Mission Barbarossa
by CDV
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Product Summary
Brand: CDV Software EntertainmentPrimary Contributor: Windows
Format: CD-ROM
Release Date: 2005-04-01
Platform: Windows 2000, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows XP
Model: 00043
Publisher: CDV
Product features:
- Covers the entire war on the Eastern Front from the commencement of Operation Barbarossa in June 1941 to the fall of Berlin in May 1945
- Travel from Finland to the Black Sea, with accurate modeling of terrain, forces and weather
- Take cahrge of multiple forces -- command a deplted platoon or several reinforced battalions
- Create your own maps, save them and re-use them in different battles using the new Map Import Feature
Video Game Reviews of Mission Barbarossa
Customer Review: Good, but the changes weren't my cup of tea.
Summary: 2 Stars
There are really two ways a person can review this based on two differing types of gamers. A person could be impressed by the fact that many changes have been introduced to the game to make it more realistic. I, however, am not in that category.
I came to enjoy the original BK based on the fact that certain elements of the game made it 'relaxing' to play. You knew that your sniper was like the invisible man. You knew that the enemy couldn't see you before you saw him. You knew that the enemy artillery couldn't be used without you knowing where it came from. All those things are gone, and personally, I don't find this game enjoyable anymore.
I can give this game a positive review if I was looking for all-out realism, but that's not what I personally came to expect from the BK franchise. There was a certain cheese factor that I considered good game design. Games are meant to be enjoyed, not cursed at until you don't feel like playing anymore. Let me give examples of what I mean:
The artillery in original BK put you at even odds with your opponent. If he fired his, you knew roughly where it was, and vice-versa. In this new version, you won't see a single triangulation circle until you are deep in his territory, and then the circle is way out of range where you actually come across the guns later on. Now, explain why if you fire a single gun, cannon OR tank, he knows exactly where you are, trucks and all and it rains buckets, even when you've pushed his advanced units far back? Frustrating as heck, and hardly enjoyable from a game-playing vantage point.
The sight ranges are suddenly huge, so you can be shot at from way outside the actual weapon ranges of individual units. I enjoyed previously how if you came under fire you had a chance to retaliate somewhat. Forget that now.
Your sniper is no longer the invisible man. He will be spotted at much great ranges, and he is dead meat if he dares fire his gun if there's more than one opponent within range.
Now two more real killers as far as this game goes. The AI has become out and out brain dead. I had to do a great deal of extra work to make sure my units don't go charging out and firing at will if one enemy gets spotted by forward observers. I tend to enjoy an element of surprise, but your own units will do everything they can do to void it, if you don't set your 'hold ground' and 'ambush' settings with every single move you make. On more occasions than I care to mention I would find units far down the map who weren't given any orders to move, killing my intended surprise attack, and killing the unit themselves.
Also, the game tended to crash more than any previous releases, making it a bit frustrating after building up to a critical point in the chapter, and then having to go back a half hour or hour to redo everything you had just done.
In addition to this set, "Mission Barbarossa", the downloadable mission set "Mission Kursk" from CDV had the exact same complaint list from me, and crashed even more often than this one. After getting increasingly frustrated by stupid units and what I considered grotesque changes to the previous fun game mechanics, I simply switched everything to the God cheat mode just to finish out the game and feel like I got my money's worth without feeling like putting the disks in my shredder.
Overall, from my personal expectations of the game based on looking for a relaxing experience and not hours of endless frustration, I cannot recommend this set. If you are looking for ultra-realism and constant frustration, you may enjoy it more than I.
Description of Mission Barbarossa
Mission: Barbarossa is a thrilling sequel to the globally successful Blitzkrieg series. Battle on the Eastern Front from 1941 to 1945, on a fully-realized battlefield. Start with a few tank formations and re-enact the first confrontations in Mission Barbarossa -- then move forward through the campaign, bringing down the Axis domination of Europe.Expansion Pack: Requires Blitzkrieg, Blitzkrieg: Burning Horizion or Blitzkrieg: Rolling Thunder.Military & Historical Games
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