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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

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!

fun but simplified and inaccurate

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 9 / 10
Date: July 30, 2004
Author: Amazon User

First of all, I loved the game. I probably spent way too much time playing with the tanks. The game looks great, the music is tolerable, voice samples are awesome and it's great that the keyboard controls are set up space-wise, not by abreviation (the grid of icons you can mouse over is arranged the same way as their representations on the keyboard). plenty of reviews on the graphics already but not too many people mentioned the voice samples. I'm russian so it's good to hear actual russian voice samples, not someone just reading stuff off a script typed out in english. the slang from the soviet forces is great, reminds me of the older russian war movies. the allied forces' voice samples were a bit plain on the other hand. can't speak for the germans, at least it's not english with an overdone german accent. the game is NOT historically accurate. not to spoil anything but the Maus tank didn't appear at the battle of the bulge as far as i know. the IS-3's weren't used in combat against the germans, no british jet fighters, etc. the game's biased, pretty much all of the allie's tanks will have their butts handed to them by the panzers. actually by just about everything in the game. if you're securing a town in an allied campaign, you have to work for it. hop infantry from house to house supporting them with tanks and artillery. on the other hand, you can pretty much send a few T-34's into a town and they'll wipe out most everything they come across. the thing that bothers me in the game the most is the lousy AI. the units will always trip over themselves. even infantry will get lost walking around a building. trying to get any more than 4 or 5 tanks into formation is hopeless. vehicles will often get stuck against each other and it takes some effort to get them on their way. given a choice of targets the units will as a rule of thumb fire at the wrong one unless directed explicitly. faced with a supply truck, an heavy AA gun and some infantry hole up in a house a tank will usually blast the crap out of the truck and then move on to the house (if it's still around at that point). it's pretty easy to "cheat" and be cheap. sneaking a sniper over to a target and spotting for artillery is just fine but you can also do this with infantry. move up a few feet, whip out the binoculars, blast away with the howitzers, repeat. nothing wrong with this per se but you can beat the whole game this way or at least the parts where you have artillery that can blast away unharased. the game isn't very detailed. sudden strike seems to give you a lot more flexibility. blitzkrieg doesn't let you take over enemy vehicles, choose placement inside a building, etc. To the point, the looks, sound, control and details are great. the play could be a good deal better. the simplicity isn't a bad thing but it's there. Nival isn't big on historical accuracy (see Silent Storm) so don't rely on this game for academic info. But chances are, the game will be fun. Try the demo.

Much better than Sudden Strike!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: March 27, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Just finished playing the demo, and was very pleasantly surprised. Was expecting another Sudden Strike, but this game is far superior. Finally they have got the armor values right. Riflemen and jeeps can no longer take out tanks. Even other tanks have to try for flank or rear shots if their main gun is too small. Gameplay is very easy, and graphics are outstanding. I think CDV has finally gotten their ducks in a row with this one. Anxiously waiting for my retail copy to arrive.. :-)

Great Demo

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: April 11, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I can only compare it to Red Alert, my previous favorite RTS game. Blitzkrieg is much more realistic and detail-oriented. There are 200 vehicle types available, and they seem to accurately reflect actual historical weapons. The terrain is interactive: houses and trees can be blown-up, bridges can be built, trenches dug, etc... You can call in air support in the form of one of the following options: observation plane, fighters, heavy bombers, ground attack planes or paratroop transport.

Playability is good, though some of the support units need to be micromanaged to be effective. Laying a minefield takes forever because engineers have to be directed to lay each mine. Also, repair and re-supplying vehicles have to be directed to specific vehicles. Ironically, the fighting units are more autonomous, you give them a fighting posture and they'll respond to the enemy accordingly (engage, ambush, ignore, etc...) Air units are more abstract. You pick one type of air support at a time and select a target. Bombers decimate ground units, but are quickly dispatched by fighters or heavy AAA.

While playing the third battle, I ended up in an artillery dual with the computer. It reminded me of recent battles fought in Gulf I & II. You engage the enemy, then clear the area before their artillary starts landing. With a scout and the Russian's heavy artillary, you can easily destroy everything on the map.

AN AWESOME GAME!!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: July 10, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Feel the sting of battle with the game that's worth every penny!
Since seeing Blitzkrieg at Gamespot and buying it here at Amazon, Blitzkreig has become one of my favorite games. Blitzkrieg masterly blends superb historical accuracy with top-notch graphics and tops it off with intense fighting that's both fast and fun.
First off, the historical accuracy of the game is very well-done. As a major WW2 buff, I was impressed at the accurate depictions of tanks like the German Panther and Soviet T-34. The developers actually visited military museums in Moscow to bring extra detail to the 3-D vehicles in the game. Also nice was the adding of lesser-known tanks like the German Nashorn and British Matilida.
Second, the graphics are amazing, all told, the graphics are awesome and impressive.
Third, strategy is required. You must develop a plan of attack and then execute it with troops, tanks, artillery and aircraft. The game is somewhat easy to play, but the missions are challenging, especially the tougher 'historical' missions.
Fourthly, Blitzkreig has a lot of 'cool' aspects too: your infantrymen can throw grenades at tanks to destroy them, you are able to capture and use enemy artillery, you can use paratroopers and you get so many cool vehicles to use.
Blitzkrieg is not perfect though. My beefs with the game are mainly with the supply and repair system, a nice touch, but it's flawed due to its slowness and cumbersomeness. Also, the so-called 'random' mission, played prior to the 'historical' missions, are basically the same mission over and over again.
But despite Blitzkrieg's flaws, it's a very enjoyable, a very tough and a very addictive game that blows Sudden Strike clear out of the water. Get ready, battles rage from Russia to North Africa and from Finland to France, so don't miss out on the fun and excitement that is Blitzkrieg! I highly recommend it to history buffs, wargamers or to anyone craving fun. It's worth the...bucks!

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.

FRUSTRATING: Very BUGGY

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: July 20, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I'm a wargamer from way back -- enjoyed playing this one to a degree, agree with the other reviewer about lack of solid AI and replayability..boring. Most importantly, IT ALWAYS LOCKED UP ON ME IN THE CAMPAIGN GAME! Not just locked up, froze my Pentium 4 XP latest patch/drivers computer SOLID. In fact, I'm writing the review just after putting the darn thing on E-bay for re-sale. I'm done with it and won't buy anything from Russian programmers again!

The new Starcraft

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: February 21, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game combines Starcraft and Empire Earth strategy games with a good WW2 background. Fun to play and easy to play. It has a really good demo. CHECK THE DEMO OUT!!

Great WW2 Tactical Strategy

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: September 18, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I was a little nervous about buying Blitzkrieg. In general, I've disliked real-time strategy games like this and I was worried about buying a product supported from Germany. But I couldn't be more pleased. Blitzkrieg in an excellent game.

This is basically a tactical level strategy game. You are given a certain amount of assets and mission objectives and you attempt to carry them out. Usually, this means your "core group" of 3-6 tanks and a battery of artillary. As the war goes on, this core groups becomes more experienced and you can upgrade their hardware, sometimes getting cutting edge weapons as a reward for completing a mission. You also have snipers, foot soldiers and support trucks. And in historical missions, you can have a massive array of tanks, rocket launchers, artillary and troops. And all these assets are rendered with splendid and incredible detail. Facing a Tiger tanks with Shermans? Better sneak around and attack from the back where his armor is weak. You go face to face and he'll kill you without getting a scratch from your popgun cannons. Attacking a trench? Watch out for mines and grenades. Even the artillary pieces have operators who can be killed without damaging the weapon -- which can then be taken over by your own troops.

The thing that makes this game fun is the flexibility. There's not one set way to win a mission. This applies to the computer as well. It frequently adapts to circumstances. If you don't watch carefully, he'll sneak a platoon of soldiers behind your line to savage your artillary and trucks. Your snipers can spy enemy tanks and call in an artillary strike. But if he sniffs your presence, his tanks will roll out and attack. You have to be careful even tooling down a road because he might set a a few soldiers and AT guns on a cliff to deliver a devastating blow to your armor. Or you can set an ambush of your own and lure his armor out into it. If you're getting artillary fire, you can order your artillary to lay a supressing barrage -- only to see him pick up, move to a new location and open fire.

The game is not easy. I've frequently had to restart because I stupidly charged in with armor and no troops and got slaughtered. Or I used my air support to bomb a few tanks instead of holding back and fending off his bombers when they went after my artillary. The Soviet campaign is especially difficult as the German weapons totally outclass you in the beginning of the war that it's almost impossible to win.

There are a few problems. The software is a little twitchy and somtimes likes to drop the frame rate for no reason. And I would really have liked to seen a branching campaign where you could invade England as the Germans or attack the Russians as the Americans.

But overall this is fantastic. The realism is amazing and the gameplay is engrossing.

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