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| PLATFORM: | Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP |
| CATEGORY: | Software |
| MANUFACTURER: | Encore Software |
| FEATURES: | Real-time strategy game set in WWI, Real-time interaction with the key actors of WWI, Receive expert advice from military and economic advisers to main key strategic advantages, Over 60 painstakingly researched historical campaigns, For 1 to 8 players using LAN or Internet |
| TYPE: | Computer Games, Strategy (Strategic), Historical (historic) Recreation (Recreations), Military (Wargames |
| MEDIA: | CD-ROM |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 705381284055 |
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Customer Reviews of WWI: The Great War
What were the other reviewers thinking I had a blast playing this game. The other reviewers were slamming the game on false ground. First, the game never crashed or had programming problems. Second, you could un-garrison any building you wanted. The advisors help you at the start of the game to micro manage all the resources. Since resources never run out you can concentrate on the military points of the game. The game has a very real feeling. Each bullet you fire has some cost of iron. The tanks constantly need oil. The infantry constantly take up provisions. The graphics are not as good as Warcraft 3 but at Age of Empires 2 level. The campaigns are historically accurate, I know this, I am a history buff. The units are accurate also. The game is fun to play. The game is great to summarize. If you love history this will definably impress you. So would any average Strategy gamer. Great is the way to summarize the game.
Disappointed
I was really looking forward to a WWI strategy game with gritty trench warefare, supply lines, artillery barages, etc. However, this game is more like the old Command and Conquer, but no where near as simple or intuitive. There are way to many resources to worry about, and just the whole game system does not "feel" like WWI. Instead of commanding thousands, the gamer only commands handfuls. There are no trenches, no machine gun pits, no lookout balloons...
I would like to echo the "in the darkness" comment. In WWI, the armies certainly had map makers, binoculars, and other tools to help keep track of terrain. I mean, come on, we had those tools in the Civil War! This might be the most irritating thing about the game.
The enemies are also not held back enough. A computer can multitask in a game like this much better than a human, and there don't seem to be any controls to counter this. About 20 minutes into each mission, despite my best efforts, I was overrun by hordes of enemy troops from multiple angles with little chance of a successful defense. I've beaten all of the various Warcraft games, so I know how to play this type of game.
Unfortunately, this just isn't fun. I'm terribly disappointed. Don't waste your money or your time.
one of the worse games of 2004
This game is very poorly designed and a big waste of money. It crashes very often and there are no patches that I could locate. Furthermore the production of economy is similair to star craft which does not fit this genre of game at all. To collect resources build various types of building for everything from technology to resource collection as well as build troops in this game system is cumbersome at best. I was really looking forward to a good world war 1 strategy game and this is not it. Troop combat does not flow well and it is very badly organized. To select groups of troops is diificult as they are not even numbered therefore you dont know what group you are selecting. Overall the whole system of managing combat as well as the economy and troop building is combersome at best. This game in my opinion is a big waste of money.