Wednesday, March 08, 2006

Panzer Front Ausf. B

This game for the PS2 is a Tank sim or rpg set in ww2 - in this case mostly North Africa. The blurb says
PlayStation 2 installment in Enterbrain's strategy game series. Panzer Front Ausf. B is set at the North African front during World War II. Players are in total control of the German, Italian, or English forces, position units and set attack patterns to turn the tide of the war in their favor. The game features historically accurate weapons and tanks, including Germany's III, Italy's M13/39 and the English Mk.IV. The new game engine, coded from the ground up for PlayStation 2, enables the player to view the action from any angle, and even get a zoomed-out bird's eye view of the battlefield.

The history of this game meant that the previous 2 games in the series were only partially distributed and with this game you can see why. Its basically very crude visually - like an old school pc game with awful lettering and a clunky interface. The tanks are well rendered and they drive like the real thing but this game is disappointing technically. So the verdict: Only for the nerdiest of ww2 tank fans. A favourable review here

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