Yet another war game I don’t have time for. Operation Barbarossa: The Struggle For Russia is probably as uncreative a name as you can imagine, but how many options are there? I like the range of campaigns, scenarios and tutorials they promise – including a tutorial specifically on the use of paratroops, something that is […]
Entries Tagged as 'WW2'
The Problem with Counting and the Return to WW2
August 13th, 2009 · 11 Comments · WW2
Given our recent discussion on TMA about WW2, I was struck by Scott Sharkey’s attempt to count the number of videogames associated with each 20th century war. His results aren’t really surprising. WW2 wins by a billion points. I’m not precisely clear on what he is counting. He mentions mostly shooters but he’s talking console […]
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Three Moves Ahead Episode 25 – World War II
August 11th, 2009 · 23 Comments · Podcast, Three Moves Ahead, WW2
Troy, Tom and Julian start with Hearts of Iron 3, detour through a bunch of other WW2 games and somehow end up making less sense than usual. Learn why Thin Red Line is Tom’s favorite WW2 movie, why Julian thinks everyone who bailed on Axis & Allies in college should give it another chance, why […]
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Hearts of Iron 3 review
August 10th, 2009 · 12 Comments · Crispy Gamer, Paradox, Review, WW2
I was out of town for a long weekend. Caught a show in NY, met up with some of my Crispy Gamer colleagues, shot a video with them, etc. In the meantime, Crispy Gamer published my review of Hearts of Iron 3, which I love. There are problems with the game. There is some slowness […]
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World War II General Commander: Early Moments
August 1st, 2009 · Comments Off on World War II General Commander: Early Moments · Matrix, Wargames, WW2
I picked up this game a couple of weeks ago but have only really begun to get into it. It’s your run of the mill Battle of the Bulge game, with a nice range of small and mid sized scenarios leading up to the big German push. I really don’t know where to even start […]
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Grigsby’s War in the East
June 29th, 2009 · 15 Comments · Matrix, Wargames, WW2
Yeah, it will take forever to finish a game, but still looking forward to it.
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