Customer Reviews

Commander : Europe at War

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This really is an excellent World World II strategy game. I'm surprised it hasn't gotten much attention on here. Reviews of the game in other forums complain about the graphics and perhaps the sound, but the graphics are fine. Better graphics would only slow the game down, take up more memory, and add nothing substantive to the game. The manual is very good, and you can get up and started fairly quickly. The rules are involved enough to make this an engrossing game without being too complex or overbearing. It's an immensing enjoyable game--the best of the World War II genre that I've played.

This is a great World War II strategy game in the mold of the Avalon Hill board games from years ago. The game is turn-based and fairly easy to pick up but pretty complex from a strategic aspect. There is some oversimplification of many aspects of modern warfare, but that's what makes it more playable. I've been playing this with a friend by email for several months and we both really enjoy it.

Beer and pretzels strategy/war game. Very easy to pick up and play. The game is very well designed, with good production values and an excellent interface. There's not a lot of depth to the game play but it's paced to keep you busy enough that you don't notice there's not a whole lot going on under the hood. If you already have one of the Strategic Command Games there's probably not much new here. If you're a Hearts of Iron type, this will probably bore you after a few hours of play. I enjoyed it enough to get through the big campaign once but I never considered going back for second game. I guess I was looking for a little more meat on the bone when I bought this game. But if you like your strategy on the lighter, faster paced side, this may be what you're looking for.

Nice game. Easy on the eyes with simple yet attractive graphics. The game consists of a grand strategy element but on the lite side. Where Heart of Iron is on one end of the spectrum, Commander is on the other. Simple yet effective. And more is not always better nor is more complicated like Hearts of Iron. That's why I like this game. It doesn't take a year to learn to fully enjoy the game. Maybe a few hours to a day at most and you will have this game down. There are only two sides to play the Axis or Allies. So if you play the Axis then you'll not only be playing as Germany but any other country that historical allies with your side like Italy. It plays much like the original Axis & Allies game. I personally play as the Axis for various reasons. And you can change history in Commander so its not historically linear like Gary Grigsby's - World at War. The game does end by 1945 but anything is possible during the time frame like the Axis powers taking North Africa or the island of Malta for that matter. I wish Commander also encompassed the Pacific Theatre and playing as Japan. But the European landmass is large enough to keep you busy during the game. Here is some advice. Its better to upgrade your infantry or mech units to elite and/or airborne status than to keep producing new inexperienced units that die easily in battle. There is a large mod called Grand Strategy v4.0 for Commander. I highly suggest to download and install this mod as it adds a ton of new features that are not in the original version like airborne troops and amphibious assaults. Other than that keep researching your tech when you can afford it for the latest new designs. Like General Patton once said, "When In Doubt, Attack!"