Bullwinkle Posted February 2, 2003 Share Posted February 2, 2003 I had tried the CMBO demo when it came out and wan't impressed - I'm not a tactician. I was looking forward to CMBB simply because I've been studying the Eastern Front for over 40 years now. However before CMBB came out I discovered Strategic Command. A wonderful strategic game for only $25!!!! I couldn't believe it! What a steal! I've played it over 30 times and I can still find variants in it. So now I've purchased CMBB - I stink at it - I even lost the tutorial battles - simply because I want to support Battlefront products. It is well worth the money even if CMBB grows cobwebs in my PC, which it certainly will. Perhaps I should have tried the Arnhem game. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bergerbitz Posted February 2, 2003 Share Posted February 2, 2003 I used to be mad for grand strategy games. One day I downloaded the CMBO demo and found that tactical games were not as down 'n dirty as I thought they would be. I never bought CMBO. I preferred to plink away at the demo scenarios. I am still tactically -uhm- deficient, but I enjoyed the demo enough to play it here and there. Then CMBB came out. It's the only game I have on the hard-drive right now. There isn't a day that goes by when I don't have a 25-turn QB before bed. It might grow on you like a field-grey fungus yet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeF Posted February 2, 2003 Share Posted February 2, 2003 Bullwinkle, Originally posted by Bullwinkle: [...] However before CMBB came out I discovered Strategic Command. A wonderful strategic game for only $25!!!! I couldn't believe it! What a steal! I've played it over 30 times and I can still find variants in it. I agree. I'm not a "startegist". But I tried the SC demo. I was trapped into the "one more turn" syndrome. I couldn't stop before the demo finishes. [...] Perhaps I should have tried the Arnhem game. Airborne Assault ? You should definitely give it a try, the demo is over here. On AA forums, some said that with full orders delay, the game have a more strategic feeling. Still it stays an operational wargame. Cheers, JeF. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ichadwick Posted February 3, 2003 Share Posted February 3, 2003 Originally posted by Bullwinkle: So now I've purchased CMBB - I stink at it - I even lost the tutorial battles - simply because I want to support Battlefront products. It is well worth the money even if CMBB grows cobwebs in my PC, which it certainly will. Perhaps I should have tried the Arnhem game. Airborn Assault is more an old-fashioned war game. Still pretty low-level unit size, but interesting. If you like the demo, I'm willing to trade my copy for your CMBB. I want to get a local friend playing, so a second copy would be great. After CMBB I don't play anything else (well, except Sim City 4...) Also check out Russo-German War 41-44 from Schwerpunkt. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.