Over 200 units - trains, planes, tanks, artillery, and infantry - and 250 buildings are available. Damage, unit availability, movement, accuracy, and construction are based on historical records. Gameplay follows simulation guidelines whenever possible, though tedious maneuvers have been eliminated.
Three campaigns include environments like the Ukraine and Africa. Players have the option of completing side-missions, which grant promotions, more troops, and better equipment, or avoiding side-missions for a greater challenge. A campaign editor allows players to construct customized missions, and multiplayer options include Capture the Flag, Deathmatch, and Supremacy-style games. World War II was surely hell for those who lived through it, but sixty years later, it's become the setting for some of today's most outstanding games. You could stick out your hand in a software store while blindfolded and still have a good chance of coming up with a great WWII wargame, first-person shooter, or flight sim.
However, if you're a fan of traditional real-time strategy games, you'd better take off that blindfold and start digging because you're unlikely to find a great WWII RTS. So far, games like the Sudden Strike series, or the recent World War II: Panzer Claws, have turned out mediocre or simply forgettable.
