1997 Was Probably The Best Year For Video Games
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Whenever people look back at the games of old, the “golden age” often gets mentioned. But you can arguably distill the golden age down to a single year: 1997.
’97 was a classic for plenty of reasons: Rockstar Games came into fruition, franchises like
Order of Battle WW2: Allies Defiant review – another orderly helping
There s little new here, but this DLC is another delicious slice of allied action for fans of Slitherine s Panzer General-alike
Order of Battle: World War II has long since cemented its position amongst the greatest of the Panzer General Successor games, alongside Unity of Command and Panzer Corps. With the amount of quality DLC covering interesting campaign after interesting campaign, the more popular and more obscure both, I’m happy to see that Slitherine and developer The Artistocrats continue to do what they do best with the latest release: Allies Defiant.
Panzer Corps 2: Axis Operations 1940 DLC – Yay or Nay Dec 11, 2020 17:40 GMT
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Does a Ju-88 add more flexibility and firepower than a new Panzer III (plenty of versions to choose from)? Does artillery and infantry based slow advance through fortifications seem like a better idea than a tank led move through a road clogged with infantry? Can a gamer replicate the fast and ruthless conquests that Nazi Germany achieved during the first full year of World War II?
Axis Operations 1940 is the third piece of downloadable content for Panzer Corps 2, which itself arrived at the start of the year. The pace of new content is commendable and the teams at developer Flashback Games and publisher Slitherine are clearly aiming to keep fans engaged with their new military tactics title for as long as possible.