Combat Mission: Red Thunder takes players to WW2's Eastern Front in the summer of 1944, when German and Soviet equipment was equally matched, and the new 3.0 Engine introduces new game elements such as flamethrowers.
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Wargame: Red Dragon, 3rd in the Wargame series, takes players to the Far East and gives them control of all units - land, air, and naval - of 17 nations in conflicts from 1975 to 1991.
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"Piercing Fortress Europa" from Matrix Games explores the effects of logistics on modern warfare, in six scenarios set in in the Sicily and Italians campaigns of WWII.
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"Fantasy Kommander - Eukarion Wars" is a turn-based wargame set in a fantasy world. It has some innovative units and magic spells, but the graphics are so 1990s.
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Mark H. Walker’s Lock N’ Load: Heroes of Stalingrad brings his innovative "Heroes" boardgame system to the computer for a quick, yet challenging game with high re-play value.
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"Battle Supremacy," a WW2 tank game for iOS7, is a hybrid between arcade and simulation, with incredible graphics.
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World of Tanks, the world-wide MMO phenomenon, is now playable on Xbox 360. Peter Suciu takes a look at what's the same and what's different in this new iteration.
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"Diadochoi Wars" from HPS Simulations stands "head and shoulders" above all other Ancient warfare games, with superb graphics and a fine AI.
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"Unity of Command: Black Turn" covers the opening months of the 1941 German invasion of the Soviet Union, with mind boggingly large maps, new units and nationalities, and UofC's devilishly clever AI.
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"World of Warplanes" features a wide range of historical planes, accessible controls and effective match-making, but at present it is a prime example of unrealized potential.
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The iOS game "Ancient Battle: Rome" proves the clever design can beat bloated, expensive and inaccurate games.
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"Combat Mission: Market Garden" takes the venerable PC game series to history's largest airborne operation, the attempt to seize bridges over the Rhine in 1944.
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"Panzer Corps: Allied Corps" lets players take command of Allied units through five campaigns from North Africa until after D-Day. Both an expansion and a standalone, this game focuses only on the Western allies.
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"Pandora: First Contact" is a very good but not (yet) great game. A solid 4X game, it is easy to learn, looks excellent and is very fun. A few improvements to the game would push it right into the "must have" category.
Read MoreA closed beta report on Panzer General Online finds little similarity to the classic PC game. More attuned to the desires of 21st-century gamers, PG Online is a collectible card game that is simple and rewarding, with escalating strategies and RPG elements.
Read MoreParadox Interactive is sponsoring an alternative-history short story contest based on their upcoming Europa Universalis IV: Conquest of Paradise. Entries due by January 31, 2014.
Read More"Crisis in Command: Drive on Moscow" gives players a feel for the opportunities and frustration on the Eastern Front in an extremely accessible manner. With special rules adding spice, it is a worthy successor to "CiC: Battle of the Bulge."
Read More"Flashpoint Campaigns: Red Storm" is a tactical-level computer game of a hypothetical World War 3 fought in Europe. Players can command Soviet, US, British or West German troops.
Read MoreSid Meier's Ace Patrol is a great little game for introducing players to WWI aerial games or a nice beer and pretzels game for the more experienced. Historically accurate or a hard-core flight sim it is not, but it is high-flying fun.
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