Clubfoot Posted December 3, 2000 Share Posted December 3, 2000 Has anyone played or seen Microprose's new Squad Leader game? I've read on these forums that CMBO was originally conceived and meant to be a comp. version of ASL. Did Microprose get Squad Leader rights on an "Oh hell, who's gonna develop this thing now?" basis? Is it any good? Is it too little, too late to compete with CM? Is it a mind-numbing turd? Just looking at the box(although a terrible basis for decision), the interface looks to be a cumbersome pain in the ass. Any thoughts? Clubfoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chupacabra Posted December 3, 2000 Share Posted December 3, 2000 It's trash. Two reviews: http://www.zdnet.com/gamespot/stories/reviews/0,10867,2649062,00.html http://www.gamesdomain.co.uk/gdreview/zones/reviews/pc/nov00/squad.html ------------------ Grand Poobah of the fresh fire of Heh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Vance Astrovich Posted December 4, 2000 Share Posted December 4, 2000 Trash, trash, trash! It truly is an embarrassment to the proud name of Squad Leader. Avalon Hill was bought out by the giant Hasbro, then they turned around, made a silly game (sort of a sequel to Soldiers at War) and put the proud title "Avalon Hill' Squad Leader" on it! This ain't Squad Leader! Revered men such as Lt. Stahler, Col. Berki and Sgt. May are rolling over in there graves. It even disgraces Col. Rosenberger, for pete's sake!!! CM is as close to Squad Leader on the Computer as I have ever played. It is actually better in that it takes away so much that was tedious about Squad Leader. And as exciting as the game was played over the cardboard chits and lovely maps, it is still so darn fine to be able to follow that squad in his dash across the open ground toward that enemy machine gun. The sights and sounds are just Squad Leader+! That's why I love it so much. And TCP/IP has added even further to that feel. Here is a few more reaading for your list. http://www.gonegold.com/reviews/sql/ http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-4969,00.html http://www.game-over.net/review/nov2000/squad/index.html http://www.zdnet.com/gamespot/filters/products/0,11114,436740,00.html http://pc.ign.com/reviews/14776.html Just to show there are some who view it in a better light (and are not wargamers) here's a kinder review. http://www.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r15202.htm But please. Hasbro deserves not a cent for this crap. ------------------ Capt. Vance Astrovich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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