This game is great. What really seperates if from just about any other strategic game I've played is the supply. I used to play a lot of A&A. You could move your ships all over the world with no cost. Try that in this game. Go ahead, play Japan, stick all your ships into a deathstar TF and start moving it all over the map. See how that works out for you!
The fact that tactical movement uses supply is huge. One has to really plan offensives, you don't just attack everywhere you have an advantage. There are consequences even when you WIN a battle. Supplies have to be built, supply lines have to be maintained. The sub battles against allied transports by the Germans in this game have real, measurable consequences for both sides.
I just played a turn as the WA where my oponent had devastated my transports. The result? My fleet was stuck in the Med! Couldn't move it and it was being ravaged by German bombers. I would have lost the whole fleet if I hadn't figured out a way to fly supplies in by heavy bomber to Malta so I could get them the heck out of there!
Never seen the whole concept of supply and production so well done. A simple, easy to understand system that has a huge impact on strategy and tactics.
If you like strategy games, get it. If you don't, you wouldn't be here. So just get it! [:D]
