Best Wargame Of All Time?
It beats bigger named titles like Hearts Of Iron and Axis and Allies into the ground.
Such a shame then that this game has been overlooked by the majority. Why? Because smaller developers simply cannot afford to market their games as widely as they would like. Publishers Matrix Games are partly to blame for this however.
Once you get past the tutorial which to be fair, is rather heavy going, you will find this game to be absoloutely fantastic. You wont be able to put it down. You will find a simple to play, difficult to master game under the hood, where every battle outcome is decided by an odds table dice roll. This makes for some tense stand offs.
Never before has a hex based WW2 game looked so pretty. The graphics are a joy to behold in their own way. My only niggle with the DB series is the sound. Authentic sounding WW2 music really isnt my thing and the sound effects arnt anything to write home about. But you can tun the music off anyway so its no real problem. Not only is this a game, its also a history lesson. Every division that was there in normandy is here in this game.
The computer AI when turned up slightly is a very cunning opponent and is a worthy adversary in single player.
The fun really kicks in when you discover the RUN5 community and start playing against other human opponents via PBEM games.
The community is really thriving at the minute and with the custom scenarios like market garden and operation typhoon, the DB series really is something you shouldnt be missing. Do yourself a favour, go check the DB series out over at http://www.ssg.com.au you wont be dissapointed.