Found this review

[PK]

Just a heads up, apologies if this has been posted before.

http://nzgamer.com/pc/reviews/1706/combat-mission-fortress-italy.html

Would be interesting to hear what all you owners of this title think. Been thinking of taking the plunge and buying this but just not sure at the mo.

Cheers

[sfhand]

PK, thanks for the link... I haven't read it yet but am posting to suggest downloading the demo to see if you like the game (which is why BF makes demo's; they don't want you buying a game you don't like). I don't know if there is a CMFI demo available yet, but the CMBN demo should give you something to mess around with until there is.

edit: All in all a fair review, IMHO.

[MikeyD]

Its nice to see someone reviewing the game that's in front of them and not comparing it to some fantasy game in their head.

[Broadsword56]

I give a +100 to the reviewer's plea that we one day see the 28th Maori Bn added to the CMFI "family."

[ChrisND]

The CMFI demo is being tested right now, so you can wait for the demo to appear soon, then try it out and decide for yourself.

[John Kettler]

PK,

A well thought out review, with an amusing/disturbing typo "Japanese, Americans." That should read Japanese-Americans (Nisei).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese-American_service_in_World_War_II

Regards,

John Kettler

[PK]

Thx for the response guys, it seemed a pretty balanced review to me too by someone who understands the genre and what type of game the devs are aiming for.

I already own CMBN but not played it in a while so thought I might pick up CMFI and learn to play again using the new engine and wait for the CMBN upgrade arrive (I think that will be when the Market Garden expansion comes out). Also chronologically it makes sense but that might be me arguing in favor of a purchase.

I must confess that the Regio Esercito are a major draw. Having been brought up on tales of Italian military incompetence there is a perverse streak in me that wants to see if I can turn them into battlefield titans. Unless of course I hear that all their officers look and sound like Nicholas Cage in which case the deals off

[Baneman]

Unless of course I hear that all their officers look and sound like Nicholas Cage in which case the deals off

Not yet, but now you've said it, you just know some modder out there is mapping faces ...

[Bradley]

That was a well done review IMO, though not lengthy. Has more value focusing on the many positives of CMFI and less focus on the the reviewers personal taste and wants.

[womble]

...wait for the CMBN upgrade arrive (I think that will be when the Market Garden expansion comes out)...

Just to be clear, the upgrade is due before the expansion. Perhaps not very long before, but probably long enough that many people will figure the extra money spent because of not waiting for the OpMG-v2 bundle deal is worth it. At least that's the plan so far outlined by Steve et al.