 mb patch. I also found it troublesome that without the patch my gun would not function. However, after downloading the patch, i started to play this game for hours on end. It's simply addictive. However, i always keep a book next to the computer so that during the long loading times (I have a pentium 4, 1.5 gz) I have something to do. But the game is simply addictive, assuming it loads, or you have the connection to play it.

Rough Start, but now for me it's Simply Addictive!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: January 10, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I just love this game! Sure, there are many things about it that could be improved, but there is nothing like it out there otherwise, and the realism alone makes it worthwhile. WWIIOnline came out last June with a very rocky start, but over the past 7 months has improved dramatically. Cornered Rat Software is a small company that listens to its subscribers, and if you purchase this game (and pay its monthly subscription fee) you're really joining them as a 'beta tester' as the world they have created grows and changes. Right now the war is limited to northeast France and the Benelux, but over time, it will expand to include the entire globe.

If you get this one, pay VERY close attention to the required specifications. You WILL need at least 384 Mb of RAM, and 512 Mb would be even better. You MUST have a good video card, and a joystick to play all aspects of the game (tanks and aircraft), despite it not being mentioned in the list of specs.

This game will appeal to the older gamer who is interested in military history, combat flight sims, and military hardware. Don't get this one if you're a Quake fan, as the play is more cerebral and takes more patience than quick reflexes to succeed.

Finally, if you get this one, make sure to check out the related forums sponsored by Playnet. Many of the questions you have related to installation and start-up can be answered by the knowledgable player base, who are ready and willing to help you out.

One final item worth mentioning: there will be a VERY large (@ 100 Mb) initial download for you once you have stated the install. If you have a 56K dial-up like me, give it an overnight to complete, and dream of WWII while you sleep!

Good Luck!

WWII Online Screen Name: "nestorm"

WWIIONLINE, the best choice in a multi player online game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: February 27, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I'll start off with the cold hard truth. WWIIONLINE suffers from the following problems. 1. Less than Stellar Graphics 2. High System Requirements 3. Minor glitches (continually being fixed)

In spite of that fact, I still give WWIIONLINE 5 stars for several reasons... Nothing replaces the feel of riding on one of several trucks full of infantry to assualt a town as allied tanks launch an assualt, and allied planes fly overhead enroute to drop bombs. Now I'm not talking about just a few people at once, I'm talking 100 people just on the attacking side, not to mention the defenders.

WWIIONLINE gives players an expierance unlike any other, players can choose to play as english german or french. Fight in the air, drive on the ground, Man anti tank and anti aircraft guns, drive pt boats (more naval units comming), or just run around on the ground as infantry. On top of that players can join up with either the Allied or German High commands and go into battel organized with squads etc.

If you prove yourself in battle, you can be asked to step up and take command yourself of armies on the field. Sounds like a far fetched gimic right? Well I bought the game back in June, and now I have a Brigade under me as well as my own squad. Total of about 100+ people under my command.

If you are tired of the classic, shootout until there is one man standing and then do it again, and are looking for something more. Give WWIIONLINE A TRY!!!

Addicted

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: June 08, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Here's the deal: I really like this game and it's one that I continually keep coming back to (off and on for 3 years). However, I think it's only fair in a review to try to drop some of my bias. (No guarantees)

First off this is not a twitch game; although it's commonly referred to as an FPS, the term is a little misleading. The game is intended to be a simulation. It requires much more strategy, skill, and teamwork than your typical FPS. If you like to point and shoot over and over and over again, taking out 10-20 other players over the course of 5 minutes, this is probably not the game for you. With WWII online, there are times where you might find yourself spending 15-20 minutes just getting to the action.

Second, this game is frustrating and has a very steep learning curve. Anyone that spends 15-20 minutes looking for a target, only to die empty handed is going to be a "little" upset. Anyone that dies 10 or 20 times before they get their first kill is understandably going to be shouting some profane words at their monitor.

Third, the graphics are alright. Due to the realism in this game you need to have the draw distance cranked up. Needless to say if you haven't upgraded your machine in a while, the graphics are going to suck and you're going to get some lag. If you've got a decent machine (2.8 to 3.0 ghz) and a mid to high end vid card (e.g. Nvidia 6600/6800 or ATI X700/X800), you can max a lot of the settings and may be surprised at some of the visual detail you see.

Finally, as far as support is concerned: I haven't had any problems, so I really can't comment too much. As far as bugs, the game is pretty clean at this point (much better than many other MMO games I've played)

So, the question is: Why do I keep coming back. Personnaly, a lot of the newer MMORPG games I've played tend to focus on graphics at the expense of gameplay (S.W.G. - can anyone say GRIND), or involve insane amounts of levelling (W.O.W. - sorry, I don't have 20 hours a week to play). As far as twitch shooters are concerned, I get tired of playing the same 20 maps over and over again: point, click, move, point, click, move.

With that said, the main reason I still play is this: I've never played any other game that provides such a hardcore adrenaline rush. There's nothing like the experience of spotting the enemy after setting up for 10-15 minutes and knowing that a split second can make the difference between him dying or you dying. The realism of this game, is awe-inspiring. Don't get me wrong, this isn't a perfect sim; but it's the best that's out there. Where you place a shot, can make the difference between killing an enemy or being taken out yourself. There have been times where I could feel my heart beating in my chest, and I've nearly broken a sweat. Any lulls in the action, only add to the intensity. Although there is a rank system which has some effect on available equipment, player skill plays much more of a role than any other online game I've played (unless you consider twitch a skill).

And, then there's flying. Even getting a plane of the ground is a challenge. Actually killing something is an entirely different story. But, once you get used to it, to play a top notch flight sim and actually be able to stafe ground targets (all other players) and engage in dogfights (again all other players - AI is almost non-existent in the game)... it's beyond description...

It comes down to this: You'll love it or hate it; you'll rave about it, or you'll go off on how it's the worst game you've ever played; but ultimately, you won't know until you try.

Been here since before the beginning

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: May 28, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I've been involved with WWII Online since before the launch. Due to circumstances beyond their control, the developers had to release the game against their will, about 8 months too soon. The first few weeks were rough, as demand for the game was about ten times what was expected. Although it had a rocky start, the game has matured considerably since its release in June of 2001. The upcoming 1.6 patch, which is in open beta testing, routinely has over 300 people in pitched battles lasting for hours. This patch marks a new beginning for the game, with a new underlying code base, and completely reworked infantry models, with recoil, reloading, and fatigue affecting bullet dispersion, just to name a few things. There is a brand new user interface and keymapper, making custom control layouts a snap.

There is no other game on the market with the scale and scope of this game. You have a two mile line of sight instead of 400 ft like other shooters. One town can be 4 times the size of a Wolfenstein multiplayer map, and there are almost 300 towns! This doesn't include the countryside between towns. All buildings are enterable.

You can be a trooper (rifle, SMG or "sapper" with demolition charges), a tank, an anti-tank gun, an anti-aircraft gun, a fighter pilot, a bomber pilot, a gunner/bombadier on a bomber, pilot or gunner on a patrol boat, even drive a truck or half track to haul troops and guns. You and a buddy can also split duties in a tank, with one guy driving and the other gunning.

There is literally nothing like this in the world. This is the game that the "big guys" in the gaming industry said couldn't be done. The graphics have improved since the beginning, but you still have to remember that today's video cards can only draw a certain amount of "triangles", and with a two mile line of sight, there is a lot to draw. You can't have 20,000 triangles to make one tank with the scale this game has, so you won't see Medal Of Honor type graphics. Considering this, the graphics are pretty darn good. ...

Performance continues to increase, though you'll want at least 256MB for optimum performance.

Amazingly, this is one Massive Multiplayer Online game that does *not* give you a huge edge if you have a cable modem or DSL. I have a friend playing on a 38k connection from New Zealand, and he flies fighter planes! The only bonus to having broadband is being able to download the patches faster. The way the game is structured, framerates in the high 20's feel very smooth.

The one complaint I hear most is from folks trying to just jump in and have instant fights. The way to find a fight is to read the mission board before spawning. That way you can find where the fights are. If you like to play house to house infantry, look for the city icons with an explosion. That means both sides own part of the town, and usually means a fight. When traveling from one town to the other, there is some time involved, because they are modeling all of Western Europe at half scale. This means that if two towns are 100 miles apart in real life, they are 50 miles apart in the game. Right now, all of Belgium and most of Holland and Luxembourg are modeled, along with Northern France and Southern England.

All vehicles are as close to realistic as a computer simulation can be, with actual factory drawings and performance data used to make the tanks, trucks, and aircraft.

This game has ruined Day of Defeat, Medal of Honor, and Castle Wolfenstein multiplayer for me. There is simply nothing to compare to being on an attack with tanks, bombers, fighters and trucks of infantry. It's even fun to defend, seeing tanks prowling in the brush outside of town, and hearing the scream of a Stuka divebombing your base. It isn't perfect, sometimes you will see airplanes warp or skid as the predictor catches up with them, but once you find a group of people to team up with, it can't be beat.

Incredible Role Playing Experience and Simulation

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: May 08, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I think someone needs to step in and write a review worth reading -

The date is 5/10/03 - which is important due to updates of the game (which auto update by the way when you start the game) - ALL games continuously need updating, so that is fine, and the updates are very often new weapons, better textures, better explosions, things of that sort.

You need to understand what this game IS, and what the game is NOT - it IS a virtual battlefield, with over 100 cities, you can literally drive or fly IN game to any city you want, fly right over ongoing battles (all moving objects are REAL human players), etc.. its a massive battlefield, yet the structure of the game makes it rather easy to get to battle.

You MUST expect to play at least 2 - 3 hours per session on this game, but you will probably want to play more when you find out how entreanching this game is.

This game is NOT a quick first person shooter, its almost overly realistic, the planes are even someone hard to fly, you literally feel like you are flying a somewhat un-refined plane built in 1940.

There are 2 ways to play, either defend or attack, if you are attacking, you would start from a Front Base and take transport into the city (transport is even driven by actual human player), you use in game chat (only seen by your side) to communicate with your squads and attacking front, then you move into the city and play a "capture the flag" type of game, moving tanks in to cover the infantry, air suppurt, etc.. and there are LOTS of players, i've literally seen air battles of 15-20 planes overhead cities with over 75 players with tanks and infantry, the cities aren't oversized either, so you can get battle, but still get the realism.

This game again, is heavy simulation, the graphics are actually very good now, so don't let that hold you back, and its not difficult what-so-ever to climb the ranks and get all the new weapons, 1 or 2 nights and you can have access to everything.

WWII Online has excellent support, almost weekly updates with new things, and LOTS of players fighting it out even at 4am, its incredible and highly recommended if you are looking to remove yourself from the current world you are in for at LEAST 3 hours.

I hoped this helped and answered some of the "negative" comments which really hold no merit, as they are referring to the game which existed a while back, MUCH has changed now.
---- look for me in game when you join up and i'll help you out -
Turbo24 of the 101st Airborne Division (Allied)

It's not a game, it's as close to a simulation as can be had

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: November 11, 2003
Author: Amazon User

When WWIIOL was first launched, it was in horrible condition. Ok, that was 2 1/2 years ago. It wouldn't be around now and have the hardcore following that it does if it were still in bad condition.

The game offers things you just can't find anyplace else.

Things like a map that is Europe half scale, Air, Sea and Land forces all fighting for a common cause on a grand scale, etc. It even has actual strategic bombing. You can fly a round trip flight in bombers that lasts 1 1/2 hours and you are nervous the whole time because you know the enemy has fighters looking for you. Sometimes they find you, sometimes they don't till it's too late and you are rewarded with the sight of their factories in your bomb-sight.

There is nothing like rolling up to an enemy town in an armored column of 20, 30, 40, 50+ tanks and forming a line formation as you approach. You are nervous because you know the enemy is laying traps for you, like Sappers hiding in bushes, Anti-Tank guns, and Tanks, all waiting for you to make a mistake. If you do, it's lights out.

Ever wanted to come to the grunts rescue in your Spitfire? Well here it is possible and the guys on the ground are all smiles when they see the enemies Stukas going down in flames. Now they can get their armored column on the move again.

In short, WWIIOL can be summed up in a word.........Addiction.

BE PATIENT

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 9
Date: June 16, 2001
Author: Amazon User

All of you that gave it 0 stars are fools. Download the patch, and if you go to wwiionline.com, it tells you how to increase the games performance. It is a very fun game, i have never gotten kicked out of a game, I am always allowed in a game, overall, a great game.

Great game, evolving, but what online game isnt?????

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: June 22, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game looks like it will be the game to beat in the online game battlefield. Sure, it has its problems, but what online game didnt' start out. How dim witted and forgetful some people are that are quick to belittle this game. Everquest started out very buggy when it was released, but is now the top rated online game. I predict that WWII online will do that and more. The developers have many more features left that are not yet implimented, but will be someday in the near future. Absolutely a blast to play, a must buy, but would suggest waiting a month or so for the bugs to be squashed and features to be implimented, if you have a short attention span.

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