Review: Panzer Tactics 2

[EvilSpaghetti]

Panzer Tactics 2
Mobile Game Review

Title: Panzer Tactics 2
Developer: HandyGames
Publisher: HandyGames
Release Date: Spring 2008
Format: J2ME
Game Features: 30 missions and 3 bonus missions, 5 experience levels to improve your units, Extensive tutorial
Reviewed on: Nokia 5300

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Summary

World War II was the largest conflict of human history. Millions of soldiers fought and died for their countries. Slip into the role of a young officer of the Axis, the Allies or the Soviets and prove your courage on the battlefields of this merciless war. The searing heat of the Libyan Desert and the icy cold of Murmansk's tundra are waiting for you! Have you got what it takes to be a great strategist? Recruit units, conquer cities and watch out for the enemy's dive bombers! Panzer Tactics 2 places much value on historical accuracy and lets you re-enact exciting, actual battles. Meet famous generals like Rommel, Montgomery or Zhukov and prove that you can take on them!

Review

This week Panzer Tactics 2 no real reason why, just that it’s new out.

Let’s begin; graphically the game is good in parts, not so great in others, what I mean is the game is better suited to the PC, the graphics look a little bit too compressed on a mobile phone screen. Ok, sp you can see the effort that’s go into modelling the troops, but I think there’s been too much effort, they just look over done. The background graphics make it hard at times to tell what's going on in the battle. The battle animation is average, nothing special. Sound for once in a mobile game isn’t bad, as with most mobile games there is a very short piece of introduction music, but with Panzer Tactics 2 you actually get some pretty decent sound effects in the game.
I have to tell you that this game isn’t easy, and that it’s not for the average gamer, I play a lot, and I mean a lot of strategy games and I have to say I struggled at some points in the game, Panzer Tactics 2 insist on using the same challenging gameplay mechanics, in previous games.
Playing the game I found myself battling my way through just over 30 missions which are based on actual World War II events, playing through the game I found completing each mission rather rewarding, maybe because I was changing history, either in a good or bad way. Playing through the game I found that I was taking control of a massive number of different historical military icons and units.
The battlefield on which you play is simply built up of hexagonal areas. You’ll find that your tactics will be affected by gameplay elements, such as terrain and weather.
Ok so; right from the start you’ll find that the game is really complex, progressing through the game demands you to give analytical thought than most games of the genre need throughout. One real problem with the gameplay is that the AI at time can take an age to take their turn, which as you would guess can get really frustrating.
I found myself having a battle of my own with the game itself, no, not playing the game, but learning how to play it… just working through the encyclopaedic menu systems was hard work, and well… boring. In the end I gave up on the reading and worked out how to play the game myself.
But what I will say about this game is you get you’re monies worth, the game is huge, you will find yourself hooked to the game if you’re into strategy games, the size of the game means you will be playing it for a very long time. Now as I said I play a lot of strategy games but, personally for me, there was just something not there, I wasn’t hooked. I’m not saying that this is a bad game; in fact I would say that it's a very good game due its size and variability, but after a few days, I was bored, the only reason why I continued to play it was because I was reviewing it, and that was the only reason.

Conclusion

So in conclusion, the game isn’t bad, graphically the game would be better on PC, for once a game with decent sound, Anyway if like me you like your turn based strategy games like and are a fan of the World War 2 era you will love this game, but I didn’t for some reason unknown, but be warned if you want to complete the game be prepared for month or so to do so.

Screenshots

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Graphics: 6/10
Bit compressed.

Sound: 7/10
Decent sound effects.

Gameplay: 5/10
Too hard at points, AI takes too long.

Story: 8/10
Huge story, True Life.

Overall Score: 7 out of 10

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[allstar9]

nice review..

[Duje]

Great job Songbird,excellent review

[EvilSpaghetti]

next review - Saturday


Kung Fu Panda

[EvilSpaghetti]

its not out yet...

[the_dead_man]

its not out yet...

i'm waiting for asphalt

[EvilSpaghetti]

did i?

[EvilSpaghetti]

ooooh i know what you're on about

no i was on about 4

[davidtt]

Great game, because i have challenge my friend until 100 times.

[EvilSpaghetti]

that'll be next week now