Finally, after all these years....
User Rating: 9.5 | Soldiers: Heroes of World War II PC
It's amazing to me that over 4 years after this game originally released, I find myself - and others, judging by some of the reviews here - still captivated by what I believe is STILL the best WWII-based tactical war game ever made. I know there are many, many others in this genre that came out before and since SHOWWII, and I've played some of them, but none capture the level of gritty detail(video/audio) that this 'old' game presents. What's interesting is that finally, after all these years, I'm able to appreciate this great game in all its difficulty (and it is frustratingly hard at times...but not impossible) and eye-popping detail (I'm able to max out the settings) after building a new machine with an 8800 GT graphics card. Before this, on my other old AGP-based machine (I upgraded my old graphics cards a few times in the past couple years, but was essentially still using the same machine), game play was severely hampered by extreme lag at times, such that the only difficulty level remotely playable - and then, only at times, sort of - was on the 'easy' level. But now, 'normal', 'hard' makes no difference: my 8800 GT and my new machine just eats this game up....and it's a whole new experience!!!! Finally, I'm playing this game the way it was meant to be played all those years ago...So, my only con would be it takes quite a system, or at least something fairly modern with a very modern graphics card.....
I simply love this game!!!!....And, if you give it a chance, you will, too....(and get the standalone sequel, Silent Heroes, if you do, as it's basically the same as SHOWWII with more missions...)
