Sudden Strike

01.10.2000
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Genre: Tactical
Sudden Strike is a real-time tactics (RTT) computer game set in World War II and the first game in the Sudden Strike series. The game was developed by Fireglow based in Russia and published by CDV software of Germany. The player selects a faction (e.g. Soviets, Germans, or Allied forces) and gains control of many varied units such as infantry, tanks and artillery. The games focus primarily on tactics, eschewing traditional real-time strategy resource gathering and base development. GAMEPLAY: The main story features three campaigns (Soviets, Germans, and Allied forces). The battles are presented in an isometric perspective with line-of-sight occlusions and practical cover. Sudden Strike helped pioneer the real-time tactics genre, building upon concepts established by Counter Action for DOS, which was published by Mindscape in 1996. Sudden Strike utilizes accurate in-game physics with houses and buildings obstructing units' view, line-of-sight and firing range whereas clumps of trees can provide cover to reduce the damage of tank ordnance. The game allows units to garrison a building for a stronger firing position, especially valuable for anti-tank infantry. Units can also hold their fire, providing much-needed reconnaissance. Damage evaluation is also realistic; tanks or other vehicles that take too much damage are rendered immobile unless repairs are made. SUDDEN STRIKE FOREVER: Sudden Strike Forever was an official add-on to Sudden Strike which introduces many more historically correct units and equipment, such as the upgraded Soviet T-34 tank (1944 version). New terrains are also provided: a desert terrain for the British missions in Tobruk and Tripoli and snow terrains for Soviet missions. The expansion also polished the game engine, balanced the damage of certain units, and added a map and scenario editor. The add-on includes 4 inter-linked scenarios for each of the campaigns for the Germans, the American, the British and the Soviets. Other units which are added into the add-on includes, but not limited to the Universal Carrier for the British; the BR-5 artillery, 160mm grenade launcher for the Soviet forces and more. The supply system has also been tweaked with artillery crews automatically resupplying themselves with ammo crates nearby instead of relying on supply trucks to do the job. The supply trucks would still be needed to repair damages inflicted on these artillery units, however. The German campaign puts the player into the winter setting of Russian hinterlands with limited troops and reinforcements available, thus relying on use of captured Soviet artillery as well as equipment. The British campaign deals with the defense of an unnamed seaport from German attacks, whereas the American campaign probably takes place in France during the autumn season as the foliage on the vegetation suggest. The Soviet campaign involves a large armored division counter-attack on Russian soil and the storming of the Wehrmacht-controlled airfields. As with the earlier Sudden Strike original campaigns, the briefings do not explain the historical setting of the campaign, thus only issuing standardized orders to the player to e.g. dispel enemy attacks or to simply take over a designated airfield in the east and so on. The add-on also includes 5 new single player individual scenarios. RECEPTION: As indicated by the cover art the game was regarded as "The Best Real-time Strategy Game of the Year" and generally received positive reviews.Sudden Strike holds a 69 Metascore based on 16 critics and an 8.2 user score based on 15 ratings on Metacritic. Sudden Strike Forever holds a 70 Metascore from 5 critics and an 8.8 User Score based on 46 ratings.

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31.12.2001

This expansion disk to Sudden Strike brings four completely new campaigns and seven new scenarios to gamers. The game adds summer, autumn, winter, and desert landscapes; thirty new units, twenty new multiplayer missions, a map and mission editor, GameSpy support and much more. Requires full version of Sudden Strike to run.

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Sudden Strike (last 3 games)

11.08.2017

Sudden Strike is back! The beloved Real Time Strategy series returns, this time with bigger battlefields, more units, better graphics, new scenarios and legendary commanders with individual abilities – all of which makes Sudden Strike 4 more tactical and realistic than ever before! Developed as a fully-fledged series entry and not a remake or reboot, Sudden Strike 4 sends you off on three extensive campaigns set amongst the battlefields of World War II. Commanding the British and American, German or Soviet troops, you will lead over 100 different units into battle, including the German bomber Heinkel He111, the Russian T-34 tank, the British Hawker Typhoon fighter plane and the notorious German Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger. In a first for the Sudden Strike series, you can now choose from one of nine individual commanders, such as George Patton or Bernard Montgomery, who will each allow for different approaches to combat and boast unique abilities. Prove your tactical expertise in over 20 demanding single player scenarios, the challenge-focused skirmish mode, and the competitive multiplayer mode. A new reward system rewards clever and tactical play, awarding the player with skill points and bonus content, such as historical film footage of the era. Sudden Strike 4 offers countless ways to vanquish your opponents. Exploit the weak spots of tanks, set up an ambush, occupy buildings with infantry, outmanoeuvre the enemy with clever positioning or unleash devastating air strikes – how you approach each mission is up to you!

22.05.2017

Set in World War 2, Sudden Strike offers revolutionary real-time-strategy gameplay. Command Russian, German, French, American and British armies in large scale battles including urban warfare, beach landings and aerial invasions. Whichever tactics you choose, you will find it in Sudden Strike!. This remastered version of the first Sudden Strike game was modified to increase the compability to modern Windows PCs. This version includes : - Sudden Strike - Sudden Strike: Forever - Sudden Strike: Total War

07.12.2007

Experience the hit World War 2 real-time strategy game for the first time in full 3D glory, expanding on all strategic and tactical options. Command joint operations of naval, land-based and airborne units on the largest maps in the series. Newcomers and veterans alike will be right at home with an innovative user interface and improved AI.

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30.06.2004

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02.06.2017

Blitzkrieg 3 is an innovative online real time strategy game, where tactical multiplayer combat, player's base developement and historical battles merge with each other to create a unique gameplay experience. Blitzkrieg 3 continues the world-renowned Blitzkrieg game series that won over 40 awards. The main feature of the game is a unique asynchronous multiplayer mode. It allows players to fight each other, even if one of them is offline. The defencive installations, which he built, and troops, placed by him in the defence, will pass under the control of AI to ward off other players’ attacks. And so while you relax – the enemies break their teeth on an impregnable fortress you have made, losing their troops and bringing you valuable resources, that will help you to improve your base, or buy new army units for future victories. Blitzkrieg 3 is a first real online-RTS, long-awaited by all strategy gaming fans. Innovative PvP will give you a brand new experience of RTS playing, while historical campaigns for each of the side of the conflict will present you with classical gameplay and valuable rewards for the online mode.

23.05.2019

Battalion Legacy recaptures the core of classic multiplayer shooters and propels WW2 into the next generation. Battalion Legacy utilizes the most advanced industry technology to create a visceral and heart-thumping multiplayer experience that has been crafted by the designers who have grown up playing Medal of Honor and Call of Duty 2. Fight in real world locations such as the streets of Carentan, the forests of Bastogne and many more in our spiritual successor to the great multiplayer shooters of the past. Precise aim with your Kar98, covering fire with your M1 Garand and quick thinking with your Thompson are key to your success, all packaged into a competitive multiplayer environment. In short, Battalion Legacy is an infantry based first person shooter with an emphasis on raw skill. No grinding, no 'exosuits', just you and your skill as a player. Join a Battalion and compete season to season with BattleRank, our global competition system. Contribute to your Battalion's season objective to earn cosmetic rewards for your character, weapons and accessories within our realistic art style. Flaunt your success through your player profile to become a renowned player within the community. BattleRank’s highly tuned stat tracking system enables Battalion Legacy to go beyond the standard mould of shooters gone by and enables players to compete globally for rewards, glory and honour. Fuelled by the power of Unreal Engine 4, Battalion Legacy resurges World War 2 back into the modern gaming spotlight in our spiritual successor to the great multiplayer shooters of the past such as Call of Duty 2 and Enemy Territory. On BattleRank, it’s down to skilled soldiers like you to fight for your battalion.

23.03.2017

The creators of Insurgency present the next installment of their successful FPS platform with Day of Infamy. Featuring tactical close-quarters WWII engagements across a wide range of multiplayer and coop scenarios, Day of Infamy is a highly intense teamwork-rewarding experience.

21.02.2019

Bannermen is a real-time strategy (RTS) game, developed by the Swedish studio Pathos Interactive. The game will test your abilities as a battle commander where the main tasks consist of base building, resource management and battling enemy armies. The game takes place in a semi-fantasy medieval world that has been brutally damaged due to decades of war, starvation and natural disasters. The people are in desperate need of a powerful leader that can unite the kingdom. Many tribes claim their right, but there is only room for one banner in the kingdom capital. Command your troops through the war-ridden land, place your banner and let no one stand in your way to fame and glory!

15.02.2017

Command Ops 2 is a wargame engine that lets you assess, plan, order and react at the operational level just like a real Corps, Division and Brigade commander. What sets Command Ops 2 apart from the competition is the most advanced and realistic model of command decision-making.

30.04.2015

Order of Battle: World War II is breath of fresh air for all strategy fans. It is a game that takes wargaming to a new level by upgrading every single game element and rebooting the genre for a new generation of players.

28.10.2021

One of the most beloved real-time strategy games returns to glory with Age of Empires IV, putting you at the center of epic historical battles that shaped the world. Featuring both familiar and innovative new ways to expand your empire in vast landscapes with stunning 4K visual fidelity, Age of Empires IV brings an evolved real-time strategy game to a new generation.

01.01.1970

The second world war has come to an end but yet no peace has been settled for residing civilians and soldiers in a remote battlefield. Nazi scientists have failed to successfully shut down and contain experimental labs. Experiments have broken from constraint and are now wreaking havoc upon the wasteland. Due to high threat levels, outside support cannot manage to intervene without direct notice, it's up to straggling survivors to take survival into their own hands and unravel the mystery of biological and supernatural haunting's. Survival is our co-operative open world experience in development that offers both offline single-player and a host-sessioned online multiplayer experience that allows for up to three friends (or random players) to collectivize and work together to scavenge, loot, support the growth of their outpost and fight to protect its walls in the aftermath together. This living world will give the player endless reasons to explore and interact with such as ongoing open world events ranging from hordes, rescues, and bosses. Players will be able to progress their survivor by leveling a tree of skills and beneficial traits. Survival is where the player will have to put their true strategy to the test by building the ultimate outpost and load-out to take on the aftermath. You build your story. Like survival, all environmental threats and events are still creeping around every corner, however, the player will be able to approach Quarantine solo or accompany up to three other players as a team against other teams bringing their survival strategies into play. All players start off with minimal firepower and are to work their way up the power scale by scavenging or crafting equipment and weapons with materials found throughout the aftermath. Double your resources by looting your player victims to increase your chances of success in your next battle. Players will be able to build their outposts with a few limitations as well as advance its upgrades for all around defense against player attacks. Quarantine brings a nerve wracking experience as players can lose all of their progress in a blink of an eye. Teams that are fully eliminated are removed from the match entirely. Players who are downed may crawl to safety and be picked up freely by allies. However, if eliminated, your team will need a revival syringe to bring you back into the fight which can be found in rare loot drops and/or crafted from a lengthy recipe of uncommon materials. The last team standing will be notified and rewarded and given an option to opt out of their current match. Winning teams may stay in their current match if desired and continue their battle against the environment itself.

14.10.2020

Partisans is a real-time tactical strategy with non-linear type of storytelling. This game is about soviet partisans and their activity during World war II. It’s focused on harsh reality in those times, when many people became reluctant heroes, and every feat required its price, and sometimes this price was extremely high. The game shows the war from a new, poorly explored angle. However, it is not a historical simulator, Partisans offers a unique interpretation of those times’ events. The game shows partisans’ everyday life, which is full of cold, hunger and wounds. Still there is a room for joy as well. Players would have to make tough choices, for example, they’ll have to decide whether to help civilians and betray their position or to walk past and stay unnoticed. The game give opportunities to prove oneself in a fight, to overcome the superior forces of the enemy using cunning and mother wit , and to leave the field when the situation is really bad.