Guest Panzer Boxb Posted October 18, 2002 Share Posted October 18, 2002 Here is one part that really got me: Focussing on the Eastern Front and Nazi Germany’s struggle with the Soviet Union, Combat Mission II: Barbarossa to Berlin is a real-time strategy/ turn based strategy hybrid. It takes players through over 50 battles over 4 years, with players starting off from Operation Barbarossa and finishing on VE Day.The way that is (poorly) written makes it sound as though the game is comprised solely around a set of linear missions. Yes, he does go on to talk about the Quick Battles but the above portion makes it sound like a campaign. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdSober Posted October 18, 2002 Share Posted October 18, 2002 Game: Combat Mission II: Barbarossa to Berlin Genre: RTS/TGS Hybrid Format: PC CD-ROM (Req. P 233MHz, 3D Card, 64MB RAM, 1.1GB HD Space) Developer: CDV Publisher: CDV Players: 1+ Age Rating: 11+ Out: Now Battlefront.com doesn't even get a mention. I suppose if you've got some flak to toss around, sending it in CDV's direction ain't such a bad idea. Oh, by the way, the game finally made it to France. Off to get my copy this afternoon. Of course, all the credit will be going to CDV... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzieboy Posted October 18, 2002 Share Posted October 18, 2002 btw, why are there so few reviews of CMBB out there? The game has been out for nearly a month. CMBO had so many reviews, what happened now? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aka_tom_w Posted October 18, 2002 Share Posted October 18, 2002 Originally posted by Ozzieboy: btw, why are there so few reviews of CMBB out there? The game has been out for nearly a month. CMBO had so many reviews, what happened now?that is a VERY good question :confused: -tom w 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cris Posted October 18, 2002 Share Posted October 18, 2002 I feel priviledged that the games I mostly like to play have sensible players i want to talk to. You only need to spend 5 minutes looking at a Counterstrike forum to understand what i mean. Even the flame threads tend to be witty (not going to mention... ) Anyway, as a question, how many copies of CMBB are likely to be sold? how many copies of CMBO are out there? I have no feel. Do reviews matter? I have sold copies to friends by demonstrating the game or word-of-mouth. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted October 18, 2002 Share Posted October 18, 2002 Man-o-man, in rugby this would be referred to as a scrum, with the poor reviewer playing the part of the ball! Nothing like a little bad (should read dumb) review to get the wagons to pull into a circle. I do wonder how well CMBB is selling, though I'm positive they'll never actually tell us. When CMBO first came out BFC was caught offguard by its immediate popularity and had to scramble to keep the game in stock. I wonder if that delay for CMBB to restock means CMBB was an even bigger unexpected success, or was that just an affect of a bad batch of disks on the first run? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WineCape Posted October 18, 2002 Share Posted October 18, 2002 I bet the reviewer does not drink wine... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sitzkrieg Posted October 18, 2002 Share Posted October 18, 2002 Originally posted by Pak_43: "RTS tank-rush...can I have some more Sunny D mom?" I also agree with everything else you posted. Less twitchers the better as far as the forum and community are concerned. Though it would be nice to set some of them straight on what strategy really means. Keith 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenedon Posted October 18, 2002 Share Posted October 18, 2002 Consider me odd but I'm 14 and I play CM. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptPigglesbeThe3rd Posted October 18, 2002 Share Posted October 18, 2002 I was in a shop and overheard some twat saying that he didn't think it was any good because it didn't have any good "Cut scene's" like "Command&Conquer". He was looking at some board games. I suggested "Tiddl'ywinks" and "Ludo". Any ASL players I have shown CMBO & CMBB have purchased a PC next day just to play it. This says it all. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hortlund Posted October 19, 2002 Share Posted October 19, 2002 Oh man, I laughed so hard when I read this line that I woke up the kids: the formidable Panther tank is clad with thick armour at the front whilst the back is left open, meaning a well placed explosion at the back will render it obsolete. Anyone else get the impression that this guy is 15 years old and armed with his mothers dictionary? No one talks like that...no one. Actually I find this fascinating. My bet, as I said, is that this "Steven" character is 13-15 yrs old, desperately trying to sound older and wiser. What a gem..."a well placed explosion at the back will render it obsolete" ..render it obsolete?? I found a new addition to my sig line. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarquelne Posted October 19, 2002 Share Posted October 19, 2002 Originally posted by CaptPigglesbeThe3rd: [QB]I was in a shop and overheard some twat saying that he didn't think it was any good because it didn't have any good "Cut scene's" like "Command&Conquer". He was looking at some board games. I suggested "Tiddl'ywinks" and "Ludo". How do you know the person was a twat? Maybe he was an idiot, or perhaps a dweeb? The Sims, Ars Magica, a slot machine, football, football, and CM are all considered "games"... the significant common factor is entertainment. For some people cut scenes are, apparenetly, an essential part of that entertainment. C&C is a game from which many people derive a great deal of enjoyment. We should show some more respect for alternate forms of entertainment here. Given that, I suggest we focus our efforts on ridiculing the people who play other, lesser games, trade impressions of stupid sounds they make ("No no, they go "Buh duh buh!"), and speculate about the origins of their myriad moral, psychological, and physical defects. Wouldn't that be more constructive? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bone_Vulture Posted October 19, 2002 Share Posted October 19, 2002 Originally posted by Leutnant Hortlund: What a gem..."a well placed explosion at the back will render it obsolete" ..render it obsolete?? I found a new addition to my sig line."Comrade, the Panthers are still coming! We need more explosions!" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Posted October 19, 2002 Share Posted October 19, 2002 Originally posted by Zenedon: Consider me odd but I'm 14 and I play CM. You're odd. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EightInchArty Posted October 19, 2002 Share Posted October 19, 2002 Can't understand, why write a review of game genre, you have no intrest of. This fella is more at home with C&C IV; The death of Mouse, than HC strategy and tactics. Don't these people have decent assistant staff, to have a review writer for strategy games, that has played more than one game of RISK? If you don't play the games like Steel Panthers, Combat Mission, Strategic Command or Pacific War, (NOT a complete list, not by a long shot) How are you able to say this is load of... and this is very good? You don't have a perspective. The point is, that these reviews are written to potential customers that, in case of game like CM, are strategy game fans. Writer therefore should be one as well. After all, I don't go around badmouthing Unreal Turnament 2003, just becouse I haven't got slightes intrest of the game. Hope nobody buyes ad-space from these people. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volstag Posted October 19, 2002 Share Posted October 19, 2002 Originally posted by Ozzieboy: btw, why are there so few reviews of CMBB out there? The game has been out for nearly a month. CMBO had so many reviews, what happened now?I've wondered that myself. To be honest, that was one of the few reviews that I've even seen. Most of the major strategy/wargaming sites don't even mention it. Out, Volstag 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenedon Posted October 19, 2002 Share Posted October 19, 2002 Don't get so excited guys!! We would have reasons to be angry if this review was published on gamespot or other well known site. The site it's published on is one of the ****tiest I've seen. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobnickbob Posted October 19, 2002 Share Posted October 19, 2002 Originally posted by Zenedon: Consider me odd but I'm 14 and I play CM. You will go far in this life , I wish I had this "game" to use when I was much younger man ..... BnickB 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pvt. Ryan Posted October 19, 2002 Share Posted October 19, 2002 Maybe the real reviewers are actually going to play CMBB first. Give them a chance. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousOxide Posted October 19, 2002 Share Posted October 19, 2002 Originally posted by Zenedon: Consider me odd but I'm 14 and I play CM. You, chap, are considered odd. Happy now? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousOxide Posted October 19, 2002 Share Posted October 19, 2002 Originally posted by Leutnant Hortlund: My bet, as I said, is that this "Steven" character is 13-15 yrs old.He's probably just American. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Harrison Posted October 19, 2002 Share Posted October 19, 2002 Okay, is it just me, or is it very obvious that this guy thinks that Red Alert is the best strategy game out there and that it is very realistic!!! :eek: Where do they find these guys? Its like someone who loves playing counter strike trying to play combat mission and tell eveyone how its 'dull.' Ofcourse its dull to your twitch reflect mind! You cant play chess either because it's dull and nothing explodes on the board? But, who cares. I love the game. We all love the game. There are lots of people who are modding for us. What else do we need? Not a good review from some second rate website. Chad 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kump Posted October 19, 2002 Share Posted October 19, 2002 But Chad, in CM stuff does explode on the board! At least my stuff does. Oh, you meant chess only. Well, I wish stuff on that board would explode too. [ October 19, 2002, 12:15 AM: Message edited by: kump ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaylord Focker Posted October 19, 2002 Share Posted October 19, 2002 CMBB kicks ass! The way i look at it, i would never give War Craft 3 an editors choice or game big trophy type thing award simply because i don't like those kinds of games, but a ton of other people do. There was going to be a point in this but it just made a left. [ October 19, 2002, 01:03 AM: Message edited by: Gaylord Focker ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruceov Posted October 19, 2002 Share Posted October 19, 2002 Because someone metioned the GI Combat demo I'll chime in. Extremely poor demo 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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