Sudden Strike is a series of real-time strategy games set in World War 2 that enjoyed a cult.Install and DocsAs I tossed the CD into the drive, I took a peek at the 50-page pamphlet/manual. Remember Sudden Strike Its back. So now that the full version is out in the wilds of North America, I was excited to look it over.Updated on 4 August 2016. But I heard about the demo for its sequel and was impressed as stated here. Moreover, the battles are on a much larger scale than before, featuring land, air and sea units that.
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It is good to know that the setup program does give a nod to the requirements.GraphicsOnce installed on the larger test system, a jump into skirmish mode is my usual modus operandi. I was on battery power, so the Intel Speed Step had kicked the 700Mhz processor down for energy savings. The font style is black, over watermarked jungle scenes, so it is fully legible.I did try the install on a low-end system, to have a go with the laptop, and it let me know that the CPU requirements did not meet the minimum specs of 600 MHz.
The detail of some of the units and how to operate them are spelled out via a pop-up window hint system. While rudimentary, they did deal well with the vagaries of the systems used and allowed a look at the 2-dimensional graphics, which are quite pleasing to the eye.Chunky explosions and unit animations are convincing. OK, I looked around in single player and found a pair of training scenarios.
Pilots, not just any infantry type, must man the controls. The same goes for aircraft. If you capture a vehicle, a specialized crewman or more must occupy it.
Restart after restart is required, as a shot in the dark, literally, is all that can be done to react to provocation. When set upon by the enemy, the “fog of war” does not part to reveal the source of your losses. The seven game set was based upon light, mobile infantry forces relying on the capture of German equipment to accomplish any heavy punch capability.And the one thing that really rankled me raised its invisible head. My first choice was the USA from the list that includes German, British, Japanese and Russian. Artillery of smaller bore can be moved slowly by the two-man crew, but can be towed more quickly with the use of a truck.Campaign After the warm-up pair of single missions I went on over to the campaign section to see the various sides foray into World War II battles.
It seems that others were of similar opinion.After finally, painfully, completing the USA set I changed over to the British Allies. I have yet to test it out, but have hopes that it will make it in to a patch. It all becomes tedious and sometimes frustrating, as it seems that the German equipment has much longer range capabilities.I have since received a file from CDV with a re-worked US campaign, which is an evaluation copy. I had to restart the mission, to try again and again, on more than one occasion.
In doing the many replays I saw very little variance on the part of the AI.Artificial Intelligence Sudden Strike 2 has possibly the most advanced AI of any real-time strategy game I’ve seen thus far. All the campaign missions for all five sides are scripted. The Japanese campaign is very difficult, as is mentioned in the manual’s short description, as the US and British forces have heavier weapons systems by comparison. Rarely have I seen a game with the play balance so skewed in one direction. Those are of dubious value, as the aforementioned fog of war and the understandable inaccuracy of long-range guns can make for fratricide of the spotter.The armor allowed throughout the eight games is of ample quality and quantity to allow a veritable blitzkrieg. Their eight game group is against the Russians, and the only captured item that can be of assistance is the long range artillery, left unattended, in the first mission.
Making it on time allows continuation and some fresh reserves. Some friends in an IL-2 squad and I tried it out the other day and it was very similar to the demo.There are time limits for getting to the barrage balloons. My first attempt was at Game Spy, but it kept grabbing the original, not version 2. I attempted to setup an AI player and was told that the minimum number of players was not met. Snow falling, and the odd rain squall are visually pleasing, but do not seem to hinder or help the forces pitted against each other.MultiplayerAs previously mentioned, there is no way to check-out maps off-line for a practice and familiarization session before trying your tactics on-line.
All spots do need to be human, however. If you can manage to get three to six folks all hooked up you can create teams with different or historically incorrect alignments. It is truly a case of the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer. Just keep possession of the balloons, for a host specified time, and reinforcements will come in at regular intervals.
Multiplayer can always be a challenge to get other, trusted folks to join. This was not the case for me with this title. This reviewer enjoys a quick and dirty mission with flanking maneuvers, surprises, ambushes and balanced gameplay.
The reason I sit down and play a wargame is to have a pleasant distraction, and this seemed, for me, more like work than a pleasant diversion.
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