Battle Academy 2: Eastern Front is a masterpiece of strategic warfare bringing turn based combat to undreamed of heights of adrenaline thrilling gaming. Gameplay and interface is one of the most intuitive and easy to learn systems i have ever played. There are tons of optional pop up tips to show you how things effect each other and if that was not enough there are pop up boxes when clicking on troops or the landscape showing things like damage such as tank weapons disabled after being hit by enemy fire, morale, supression which can cause troops to freeze in their tracks or break and flee. Different types of terrain will give varying types of cover including battlefield wreckage where the burnt out smoking husk of a destroyed battle tank can provide some precious protection just long enough to survive. Having my troops rush across a street into a empty building is a tense action filled situation as one crosses their fingers hoping they dont get mowed down by enemy fire.
Enemy ai does a stunning job of ambushing the player and attacking the right units for best effect. My eyes bulged out in terror when entering a seemingly empty town with my infantry only to run into enemy vehicles hiding in some bushes as i rushed my armor in swiftly to try to save them.
Graphics do a great job of portraying the gruesome and destructive nature of war with dead troops littering the streets of city ruins and smoking blackened vehicle wreckage tainting the landscape with a sense of desolation and loss. Loading screens have beautiful art work depicting battle scenes making the wait for a mission to load very entertaining. By the way the load times are very fast. Aesthetics capture a very comfortable table top feel and along with the very natural to use interface it makes jumping into Battle Academy 2: Eastern Front spontaneous like blinking ones eyes.
Audio is a brain electrifying work of shocking imagination awakening excellence. There is so much variety in weapons fire it is a joy to listen to along with vehicle and troop movement,explosions, the ultra cool deflection sound of weapons fire against a tanks hull etc etc. Music is soothing and exhilarating at the same time bringing up the kind of mood one gets from a fabulous night of table top wargaming where the atmoshphere just keeps one playing.
Battle Academy 2: Eastern Front one of the most exciting satisfying turn based wargames i have ever had the joy to play. BUY IT! PLAY IT and BE EXHILARATED!!!