Is this game any good? Should I buy it?

[Mark Ezra]

I'm starting this thread so current players may express their views to newcomers to this UV and this site.

First: UV is an outstanding, hyptonic game that will keep you up past several bedtimes. LOL With it's huge scope and tremendous detail you can really learn what it was like to command in the Pacific. The game is easy to learn but with it's depth and intensity you should know you'll want to take time to master. I'm currrently playing 3 PBEM's and I can barely wait for the next turn to come in. Will my plan work, will I catch em...or will a rain squall, sneaky sub or lucky scout plane screw up my little master piece.

Should you buy this? I ALMOST DIDN"T!!! I thought it really wasn't for me. I hadn't played this style of game much and never ocean going. Had it not been for my CM PBEM friends Rick and Max I may have literally missed the boat...Look...this damned thing is great if you don't have a Rick or Max to push you then let me help you: Get!! If you don't believe me then just read the next post....

[USSMaine]

Having just finished my first Allied campaign, started a campaign as the Japanese - and embarked on a PBEM game of a scenario - prior to a campaign - I have certainly got my money's worth out of this jewel. UV totally captures the flavor of the desperate flow of the early battles and then as the tide turns, the nice feeling of power as the Allied juggernaut rolls up the Solomons - but that juggernaut has a glass jaw at times - as I learned when the Japanese AI handed me a good sharp blow to the nose on more than one occasion. The continual support that has occured also has me more than satisified with the game. My hat is off to Matrix and 2by3 for a superb job and the continuing support.

[Drex]

Well I knew I had to have this game since I was an avid PacWar player but actually I wish I had started with this game first as it is so easy to play and the turns actually go fairly quickly. It is not a pushover as mark just recently showed me in our pbem game. It is a first rate naval game and reading the threads tells me we have some guys out there who know their stuff. I know alot of the players like to play the AI which is extremely aggressive but I prefer the pbem mode and this game really shines when both players are hunting each others CVs. Great stuff Matrix!

[MatrixFan]

Agreed a great game and a must have for wargamers and fans of the pacific war. And you have to mention that it really only start to shine in PBEM.

[Rob Roberson]

Forums tend to overemphasize the one or two bad things in any game. THis one...has them....


But it has a million awesome things


so buy it buy it now!

Rob

[Fred98]

I have had zero interest in matters nautical. But I love wargames.

I was apprehensive about buying a naval wargame but I am enjoying this game immensely. It is worth every cent.

It’s a great game.

[dgaad]

Believe me, if this game sucked there would be far fewer arguements about it, and those that were engaged in would be of ludicrously poor quality.

Grognards don't argue over a game that isn't worth arguing over. This one is.

[Raverdave]

*****WARNING!!!!*****


This game will suck you in, to the point where you will forget to eat for days on end, your wife will forget who that man is in the study, your kids conplain that they have been abandoned, and you will look for any excuse to leave work early, or not even turn up! When you go to bed you will dream of ships and aircraft, Glen Miller will become your music of choice, and you will only drink Coke out of glass bottles.

Life will forever more be known to you as "Before UV" and "After UV".

[Rob Roberson]

Originally posted by Raverdave
*****WARNING!!!!*****


This game will suck you in, to the point where you will forget to eat for days on end, your wife will forget who that man is in the study, your kids conplain that they have been abandoned, and you will look for any excuse to leave work early, or not even turn up! When you go to bed you will dream of ships and aircraft, Glen Miller will become your music of choice, and you will only drink Coke out of glass bottles.

Life will forever more be known to you as "Before UV" and "After UV".

Preach on my brother..

ITs 2:30 in the morning...Im analyzing the latest move from Crocky...work yea in 6 hours...thank god the football season doesnt start for two more weeks..my wife now brings my dinner into my study...good wife..I may give her a battlefield commision or something...sleep I dont sleep anymore I dream of P40s..subs....

[Wilhammer]

I too must praise this game. It is the only wargame I have made time for, CM has been shelved, that is how good it is.

Concerning all the bug and concerns posts; just look at the variety of the threads, the number of posts, the effort put into many of the posts, and the reader base of those posts.

The quality and quantity of the posts, some critical, is a strong indicator of how much this game is being enjoyed.

Excellent game.

[Chiteng]

Gary and company are they only people coding true wargames.
There it is. If you like wargames this is the only one your gonna see. Is it good? Compared to what?

The only comparison is to Gary's other efforts.

would I pay 200$ for it? NO
would I pay 50$ for it YES

I am not in the habit of rubberstamping games. If you have any interest in the genre get the game.

[Admiral DadMan]

Originally posted by Mark Ezra

Is this game any good?

*****YES!!!!*****

Originally posted by Mark Ezra

Should I buy it?

*****YES!!!!*****

Originally posted by Raverdave

*****WARNING!!!!*****
This game will suck... you in, to the point where you will forget to eat for days on end, your wife will forget who that man is in the study, your kids complain that they have been abandoned, and you will look for any excuse to leave work early, or not even turn up! When you go to bed you will dream of ships and aircraft, Glen Miller will become your music of choice, and you will only drink Coke out of glass bottles.

Life will forever more be known to you as "Before UV" and "After UV". [/B]

When I start my new job in a few weeks, I'm going to have to adjust to my biggest concern being not getting caught in the commuter express lane of rush hour traffic, as opposed to getting caught by a Tokyo Express @ PM/Lunga (take your pick)

Originally, I wasn't going to bother with UV. I was just going to keep playing SSI/Grigsby/Matrix's PacWar until the release next year of "War in the Pacific: The Struggle Against Japan", but something caught me about UV. I'm not even sure what it was, maybe that it could be regarded as a microcosim of WitP . The more I read about it, the more I looked at it, and I became attached, and that was the end (or beginning) of it.

It's not perfect. It is a victim of our desire that it be so. What I find truly incredible is the level of SUPPORT this game gets, from us Grogs, and from Matrix/2x3. There is only one other game company/publisher that I have worked with/purchased from that has responded as they have.

The bottom line is that people are different. We all have our differing tastes, opinions, and experiences. Keep in mind that this forum is to identify/test/prove our theories of what we each view as true.

If you're expecting SimCity, Railroad Tycoon, Starfleet Command, Kings's Quest, Carriers at War, Silent Service II, etc. (all of which are sitting on my shelf above my desk here, and were addictive in their day), you won't find that here. What you will find is a game that looks to take historcal properties/conditions and allow players to enact a-historical theories. And boy do we...

[brisd]

Two weeks ago I would have said yes, this is a great wargame and worthy of your money and time. Then after some more serious play and encountering flaws in the air to ship combat system (see B17 thread), I ceased play. I have even considered selling my copy. Recent comments by Joel Billings offer hope of a patch that may correct the problems encountered. Time will tell.

If you like lots of detail and the ability to kill lots of evil Japanese in a fantasy world resembling WW2, this game is for YOU! Pass the ammo and pop another nip, ooo-rah! "jingoisitic mode" OFF

Personally, I am looking forward to War In the Pacific much more. My talents and interests have always been strategic rather than tactical.

EDIT: I can recommend this game because the Matrix/2by3 staff support the game and issue patches promptly. Some of the players on the other hand wear blinders when serious issues are raised about uberbombers winning the war single handedly. Good to see the designers are rational and unbiased. The game is first-rate and will provide you many MANY hours of enjoyment.

[HMSWarspite]

Originally posted by brisd
Two weeks ago I would have said yes, this is a great wargame and worthy of your money and time. Then after some more serious play and encountering flaws in the air to ship combat system (see B17 thread), I ceased play. I have even considered selling my copy. Recent comments by Joel Billings offer hope of a patch that may correct the problems encountered. Time will tell.

If you like lots of detail and the ability to kill lots of evil Japanese in a fantasy world resembling WW2, this game is for YOU! Pass the ammo and pop another nip, ooo-rah! "jingoisitic mode" OFF

Personally, I am looking forward to War In the Pacific much more. My talents and interests have always been strategic rather than tactical.

This reply is a perfect example of the folks who don't like the game. The facts of this (AFAIK) are:
- B17's appear to be effective anti-shipping weapons at low level, and don't get too much flak damage. I have not yet encountered this issue.
- the same is true of Betty's, but no one complains about that (admittedly they are shorter range so easier to hide from)
- B17's are rare in the early game, so it isn't an issue there
- No one has yet proved that it is unhistorical, merely that it didn't happen (B17's at 1000-3000ft, not skip bombing)
- Matrix/2by3 are looking at the issue, and whilst it may not be planned in a patch yet, other issues certainly can be
- it can VERY easily be fixed by a house rule 'No B17 raids below 6000ft' (the AI never does anyway, so not an issue)

End summary, the the game is very good, but you will see a few people identify things that are 'game breakers'. I have yet to agree with one of these. Have fun

[MatrixFan]

Originally posted by HMSWarspite



This reply is a perfect example of the folks who don't like the game. The facts of this (AFAIK) are:
- B17's appear to be effective anti-shipping weapons at low level, and don't get too much flak damage. I have not yet encountered this issue.
- the same is true of Betty's, but no one complains about that (admittedly they are shorter range so easier to hide from)
- B17's are rare in the early game, so it isn't an issue there
- No one has yet proved that it is unhistorical, merely that it didn't happen (B17's at 1000-3000ft, not skip bombing)
- Matrix/2by3 are looking at the issue, and whilst it may not be planned in a patch yet, other issues certainly can be
- it can VERY easily be fixed by a house rule 'No B17 raids below 6000ft' (the AI never does anyway, so not an issue)

End summary, the the game is very good, but you will see a few people identify things that are 'game breakers'. I have yet to agree with one of these. Have fun

Well B-17's B25's etc arent supposed to use the norden bombsight below 5000 feet they did so he has a point. Bettys get shot up fast you cant even compare the two.

Anyway i dont see a problem here since they already said it will be fixed like almost all toher issues.

[tjfox1]

EVERYONE needs to buy this game.

Yes, there are some issues, but Matrix is committed to providing great support. What other software company would put out 2 patches (soon 3) in such a short time. And most of these patches fixed how the ships and planes interacted and how the combat routines worked, not really bugs in how the game run. I have games with worse bugs than UV that have never had any patches made for them.

[Moose]

Personally I haven't seen any of the issues that are being harped on so much. I haven't tried to exploit the bomber problem and no one has against me either. Thus, I'm not sure how bad that is.

I must say that I love this game. It is definitely Gary Grigsby's best and I've pretty much liked all his games. It has all the detail that his games have always had, but it's quite a bit easier to play than most of his titles. You get the best of both worlds.

BTW, I'm the Rick that Mark mentioned in his first message, so you can see that I stand behind my word enough that I'll reccomend UV to friends.

[Chiteng]

Err I must object:

Alot of people like Kampfpanzer?

But it would be very hard to beat 'Gettysburg the Turning Point'
for accuracy of the genre it still stands unchallenged winner.
Hands down.

[Drex]

What memories. I must have played Gettysburg a thousand times from evey angle. Shiloh was pretty good too.

[Maniac]

The game rocks its as simple as that...but I am really waiting for War in the Pacific as I like the big scale better ....but until then UV is the #1 game at my house and the only one I play