Posted December 14, 2008
I had only vaguely heard of Soldiers: Heroes of World War II in the distant past, but never really gave it a thought of any kind. Now that I bought the game from gog I will give a brief review from a new players perspective.
Soldiers: Heroes of World War II is a RTS set in the context of WWII and covers aspects of the war from 4 nations: USSR (Russia), UK (Britain), US (United States), and Ger (German). It is what I would call a true RTS in that it is Real Time and all about Strategy and Tactics.
This is a RTS unlike any I have played in the past (I have played many, very many).
There is no base building of any kind, no resource collecting (unless you count picking up weapons off dead soldiers resource collecting), and unlike other RTS games the player is in absolute control to the point of raising the difficulty level in significance ways.
Soldiers: Heroes of World War II is one hard game and is absolutely unforgiving if the player makes a wrong choice of where to send his units. Since there is no base or unit construction every unit you start with matters to some degree. I have played several missions and even on the Easy setting I find it very hard to finish some scenarios. The in game Save function will turn out to be your best friend in this game!
Everything about this game is pumped up form a typical RTS where the normal course of action is to quiche build a base and then pump out as many units as possible and rush the enemy to overwhelm them.
Some of the points of this game are you start a mission with a finite amount of units and you have to complete the mission with those units or you lose. Ammunition is infinite like in other RTS games, but it is limited and when you run out you are helpless unless there is a fallen soldier nearby to pick up and use his weapon or a friendly unit nearby to exchange inventory items with. Also that the weapons have to be reloaded and in the heart of staying alive it can get a bit hectic for sure.
Your soldiers can walk or run, kneel, our lay prone. They can only carry a limited number of items in their backpack and can perform actions unknown to other RTS games. Actions such as, jumping over a fence, sitting on the back of a tank, climbing into a tank or other vehicle, swimming and others.
The vehicles in the are plenty and they too are not typical. They do not have unlimited fuel, but must be kept in fuel and repaired by soldiers. They work better with a full complement of men for each position that the given vehicle has. They too will run out of ammo so it forces the player to be Conservative with how he uses every resource at his disposal.
Many objects in the game and the landscape is destructible and well, the graphics simply look wonderful for a RTS. It is a game that you will enjoy just looking at the detail the designers put into the game for the players enjoyment.
The AI in the game is descent but is not always the smartest and you always seem better off being in direct control of any unit in the game. Running out of fuel or having your Tank breakdown and having to bail a man out to fix it while under fire is a be daunting at times, not to mention deadly.
In the end, Soldiers: Heroes of World War II is a unique, beautiful, well thought out, detailed, fun and unforgiving game that will have you keep coming back again and again to see if you can finish the mission in a better state than you already have.
Pick up the game and enjoy the challenging and compelling game that is Soldiers: Heroes of World War II.
Oh, and remember it is DRM Free, which is worth the price of admission.
:o)
Soldiers: Heroes of World War II is a RTS set in the context of WWII and covers aspects of the war from 4 nations: USSR (Russia), UK (Britain), US (United States), and Ger (German). It is what I would call a true RTS in that it is Real Time and all about Strategy and Tactics.
This is a RTS unlike any I have played in the past (I have played many, very many).
There is no base building of any kind, no resource collecting (unless you count picking up weapons off dead soldiers resource collecting), and unlike other RTS games the player is in absolute control to the point of raising the difficulty level in significance ways.
Soldiers: Heroes of World War II is one hard game and is absolutely unforgiving if the player makes a wrong choice of where to send his units. Since there is no base or unit construction every unit you start with matters to some degree. I have played several missions and even on the Easy setting I find it very hard to finish some scenarios. The in game Save function will turn out to be your best friend in this game!
Everything about this game is pumped up form a typical RTS where the normal course of action is to quiche build a base and then pump out as many units as possible and rush the enemy to overwhelm them.
Some of the points of this game are you start a mission with a finite amount of units and you have to complete the mission with those units or you lose. Ammunition is infinite like in other RTS games, but it is limited and when you run out you are helpless unless there is a fallen soldier nearby to pick up and use his weapon or a friendly unit nearby to exchange inventory items with. Also that the weapons have to be reloaded and in the heart of staying alive it can get a bit hectic for sure.
Your soldiers can walk or run, kneel, our lay prone. They can only carry a limited number of items in their backpack and can perform actions unknown to other RTS games. Actions such as, jumping over a fence, sitting on the back of a tank, climbing into a tank or other vehicle, swimming and others.
The vehicles in the are plenty and they too are not typical. They do not have unlimited fuel, but must be kept in fuel and repaired by soldiers. They work better with a full complement of men for each position that the given vehicle has. They too will run out of ammo so it forces the player to be Conservative with how he uses every resource at his disposal.
Many objects in the game and the landscape is destructible and well, the graphics simply look wonderful for a RTS. It is a game that you will enjoy just looking at the detail the designers put into the game for the players enjoyment.
The AI in the game is descent but is not always the smartest and you always seem better off being in direct control of any unit in the game. Running out of fuel or having your Tank breakdown and having to bail a man out to fix it while under fire is a be daunting at times, not to mention deadly.
In the end, Soldiers: Heroes of World War II is a unique, beautiful, well thought out, detailed, fun and unforgiving game that will have you keep coming back again and again to see if you can finish the mission in a better state than you already have.
Pick up the game and enjoy the challenging and compelling game that is Soldiers: Heroes of World War II.
Oh, and remember it is DRM Free, which is worth the price of admission.
:o)