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Review from a WW2 History Buff

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 63 / 64
Date: June 03, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I was really hesitant to buy this game because I already own Sudden Strike and SS Forever - naturally I thought that this title would simpy be a rehash of the same SS material (remember SS2?). But I was patient (and diligent in looking at the new daily online reviews fom different gamers). Every wargamer I spoke to or read basically said the same thing - that Blitzkrieg was really an amazing game and whatever SS lacked (we are talking about 2-3 year old tech), this particular title had.

So I went out and bought the game. Let me tell you something my fellow wargamers - this title is simply awesome. I was impressed on many fronts (no pun intended). And the game is what SS should always have been.

Graphics - Simply amazing. The way that the landscape/buildings looks and the way the units have been rendered is what I lke the most. I'm really glad you can see all the unit insignia's because in SS you can barely see the camoflage on the tanks. Now all those fine details are there.

Gameplay - I finally have the control I need on the units. This makes the breakdown of squads and platoons much easier than in the past - and this makes the gameplay all that much more enjoyable.

Historical value - Besides the fact the most of the missions conform to actual campaign missions from WW2, the game boasts a historical overview inc. maps before every mission. Nival also included a great deal of movie footage as well as a unit/vehicle database which I think is just amazing and adds much atmosphere to the game. BTW, I heard that the developers (who are Russian - Spasiba guys) spent a great deal of time in the Moscow miltary museums researching the specs on different weapons and armour. Their hard work and research really made a difference with this title. I cannot wait to see what CDV has to offer with the game Panzers which is coming out early next year...

Strategy - this is not like Starcraft where you can build 5 squads of marines and rush an enemy base. There is a great deal of thought involved in playing this genre of wargame, and the appeal is strong amongst the "tabletop" crowd. The one beef I do have with CDV games in general is that they do not have a contract with a Publishing House to print Strategy Guides, and for a company that prides itself on producing top-notch military-strategy games, this is a suggestion for the future. Overall - I would recommend this game to anyone who is any of the following:
a) a SS/SS2 fan who wants more out of their SS/SS2 gaming experience.
b) a WW2 military history buff. c) a military desktop wargamer. d) a RTS fanatic. I am really glad I went and picked up this title and I forsee many enjoyable sessions with this game

Eagerly Awaiting The Release!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: April 13, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Finally a WWII RTS that looks good! Finished playing the demo and it is (1) very fun, (2) historically accurate, (3) easy to play. The balance is right between these three. The battles look like they could have some epic scale. Definitely reccommend it for anyone that likes war games or RTS.

ONE OF THE BEST WAR GAMES OUT THERE!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: May 19, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I have only been able to play the demo, but the second I played it I knew I was going to buy this game, and I did. This game is most-likely, the best WWII, and for that matter, maybe the best war games ever made. The graphics are superb; a cool add on is when the mouse goes over a tree, it tells you what kind of a tree it is! The only drawback is that this game is frustratingly hard. I will spend one to two hours playing one leval. This game can also get repetative. I have only completed about five missions, and so far, all of them have had almost the exact same objectives: Capture the Large Village, Capture the Small Village, Destroy the Local Armory, and Capture the Enemy Wharehouse. Although it is repetative and hard, this game is very enjoyable. It is also very realistic. The sound is very realistic, a gun actually sounds like a gun, and so does a bomb. The gameplay is very easy to learn, and it is rather easy to control large armies. Some details about the game that the demo listed:
-Unlimited Random missions
-Three historically accurate Campigns
-Over 40 different vehicles and units
-Modify or add new Campaigns, missions or units (this does not work for me; I submitted to a forum and the people there are really helpful, but this other guy told me that it was just to hard to understand-you have to be a total computer nerd to understand how to do it-don't buy this game if you can't wait to make your own missions!etc.BR>This game has got to be one of the funnest games I have ever played, and that's just the demo!
This is how I rate this game:
Graphics: 9.3
Gameplay: 9.8
Sound: 9.5
Realism: 10!
This game is highly fun and highly recommended.

More then good

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 8
Date: March 26, 2003
Author: Amazon User

So far it is the best RTS I ever played.

Can't wait!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: April 23, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This strategy RTs looks great, huge unit pool, over 80 missions, multiplayer!I recomend this to any wargamers, RTS players and any Military History buff. If you are interested you should check out the blitzkrieg website. Awesome screenshots!

Great

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: June 01, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is fantastic, simply put. Historically accurate, graphically the game is exceptionally well done, and it's just plain fun to play! Go buy the game, you wont regret it.

This game will be the CFS of the strategy games.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: May 13, 2003
Author: Amazon User

As many people know, microsoft's CFS and Flightsim series are famed for their ease of modification and flexibility. Blitzkrieg promises to be even more flexible with its editing programs. This game has the accuracy and complexity of Close combat and the playability and pure style of Red Alert 2. The only con I can see to this game is the system used for reinforcements and aircraft.
And to all you other pilots, it IS fun to get your boots dirty once in a while.

Wow, This is GREAT!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: July 17, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is 100% amzing! Graphics, Gameplay and Stratagy! 3 different armies (Soviets, ahhhhhhhhh), many battles and even more units. hours of gameplay. This game is for pure stratagists, you need to plan out every move, even how you get your supplies!
GREAT!

Sneak Review.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 10, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is a game from the mighty Russian developers Nival Interactive the game has been out a week or so here. I bring you the review having played through the Allies campaign and several multiplayer games.
This is game is fantastic. And I mean it. If you have ever played and enjoyed Sudden Strike then you will get on with this game like a house on fire. It is very similar to it but with several small but cardinal differences.
A game of pure strategic Real-Time-Strategy you are pitted as one of the forces involved in WW2 both in Eastern, Western and African theatres of war. The campaigns are one per side (three in total) and consist of about 8-9 chapters, each concentrating on a separate stage of the war. During each chapter you are presented with an infinite number of random missions you can play through with your limited units to gain new weapons of war as prizes or to increase your troops' skills. Also there is one historic mission after completing which you can continue to the next chapter. Fight for Stalingrad 20 times? Your choice. Capture key bridges and cities 12 times? Your choice. The game has immense replayability.
During each mission you are granted a limited number of units, squads of troops, vehicles and artillery. Each have their own strengths and weaknesses and must work together to achieve victory. You can make your units dig in, prepare an ambush, deploy smoke grenades or change unit formations. All this is beautifully presented in the battlefield but won't push your processor.

All must get this game. It's a sure winner since the multipllayer presents you with infinite tactical possibilities and much fun!

Turn based strategy gamer gets hooked by this RTS!!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 11 / 11
Date: September 19, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Well i have to admit, when i played the demo of blitzkrieg i was already hooked.
I'm new to real time strategy games, i'm a turn baser of old!
For your info i'm running a P4 2.4 gig, 256 ram, with a 64 meg graphics card, and i had absolutley no trouble running this game, no hiccups.
Untill i played the demo i was hooked on panzer general 3d and scorched earth, those WERE my bread and butter games.
This game is great!
If i gave this game a 5 star rating then it would have to be perfect and its not.
But its damn near close.
As other reviewers mentioned, it gets kind of tedious when you have to supply your vehicles, and you are kind of vulnerable when you do this unless you have your area very well secured, i guess i had to get used to the idea of enemy units attacking me at a moments notice, DEFEND DEFEND DEFEND!
What i really like about this game is when you are deploying "artillery for example" and you actually see the guys picking and packing up the guns, seeing the arms on the guns swing open and deploy, never had anything like that in panzer general, that alone is really neat!
I'm a bit of a WWII amature armour history buff so i really get a great deal of joy to see that the damage is realistic, for example i have this other game a WWll tank simulator, and in that game, "if your playing as the germans" is very disheartening to have your panther or tiger1 shot to peices by a ordinary sherman tank at 2000 yards!
That just did'nt happen, so i'm happy that this game uses realistic damage in it.
I just wish i could figure out how to delete my old saved games, but other than that i would highly reccomend this game to anyone.
The learning curve is a little steep only because you need to learn what tanks and guns can do what and what they can't do, but there is a section where you can look at all the units in this game to help you with that.
I am very happy i bought this game!

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