Nothing but good intentions

User Rating: 5.7 | KumaWar PC
KUMA\War is very interesting, missions are based on military operations of the US army and marines in places like Iraq, Afghanistan and even Vietnam battles, this missions are based on soldiers' testimonials, news, etc. And are released for download short time after they happen, this a new kind of game, and a really revolutionary idea, it has some historical importance.

In paper this idea sounds good, but the game has too many problems the first of all is the installation once you download it the game installs iteself, if run the game it searches for updates, once you are "ready" to play, you can choose to download a mission, but the a message apears to tell you that you need to install the full version of the game, if you choose to do so (you have to if you want to play) , the game uninstalls and the you have to re download it again, after that the game autoupdates again and then you can download the missions, but if you want to see videos you have to download them, it could be easier if you could download all missions and videos in a single package, by the way the videos are very hilarious.

The graphics look old , the minimal system requirements are:

System: 1 GHz Pentium III or equivalent
RAM: 256 MB
Video Memory: 64 MB
Hard Drive Space: 750 MB

But the game obviously uses the same engine of Deadly Dozen, and its gameplay and interface are based on this game, wich is good but is a budget tactical WWII shooter released in 2001 wich minimal system requirements are:

System: PII 300 or equivalent
RAM: 64 MB
Video Memory: 8 MB
Hard Drive Space: 500 MB

The only thing Kuma did was changing scenarios and a little improvements to character, weapons and some vehicle models, in other words KUMA\War is a mod for Deadly Dozen but set in modern era with some extra options and multiplayer support, the 2001 grapahics could passable but you'll need almost a NASA super computer to run the game.

The gameplay is the same as Deadly Dozen wich is good but the low frame rate in some sections doesn't allow you to enjoy the game.

The best part of the game is its value, because it's free and allows you to play more than 60 long hard and sometimes great missions, but the poor gameplay and the ridiculous system requirements make the game a very mediocre option, the idea behind this game is very good, but the quality of the final product is bad, maybe in some later versions or in the hands of toher developer this idea could be well developed.