Complete World War II Collection & Conversions

PolarisGL · February 11, 2001, 12:49

Whew! Very tired now.

These weren't so easy. A lot of times the image would get cut off, so I had to draw in some of the units, but they came out very nicely.

The usual drill; I'll put these in a scenario sometime, and until then, please don't use these units in scenarios; you can put them on websites if you credit my name (of course).

Bernd is from Germany, so he may know Sudden Strike more than anyone else. But it was released in the United States, and I had to purchase it.

DarthVeda · February 11, 2001, 12:58

perhaps these units would convert better into ToT?

PolarisGL · February 11, 2001, 14:08

DarthVeda, it's easy to put FW units into ToT. The hard thing to do is putting ToT units into FW.

Thanks, kIndal. I think they look funny too, but if I group them up on a large battlefield map, they will look like hordes of little men.

PolarisGL · February 11, 2001, 14:25

For those of you that don't know, Sudden Strike is a computer game set in World War II that is like Red Alert; its all historical, even the units.

February 11, 2001, 14:59

Sweet! Now who wants to tell me where I can buy this game?

PolarisGL · February 11, 2001, 15:05

MagyarCrusader, you can buy the game at CompUSA for roughly $40. Its my favorite game to date. It's like a dream game; you can command up to 1000 units at a time on the map. And that's usually what happens in the missions.

I think there is a $10 off coupon for the game at CompUSA, but I might be thinking of another store.

BeBro · February 11, 2001, 16:02

Hi George, nice work.

Unfortunately I haven´t played Sudden Strike, but most people say its very good, especially the graphics.

Cal · February 11, 2001, 16:37

Looks great, Polaris.

But... when are you going to finish the new AoW format?

PolarisGL · February 11, 2001, 16:51

I'm working on it.

It takes so long to convert the pages to the layout; its exhausing and I needed a "break."

February 11, 2001, 18:55

At all CompUSA's?

PolarisGL · February 11, 2001, 21:34

www.compusa.com

Go to "Gaming." Search for "Sudden Strike." Then go to "Check Availability" or something like that. It asks you for your zip code; type it in. Then it will show stores in your area, and it will say if its In-Stock, low quantities, etc.

DarthVeda · February 11, 2001, 21:50

Sudden Strike is like a really awful Close Combat 3 with really pretty graphics. The battlefield visibility is rediculous--ie your men can't see beyond their own noses.

PolarisGL · February 11, 2001, 23:37

No, I suggest everyone buy the game.

Go to various gaming sites and see their reviews for it, which are excellent.

Except Gamespot, which is the only bad review (it looks like the reviewer used cheat codes while playing the demo).

kIndal · February 12, 2001, 01:03

It looks nice, Polaris.
I like specially infantry units, it looks very funny

February 12, 2001, 01:04

Polaris, can you make your own maps for this game like in Age of Empires?

Cal · February 12, 2001, 03:13

quote:

Originally posted by PolarisGL on 02-11-2001 10:37 PM
No, I suggest everyone buy the game.

Is CDV Software giving you kickbacks?

DarthVeda · February 12, 2001, 10:01

Well when King Tiger tanks are more plentiful than water, along with Tiger tanks, considering only a handful were made during the entire war, you have to wonder what the designers were smoking.

It's a fair bet that during any given battle the ratio of Tigers to Panthers is about 1:1.1

Also, you get to destroy about 1% of the entire german Tiger production run in a fairly standard battle.

Anybody ever see a Sherman or a Churchill take out a King Tiger through the frontal plate? Or two or three grenades blow a tiger to bits? Play this game and you will find out.

SixArmedMan · February 12, 2001, 12:32

From what I've read on online reviews, anti-tank guns are quite the infantry killer in this game...

PolarisGL · February 12, 2001, 16:08

DV, are you playing the demo?

And sometimes, DV, you will have AT infantry that you can't see that will blow them up.

And I haven't had a mission with that many Tigers.

"Polaris, can you make your own maps for this game like in Age of Empires?"

No, but I think there is an unofficial editor being made online somewhere.

DarthVeda · February 12, 2001, 22:53

I agree with this review 100%
http://www.zdnet.com/gamespot/filter...198842,00.html

PolarisGL · February 12, 2001, 23:21

1 review out of 100 says its bad. Refer to the other 99.

February 12, 2001, 23:40

DarthVeda, speaking of Close Combat, do you know if microsoft is making another one? I love that series and I have all 5 of them, although I didn't like the new Normandy one that much (other than the beach battles).

PolarisGL · February 13, 2001, 15:45

What is Close Combat?

DarthVeda · February 13, 2001, 16:32

Pros:

Attractive graphics
Simple, straightforward gameplay

Cons:
Overly simplistic gameplay
Bad artificial intelligence

DarthVeda · February 13, 2001, 16:34

Close Combat is a series put out by Microsoft. I have the third isntallment of it and I frankly think it plays way better (at least way more realistically) than sudden strike.

It's not quite as pretty (not isometric, at least in III) but it is certainly a lot more fun because there is actually continuity to the missions and a quazi-Panzer General feel to the buy menu.

JohnPC · February 14, 2001, 00:11

The Close Combat series' distribution has been taken over by SSI as of the fourth game in the series "Battle of the Bulge". I believe there is another after that and SSI is a company that will probably continue to develop the series.