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Wargame: AirLand Battle
Wargame: AirLand Battle
is an RTS set in 1985, towards the end of the Cold War. If you are
expecting something akin to the Command and Conquer series, you might be
better off looking elsewhere. This RTS has a pretty steep learning
curve and can be quite unforgiving if you don’t keep an eye on your
units.
Even the tutorials don’t
seem to prepare you for the battles that you are about to undertake,
giving you almost a bare minimum of understanding of the units and their
relevant strengths and weaknesses. The devil is definitely in the detail
with this title though, with weapon classifications, armour profiles and
fuel economy management at the forefront of all of your in-game
decisions.
The amount of detail in
this game is phenomenal – calling it a game almost doesn’t do it
justice, maybe war simulator would be more appropriate. Boasting an
impressive array of over 800 different types of units – from infantry,
through to tanks, APCs, helicopters and jet fighters – it certainly
gives you plenty of options to get your teeth into.
The single player game
contains five tutorial missions, four campaigns and a skirmish mode.
Multiplayer also allows you to play the four campaigns versus another
player and will allow you to play regular multiplayer matches with up to
20 participants in a 10 vs 10 game.
The campaign scenarios
are turn based with each turn generating political points depending on
the areas that you control with special events also appearing randomly
to give you a much needed boost to the actions that you can perform
during your turn.
Graphically the game is
wonderful, from your zoomed out view of the battle arena to zooming
right in to see the action right behind your units. Sound wise, there
is not a lot going on which could well be designed to leave your
concentration in the gameplay where it’s most needed.
Final Thoughts?
Wargame: AirLand Battle
is a great game for those that enjoy realism in the planning and
execution of skirmishes and battles. It will certainly present a
challenge to those used to diving straight in and getting to grips with
the nuances of the games with little effort. This is definitely a game
that requires your full attention from the get-go and will provide
lasting fun through the campaigns and into the multiplayer component.
Wargame: AirLand
Battle is available on Steam for $39.99
USD.
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