One To Avoid (Soldiers - Heroes of World War 2 (PC))

Member Name: bilbobaginz

Product:	Soldiers - Heroes of World War 2 (PC)
Date:	05/07/09 (17 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Great graphics

Disadvantages: Rubbish online and campaign gameplay.

'Soldiers: Heroes of World War 2' is a game played from a birds-eye-view position. However, unlike most games set out this way, the graphics offer a much greater level of detail. The tanks and infantry you get to control move around realisticly... they sometimes even drop their weapons accidentally in combat!

<--Gameplay-->
The campaign side to this game offers a range of exciting missions which take you through a number of different terrains. Though the action is good fun, you're usually left in control of a small amout of troops which takes the feel of an all-out war away from the game - something I don't understand. Also, the paths you can take in campaign mode are very restrictive, limiting the amount of excitement you can have in a mission.
Online mode is very, very good when your actually able to play. Realisticly, its one of the poorest online modes I've ever seen. You are made to download mod after mod (not supplied my codemasters) to actually get it to work, due to the high amount of faults the original game has. If you ever get it to work, online allows you to build your tanks up into a full-blown military out-fit before battling it out with players from across the globe - very entertaining and very fun.

<--Graphics-->
Graphics are detailed, whilst allowing the game to run smoothly if your computer has the correct requirements (listed later in the review). Dust effects look great, as well as surrounding buildings, roads and rivers. If only the game-play matched the graphics of this game!

<--Requirements-->
windows 2000/xp
Direct X 9.0b
Pentium 4 2Ghz or AthlonXP 2000+ and above.
512mb RAM
GC: ATi Radeon 9xxx and above, nVidia FX and above.

<--Conclusion-->
Poor game-play really brings this game to quite a disoppointing low. Codemasters have let the gaming world down with this failure of a World War Two strategy game.

Summary: A game to avoid.. stay away!