Panzer General returns...

[Chijohnaok2]

ORIGINAL: mjk428

ORIGINAL: V22 Osprey

It says this is based on the Panzer General series, but.....1)Failing to see the connection(this looks nothing like the original PG) and 2)Video game version only for XBOX Live is pathetic.Give the video game version to people who actually care about the series.....the PC players....no console player knows what the heck Panzer General was.[8|]

Yeah, you can't play REAL turn based strategy wargames without a keyboard. [:-]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Front_(video_game)

I loved that game; spent many hours on it. Still have it, and my Atari 800 packed away in the garage somewhere.

[Lützow]

ORIGINAL: junk2drive

Let it go guys. Back to wargames.

Well, wargame releases have become rare these days and the better ones are primarily re-releases of older titles, like CC, CoG:EE, WitP:AE, EDBTR. Indie Studios (i.e. Battlefront) are approaching the mainstream an even Matrix publishes plenty of casual strategy lately. [:(]

What I'd like to see is boardgame publishers, like DVG, filling the gap by porting their games to Windows.

[killroyishere]

I agree with you Lutzow more boardgame conversions please. Like AH Squad Leader. [&o]

[mjk428]

I tried the demo on XBOX Live and there was more to it than I expected.

True, it has little in common with the original but it does scratch the same itch. Beer & Pretzels - Easy to Learn/Difficult to Master - Turn-based Strategy.

Well worth the $10 (800 Pts) if looking for the above.

If Matrix were to release the exact same game I'm sure it would be well received by most.

[ijontichy]

I played Panzer General on the PS1 when all I had was a small TV, and was too poor to afford a computer. So I bought the PS1 and Panzer General, and enjoyed many a game during the long Alaskan winter nights. I still play the open-source clone on my Linux box occasionally: lgeneral. Commander in Europe reminded me of Panzer General, even down to the small and restricted resolution, ha ha. Of course Panzer General had the excuse of being a mid-1990's game.

[Veldor]

I just wanted to point out, in case it hadn't been already, that the game is based upon/dual released as an actual boardgame:

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/55679

I paid for the XBL version as it played quit nice, interface included.

Though I'm sure the name helps it's not just a money grab. They wouldn't have gone through the trouble to produce the actual physical boardgame if it were.

I think their hearts are at least partially in it, as with any boardgame publisher these days....