It suffers from the same crap Panzer General suffered from when it went from 2D to 3D - somehow they think they need to change other things that worked too. Which is sad, because I loved the first game. Second off - I'm deeply disappointed, and hate the game. First off, the release was over an hour late, so thanks for having me stare at the steam page refreshing every 2 minutes for an hour. First off, the release was over an hour late, so thanks for having me stare at the steam page refreshing every 2 minutes Very disappointing. The computer opponent is not easily baited into foolish attacks or bad moves, although it is sometimes a little shy when it comes to pushing into a weak spot.Very disappointing.
Enemies are similarly historical or close to, even if they are sometimes a little overpowered to make missions challenging. Their featured units include a wide variety of hardware that was on the field or in development for Germany during real-world 1940. There are also some fantasy scenarios that World War II connoisseurs can guess relatively easily. Trying to emulate the actual blitzkrieg is fun if often challenging. Norway is the initial focus, then the Low Countries, before moving to subdue France. There’s a lot of detail to interact with and plenty of tricky moments that require the use of the priceless undo feature.Īxis Operations 1940, as the name implies, re-creates the fast advances that happened on the Western Front during that year. There’s a lot of pleasure in creating a personalized force and then seeing how it can be customized and used to overcome a variety of enemy positions. The core elements of Panzer Corps 2 are very close to those of classic Panzer General and the new content does not tweak them too much. A core set of units evolves as the battles go by and players have a requisition pool to get new hardware to play with (the Industry Connections trait is basically the most interesting one when designing a general). Tanks can overrun enemies, infantry is best in cities, and on rough terrain, air support is very necessary.Īrtillery can often be the forgotten king of the battlefield and cooperation between all kinds of forces is not encouraged but required. Players need to carefully consider how to best take out enemy forces, slowly completing a complex tactical puzzle. Each turn players can move units, attack enemies, rely on some special moves, reinforce or defend.
The basics of the experience are not radically different. The pace of new content is commendable and the teams at developer Flashback Games and publisher Slitherine are clearly aiming to keep fans engaged with their new military tactics title for as long as possible.
Does a Ju-88 add more flexibility and firepower than a new Panzer III (plenty of versions to choose from)? Does artillery and infantry based slow advance through fortifications seem like a better idea than a tank led move through a road clogged with infantry? Can a gamer replicate the fast and ruthless conquests that Nazi Germany achieved during the first full year of World War II?Īxis Operations 1940 is the third piece of downloadable content for Panzer Corps 2, which itself arrived at the start of the year.
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