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War never changes. Wargames evolve.

Wargame: European Escalation, an amazingly complex and highly realistic modern military real-time strategy game presenting believable conflict scenarios in late XX century Europe, is available 50% off on GOG.com. That's only $9.99 for the first week!

The cold war divided the world and we might never know how close we came to mutual destruction of so called "east" and "west". The military budgets of this time period were simply unimaginable, leading to the highest accumulation of military force in mankind's history. With ideology, economy, and fear fueling the silent conflict, the arms race soon got out of control. Each of the sides paid close attention to the other's every step. One event was enough to provoke a war, which would engulf the entire war in nuclear flames. Now, you can see how intense things were getting!

Wargame: European Escalation focuses on the events that had the potential to trigger a war between the countries of the Warsaw Pact and NATO. The game's time frame (1975-1985) is one of the least explored, yet very interesting periods in strategic gaming. The title offers complex RTS gameplay giving you control over 361 different historical units characteristic for the forces of eight nations divided into two factions that take part in the events. On the Warsaw Pact side, we have the Soviet Union, Poland, East Germany, and Czechoslovakia, while NATO side includes United States, France, West Germany, and United Kingdom. The DRM-free version of the game includes all of the free expansions: New Battlefields, Conquest, Commander, and Fatal Error. With a wide selection of single-player scenarios (both historical and fictional), a variety of multi-player maps, and the unique IRISZOOM™ system allowing for fluent, continuous zoom from the global view to a single unit, this game delivers one of the most critically acclaimed contemporary strategic experiences!

Wargame: European Escalation, for only $9.99! The 50% off discount offer lasts for a week, that is until Thurdsay, August 22, at 11:59AM GMT.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: You'll need a CD-key to access the game's multi-player features. The key will be supplied with your copy of the game. We will begin supplying keys to customers tomorrow!
Post edited August 15, 2013 by JudasIscariot
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nijuu: woah. Big Problem though. How is the multiplayer done?.
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JudasIscariot: CD keys as stated on the bottom of the news post :P

Please note that they are required for multi and multi ONLY. Single player doesn't require anything of the sort.
Yep. Thats fine :). thanks to GOG!
Post edited August 15, 2013 by nijuu
I'm so buying this. Yes. for its single-player.

Viva la revolucion!
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JudasIscariot: CD keys as stated on the bottom of the news post :P

Please note that they are required for multi and multi ONLY. Single player doesn't require anything of the sort.
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nijuu: Yep. Thats fine :). thanks to GOG!
Just out of interest. There are 4 Free DLC that comes with the game. Are they included?
Quote from the game card:

"Includes 4 FREE DLC packages: "New Battlefields", "Conquest", "Commander", and "Fatal Error" "
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nijuu: Yep. Thats fine :). thanks to GOG!
Just out of interest. There are 4 Free DLC that comes with the game. Are they included?
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JudasIscariot: Quote from the game card:

"Includes 4 FREE DLC packages: "New Battlefields", "Conquest", "Commander", and "Fatal Error" "
Doh.Sorry not my night LOL. Thanks a lot mate :)
Bought! I hope that MP in this one is as good as in World in Conflict - it is my favorite MP RTS of all time.
Post edited August 15, 2013 by Aver
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JudasIscariot: Quote from the game card:

"Includes 4 FREE DLC packages: "New Battlefields", "Conquest", "Commander", and "Fatal Error" "
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nijuu: Doh.Sorry not my night LOL. Thanks a lot mate :)
No worries. Happy to help :D
Mac version? Because on Steam Mac version is available as well in the same purchase.
wow I'm impressed, I don't have a laptop capable of running the game but once I get it it's always nice to have the option of getting DRM free version
Oh...f*** me dead.... Well, gog you did - I was thinking of buying this great game on Steam (but I don't like the drm...), because of the recent Airland Battle and I wasn't even dreaming of seeing this newish game here. Yeah, maybe in a couple of years for sure, but not now... So cheers to you guys and now I have think hard on finding some extra spare time....
Neve rplayed this one, how is the difficulty and the SP mode?
Id hoped for something more "classic" but we are only half way through the month so there is time yet, Guess its the old "you cant please everyone all of the time"
Nice release. +1 for Dominions 3.
I never understood why those generals didn't just use their sticks to smack the enemy units, instead of just pushing them and their own around... lots of lives could have been saved!
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Kunovski: I never understood why those generals didn't just use their sticks to smack the enemy units, instead of just pushing them and their own around... lots of lives could have been saved!
Because those sticks break easily and are very expensive to replace :P
Hmm. Don't know if I should buy this although it's very cheep.

The negatives are:

- There is a singleplayer campaign which you can forget. It plays like an tutorial. So multiplayer is an essential thing for this game (requires key).

- no LAN game

- no Jets

- technical issues

- the interface is unnecessarily complicated