Sudden Strike Gold Edition Xplosiv (PC)

Sudden Strike is a Real Time Strategy game, it is set in World War II and contains 3 sides available for invading European land, whether it be by the Allies, NAZI Germany or the U.S.S.R., the levels are tough, time-consuming and realistic. Sudden Strike has been available for a few years now and should cost you no more than £20 for the original; I bought it for £15 with an extra missions disc, Great Value. Sudden is as I keep on drilling in to you, realistic. Command and Conquer and Age of Empires do have an amount of realism in them but be honest, who is going to build a Farm, a Barracks or an Ore Refinery (if it existed) during the D-Day landings. The concept ...  Read the complete review

Sudden strike is a RTS that puts you right in the middle of the WWII the choice is yours to play the allies, the Russians or the Germans each with there own set of missions and objectives to compleate on huge detailed maps set in different locations and showing different seasons. The are also many single missions with a second CD included with many more missions. Having been used to playing RTS games such as age of empires and the army men series being thrown into an RTS world where (shock horror) you couldn't just click a button and new troops would be built give this game the added difficulty that the forementioned games do not posses, giving this game ...  Read the complete review

This game is similar in design to the Command and Conquer series, but has a lot more detail graphically. The main thing that you notice when you first start to play is the difficulty level. The practice mission is easy enough, it lets you work out the control system, which can be a bit fiddly at first, and gives you an idea of what you can and can't do in the game. As soon as you get to the first mission though, it's time to get that hankie out and mop your sweating brow! One false command and you could see your precious troops decimated by a single cannon. The enemy could be hiding anywhere, and quite often you won't realise it until you're ...  Read the complete review

Most real time strategy games set in WW2 are turn based, which is what makes this game stand out from the rest, as it works similar to Red Alert. The action is far better than anything Red Alert has to offer, and also wins due to the fact it's based on real events and weaponry. Set in WW2 you can take charge of the Allies, the Germans, or the Russians, each having its own individual campaign, totalling over 40 missions, as well as a series of quick missions. The units are recreated excellently, and the range of units is amazing, with over 100. There are Katyushas, various types of Panzers, Sturmtigers, T-34s, Shermans, Mortars, Snipers, Submachine ...  Read the complete review

While every other turn-based strategy game is set in World War II, their real-time counterparts tend to shy away from the era, preferring futuristic or fantasy settings. This is a little strange since WWII is such a rich mine of ideas, settings and stimulating images for a game. Sudden Strike is one of the rare few that are based on the time and the game gains a lot because of it. There are times when Sudden Strike is awe-inspiring. Massive epic battles rage across deserted European towns with thousands of troops facing off against hordes of hulking grey tanks while bombers overhead reduce make-shift bases to piles of rubble. But for every minute of ...  Read the complete review