World at War

by TalonSoft

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005A8YD
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: May 3, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #41,636 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

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World at War exemplifies tactical war-gaming at its finest by bringing you the entire collection of TalonSoft's award-winning campaign series. Containing TalonSoft's West Front, East Front, and Rising Sun epic platoon-level combat series, as well as all of the official add-ons and expansion packs, World at War allows players to dictate the events of World War II from the tumultuous beginning to its climatic conclusion.

This edition also includes Fall of the Reich, the official expansion for East Front II and never before available in stores. This exclusive compilation proudly offers more than 350 scenarios, fought by more than 20 countries stretching from France to the American coast. Reinforce your countrymen at the Western Front. Swarm Japanese strongholds on your way to their homeland. Crush the enemy on the Eastern Front. Protect the U.S. coast from Japanese invasion. March into Germany standing victorious with your allies. Will history prove accurate or will a new armchair general conquer all of Europe? This is the world at war!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Computer Wargaming at its Best!!!, March 19, 2002

By 

Alan Smithee "Reason..." (SRQ) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: World at War (CD-ROM)

As a avid wargamer, I love playing tabletop wargames from Squad-Leader to Axis & Allies. The one problem with table top wargaming is keeping all the details, ranges, units, etc. in tact. As a general you usually have aids and other officers helping to decipher all the details. While playing a table top wargame you have to keep track of everything yourself. This also slows the game down. The other thing that I always found lacking in table top gaming is Fog-of-war. You are always, for the most part, able to see what your opponent is doing.
Computer gaming has allowed for taking the table top wargaming to the next level. Keeping extensive online databases of unit information, calculating max fire effects, movement cost, indirect fire, and more. Computer wargaming has also been able to introduce counter maps and full 3D views.
With the addition of Play-By-EMail (PBEM(, the ability to design maps and scenarios, and change the look of the units (yes, you can modifiy the BMP files and change the looks of each unit), everything a wargamer wanted is now complete.
World at War (EastFront II, WestFront, and Rising Sun) have encapsulated all these abilities and more.
If you like turn-based games, WWII, table-top wargaming, ability to play by email or hotseat, and a strong AI. This is for you.
Of course I will pull out Axis and Allies when I want a good beer and chips game to play with friends, but when it comes to serious wargaming I reach for West Front to play North Africa and Western Europe, EastFront II for Russia and the Eastern Europe, or Rising Sun for the Pacific theater.
There are many websites with tons of new scenarios, information, strategy articles, and opponents to play. ...This was the best game purchase I have made in a long time and it resides on my laptop and home computer.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars World at War, October 4, 2001

By 

Michael Peters "kinkomaster" (Pittsburgh, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: World at War (CD-ROM)

You get over 350 different scenarios on 3 cds!! That is enough for most people to go out and get a game. I really enjoy playing in the different campaign locations that seem so realistic for where they are. The Germans are the nastiest simply because they have the best weapons throughout the war and this is illustrated beautifully by Talonsoft.

The ONLY drawback to the game(s) is that the boxed set comes without a manual for you to read or go over while cutting your teeth on the tutorials. This lack of documentation makes the learning curve a little harder than it has to be, seeing how you have to figure out what all the stats and how to use them thru trial and error.

All in all, once you get past the learning curve, the game becomes very enjoyable. If you are on the fence about getting this game, please, do yourself a favor and get it. It is well worth it!!

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a Bargain!, May 17, 2001

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John A. Patti - See all my reviews

This review is from: World at War (CD-ROM)

To think any of us would have paid this price for one of the game individually. Now you have them all. It is a pleasure playing from the African Desert to Guadalcanal; and everything in between. With this bundle, you should be kept busy playing for the next year or two.