Developed and Published by: Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI)
Designed by: Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI)
Gameplay: Singleplayer, Multiplayer for PBEM and local hot seat.
Recommended: For All Levels.
Level: to start.
Type: strategy shifts.
Active Communities: If You
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The Review
Today I dare with a classic, Saga is a cult whose first dates from 1994 and the company that developed it was the legendary and defunct Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI).
addition, the Panzer General II was and is my first strategy game set in the Second World War and English Civil War board format hexagonal mesh and is the sixth installment of the series SSI "General" and the first series "Living Battlefield" as I said, this issue has scenes of the English Civil War (specifically dated in 1938), passing through some of World War II and ending with some scenarios of 1946 with some hypothetical battles.
SSI was well known in the first generations of Videogames, creating many gender-oriented games of strategy as General Fantasy, Wargame Construction Set I and II , Pacific War, War in Russia, Battle of Antietam, Colonial Conquest, Storm Across Europe and ... etc etc. .. , But here we only refer to the Panzer General and CIA.
This Saga, published 4 parts, being possibly the most acclaimed and remembered the 2 nd delivery (Panzer General 2).
But the company also made a series of games related to the Panzer General Panzer General or related to these, according as we understand it, specifically are the Allied General, Pacific General, Peoples General and Panzer General 3D Assault and the latter can be attached to the Panzer General 3 to harness the qualities and options of the two.
The concept is based on strategy games shift table whose board was a flat hexagonal mesh, in which we represented different geographical features and some strategic points that are the targets to be achieved at each stage we find a number of chips of different units and values and every game starts as rules or conditions and of course you have to play to achieve those objectives as well as an attacker gaining the role of Ombudsman.
A chart is not looking at the spectacular (although in each delivery is seen as an improvement), because this is the board wargame typical hexagonal mesh, we must bear in mind that by then enjoyed strategy games time with some real graphics for that time were the best, I mean Warcraft, Command & Conquer, Age of Empires released the same year as the second installment of Panzer General and was awaiting StarCraft game out, games that were based DUNE in formula II and a long marking format and graphic look of the games real time strategy is for this reason that this saga was best known and targeted at fans of wargames table but from Panzer General II, thanks to its high quality and addiction these Wargames reached a larger audience and also sought to attract newcomers to the genre through its addictive approach and as I said with better graphics but always trying to keep the philosophy of the board game and go if they succeeded.
In each issue we find a series of scenarios based on real battles of World War 2 and some of the English Civil War or conflict fictitious e hypothetical dating scenarios deliveries in 1946, with the entire collection we have a lot of very replayable scenarios, especially if we do it with or against another player with the method PBEM (PLAY BY E-MAIL), plus if you actually go forums where people talk about the library you can find scenarios created by fans of PG.
As with any turn-based strategy game tokens depending on the type of unit can be moved in turn a limited number of hexagons, we can also choose to attack with what we lose the option of moving (in the third installment appears points of action that will allow us to move and attack in the same turn.) As we said the board is composed of a series of elements such as rivers, forests, roads, plains, ponds, hills (we landforms) and towns and cities will be targeted to be conquered by our troops, all these strategic points will give us a increase or decrease in our defense or attack attribute, which is not an issue simply decorative.
As I mentioned in the supply PG3 Assault (3d) and PG3 Scorched Earth are added to the part of several improvements, the ability to move and attack in the same turn, this makes the game more dynamic and growing more aggressive potential tactics that can be considered in the strategy to follow,
Once all movement or attack orders, it is time to move on call, and when we see how the AI \u200b\u200breacts at that time was not bad (even Now if you play it you'll be surprised how difficult it can put you.)
Earn who before achieve the objectives of the stage.
This Saga recommend it to all fans of wargames, no matter what level you have, especially those who want to start this type Games also brings us to these games (without going into the complexity of some) and even a reference for comparison, on the other side is still alive in some forums to keep playing Leaders in PBEM, information sites you can see it in the section on "Community"
must also note that in these forums and communities we can find manuals translated, MOD sites and as I show in this video but is not focused in the GMS reflects the extent to which fans of this series have worked in the amendments.
As a curious and rather funny when I decided to install the second installment of this saga, after all these years, the installation of Panzer General II on a computer now (see date of post) it takes me less than 2 minutes, actually I was surprised with the speed, and the joy that I meant to play on a computer Windows XP, this is all an advantage as we unfortunately find that many games with a few years old can not play or should we look for life with emulators or virtual machines to run and play in conditions.
The truth is that after 12 years of this second installment, the game keeps the quality level of difficulty that makes you come back to get hooked, so he is still alive in some other community.
to recommend only one thing, get some version of Panzer General, install this version on two computers or laptops, call a friend and add a few items, let me know or if you urge you can go into some of the links here and enjoy the games exposed in PBEM game with authentic Aces (note that at first all losses will not be discouraged.) Joya
A lively and highly recommended, the classics never die :)
The Community
As I said there are some sites where you can see some movement, some that MOD or other people you play, the addresses given below:
http://zonaoscura.rolgratis.com/
http://panzergeneral2.com/
http://panzercentral.com/forum/index . php
http://www.panzerliga.de/en/index.php
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