If your a fan of turn based squad combat then stop reading this now and order a copy.
Hammer & Sickle as well as its predecessor in the Silent Storm series adds even more to this type of game play. Destructible environments, beautiful graphics that scale to your system req's and challenging strategic combat. Add in a Cold War atomic threat and you’re in for a hell of a ride.
With multiple branching story lines depending on your actions you never feel like your being held by the hand. Granted it can be confusing at times as to where to go next and im sure an official review will mention that. It also may seem rather short if you choice to be a bit too gun happy in your encounters. But so what, you can just play again and make some different choices and you find yourself in a whole new game.
I recomend playing this game on normal difficulty, but change the save feature to "save anytime" under the custom campaign options. You will need it.