Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6233 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Avanquest Software
• Released on: 2006-03-24
• Platform: Windows XP
• Number of items: 1

Manufacturer's Description
THE WORTHY SUCCESSOR OF DESERT RATS VS AFRIKA KORPS AND OF D-DAY, 1944: BATTLE OF THE BULGE plunges you into the dying throes of the 3rd Reich: The Mortain counter-attack, Battle of the Bulge, Operation Nordwind, Remagen bridge& Fight on the Axis or Allied sides and take part in the roughest battles of World War II: Commit your tanks (Jagdpanther, Sherman 105, Sturmtiger, Jagdtiger&) to fierce battles; carry out air strikes (P47 Thunderbolt, Me 262&); use new weapons (Nebelwerfer, SDK FZ 251, Hummel...)

Customer Reviews

Not bad, a few niggles but a good bargain buy
As stated by the maker, this is a successor to D-Day and Desert Rats and follows the usual formula. This series of games is not as well thought of as Panzers and although both may now seem outdated with the likes of Company of Heroes around, for a couple of quid it is well worth a few hours. The graphics are excellent (maybe better than Panzers) and the missions are mostly well balanced. The niggles are dodgy pathfinding, which is solved by careful management of the units and the fact that a sniper can take down an entire camp of enemies while they just stand there like ducks at a shooting gallery.
The main disadvantage for me is that it does not appear to be possible to select units for a mission, you just have to use what you are given although reinforcements often appear. This is a shame as it reduces the re-playability somewhat but at least it is more realistic than base building and upgrades 'research'. I understand that working in games like Warcraft but not in WWII...
All said, worth a couple of quid from the bargan bin.