Blitzkrieg
by CDV Software
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Video Game Reviews of Blitzkrieg
Customer Review: Review from a WW2 History Buff
Summary: 5 Stars
I was really hesitant to buy this game because I already own Sudden Strike and SS Forever - naturally I thought that this title would simpy be a rehash of the same SS material (remember SS2?). But I was patient (and diligent in looking at the new daily online reviews fom different gamers). Every wargamer I spoke to or read basically said the same thing - that Blitzkrieg was really an amazing game and whatever SS lacked (we are talking about 2-3 year old tech), this particular title had.So I went out and bought the game. Let me tell you something my fellow wargamers - this title is simply awesome. I was impressed on many fronts (no pun intended). And the game is what SS should always have been.
Graphics - Simply amazing. The way that the landscape/buildings looks and the way the units have been rendered is what I lke the most. I'm really glad you can see all the unit insignia's because in SS you can barely see the camoflage on the tanks. Now all those fine details are there.
Gameplay - I finally have the control I need on the units. This makes the breakdown of squads and platoons much easier than in the past - and this makes the gameplay all that much more enjoyable.
Historical value - Besides the fact the most of the missions conform to actual campaign missions from WW2, the game boasts a historical overview inc. maps before every mission. Nival also included a great deal of movie footage as well as a unit/vehicle database which I think is just amazing and adds much atmosphere to the game. BTW, I heard that the developers (who are Russian - Spasiba guys) spent a great deal of time in the Moscow miltary museums researching the specs on different weapons and armour. Their hard work and research really made a difference with this title. I cannot wait to see what CDV has to offer with the game Panzers which is coming out early next year...
Strategy - this is not like Starcraft where you can build 5 squads of marines and rush an enemy base. There is a great deal of thought involved in playing this genre of wargame, and the appeal is strong amongst the "tabletop" crowd. The one beef I do have with CDV games in general is that they do not have a contract with a Publishing House to print Strategy Guides, and for a company that prides itself on producing top-notch military-strategy games, this is a suggestion for the future. Overall - I would recommend this game to anyone who is any of the following:
a) a SS/SS2 fan who wants more out of their SS/SS2 gaming experience.
b) a WW2 military history buff. c) a military desktop wargamer. d) a RTS fanatic. I am really glad I went and picked up this title and I forsee many enjoyable sessions with this game
Customer Review: Great
Summary: 5 Stars
This game is fantastic, simply put. Historically accurate, graphically the game is exceptionally well done, and it's just plain fun to play! Go buy the game, you wont regret it.Customer Review: Darn the bugs....
Summary: 2 Stars
Well, first off, if you can tolerate the bugs of which I speak, make my rating 5 stars.Okay, on to the bugs of which I speak. When I played the demo for Blitzkrieg, none of the hotkeys worked. I assumed that this was probably just a demo thing, and would be corrected by the time the game came out--and besides, it was an otherwise fantastic game, so I was excited for its release.
When I finally got the full-length version, I discovered that, basically, Blitzkrieg would not work with my keyboard. For example, when the player name box popped up, I started to backspace away the word "Player"; I got the letter "m" instead. Every time I used backspace, it would happily delete the letter--and replace it with the letter "m". Using "Shift" in the menues brought me--without fail--to the Multiplayer screen; when I used shift to try to group units together in-game, up popped the options screen. The pause button (spacebar) was inoperable; thus, when the saved mission loaded (paused, of course), I had no way of unpausing to continue, and had to restart the mission.
Without these bugs, Blitzkrieg would've been a fantastic game. As it was on my PC, it was a monumental pain in the arse. I'm thankful that the guy at EB let me exchange it for something else.
If you can stand the bugs I've described, and like a good RTS, then Blitzkrieg is the game for you. I really had high hopes for this one, but I suppose I'll have to wait till another quality WW2 RTS comes along.
Customer Review: ONE OF THE BEST WAR GAMES OUT THERE!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have only been able to play the demo, but the second I played it I knew I was going to buy this game, and I did. This game is most-likely, the best WWII, and for that matter, maybe the best war games ever made. The graphics are superb; a cool add on is when the mouse goes over a tree, it tells you what kind of a tree it is! The only drawback is that this game is frustratingly hard. I will spend one to two hours playing one leval. This game can also get repetative. I have only completed about five missions, and so far, all of them have had almost the exact same objectives: Capture the Large Village, Capture the Small Village, Destroy the Local Armory, and Capture the Enemy Wharehouse. Although it is repetative and hard, this game is very enjoyable. It is also very realistic. The sound is very realistic, a gun actually sounds like a gun, and so does a bomb. The gameplay is very easy to learn, and it is rather easy to control large armies. Some details about the game that the demo listed:-Unlimited Random missions
-Three historically accurate Campigns
-Over 40 different vehicles and units
-Modify or add new Campaigns, missions or units (this does not work for me; I submitted to a forum and the people there are really helpful, but this other guy told me that it was just to hard to understand-you have to be a total computer nerd to understand how to do it-don't buy this game if you can't wait to make your own missions!etc.BR>This game has got to be one of the funnest games I have ever played, and that's just the demo!
This is how I rate this game:
Graphics: 9.3
Gameplay: 9.8
Sound: 9.5
Realism: 10!
This game is highly fun and highly recommended.
Customer Review: This game will be the CFS of the strategy games.
Summary: 5 Stars
As many people know, microsoft's CFS and Flightsim series are famed for their ease of modification and flexibility. Blitzkrieg promises to be even more flexible with its editing programs. This game has the accuracy and complexity of Close combat and the playability and pure style of Red Alert 2. The only con I can see to this game is the system used for reinforcements and aircraft.And to all you other pilots, it IS fun to get your boots dirty once in a while.