Soldiers: Heroes of WWII as it was ment to be!
Anyways,
Did you enjoy Soliders:HOWW2? if so, you'll love this game! Its basically the same game but with Many improvements.
Heres what i liked:
*Groups. Your soldiers can be formed into groups with a leader to make man management easier, but allot of the time i tend to use 1 man & use the others to protect my flank.
*Commands. In a group you can easily issue a command, such as, 'throw anti-grenade' & one of your soldiers will do it. No more fiddling with the menu to select a grenade, it gets done & quickly.
*Smarter AI: For example one of your soldiers gets his helmet shot off whilst controlling your group, just click back on the helmet & the soldier who lost it will run back to grab it while the others cover him. Also repairing tanks & healing has been streamlined.
*Direct control: Its back & not really different, but its such a great feature that i just had to mention it again. Those who haven't play S:Howw2 don't know what they are missing! I think it should be a standard feature in all future RTS games from now on! It gives you much better control & you also get rewarded by extra accuracy with weapons!
*Clever missions: Big maps with lots of objectives & TONES of enemys to mow down :)
Now for some negatives:
* When objectives are issued sometimes your in the middle of a fire fight & cant hear the voice over. But thats easily fixed by looking at the objectives menu after its over.
* Some controls & menus are a bit vague. for example it took me 20 mins to find the 'repair button' (you have to click an almost hidden gray tab to find it, not very good menu design IMO)
* When in group mode, some soldiers don't follow your orders, so you have to re-issue them. Its one of the reasons i only fight with 1 guy & use the others to guard my sweet ass.
Overall: FOW is basically an updated & improved version of S:Howw2 (don't listen to anyone who thinks otherwise!) If you enjoy a bit of strategy, looting dead enemy bodies for new weapons, commandeering vehicles for your cause & playing a game you can actualy sink your teeth into, BUY THIS GAME! Its one of the best WW2 RTS's ive ever played!