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The Fate of the Eastern Front is in your hands!

Matrix Games and Binary Evolution Studios (www.binary-evolution-studios.com) are thrilled to announce that they will be bringing gamers Operation Barbarossa – The Struggle for Russia, an elegant and challenging World War II strategy game perfect for both new and veteran wargamers!

David Heath, Director of Operations at Matrix Games, said “Operation Barbarossa is a splendid combination of intuitive gameplay and challenging strategy with plenty of historical detail. Similar to the old “General” series of wargames, gamers will find that they can hit the ground running without a steep learning curve, but the gameplay will entertain and challenge even veteran wargamers!”

On June 22, 1941 an avalanche of 153 German divisions crash into the Soviet Union and the largest military operation in history is begun: Operation Barbarossa. In this elegant turn-based strategy game, compelling gameplay combines with gripping history to create an addictive mix.

Aimed at all levels, from those who have never played a wargame before to those who know the history of World War II in detail, this is an entertaining and mentally challenging game of combined arms strategy. Your armor, infantry, artillery and air units will follow you through the most crucial battles of the Eastern Front. You will be able to choose from 47 different upgrades and improvements for your units as well as add new forces based on your success in the campaign.

Take command in two German and one Soviet campaign as well as individual scenarios and determine the fate of the Eastern Front. When you’ve played through all the campaigns and scenarios, try your hand at the editor to create new scenarios for yourself or to share with others!

• Over 140 different units featuring all important historical weapon systems with up to 23 different characteristics
• Experience based promotion system that offers the player 47 different upgrades to create individual units
• Three historical campaigns from the start of Operation Barbarossa until the Battle of
• Berlin and a tutorial campaign that provides easy access for beginners
• Interactive, animated 3D environment and detailed 3D units
• Visible weather system with five weather types that influence ground and air units
• Expanded strategic options like destruction and repair of infrastructure and fortifications
• Special unit capabilities like engineers and paratroops

Get more information on Operation Barbarossa - The Struggle for Russia from its official product page.

Pitty the official webside is not yet in English.
Well since it's underworks it might well be any of these days [:)]

though the screenshots have english text [:D]

I hope there is a NATO Symbol counter option as I do not like the look of the 3D units at all .... I honestly think my eyes will start hurting looking at a cluttered map full of those images...

ORIGINAL: rjh1971
Pitty the official webside is not yet in English.
Well since it's underworks it might well be any of these days [:)]

You mean the developer's page?

Just go to our own product page (linked in this forum) which is certainly in English.

ORIGINAL: rjh1971
Pitty the official webside is not yet in English.
Well since it's underworks it might well be any of these days [:)]

Hello.

Our page is in English now!

And for those who want the German page.

Best regards.

Looks good. I'll be keeping my eye on this one.

i agree with you 1000%.... i dont want to play a game that looks like "panzer commander"! if its a serious war game it should have nato symbols... and 3D just makes it look like you are playing minatures... i cant take it seriously as an historical war game worth buying with all this "eye candy" and no other option

this game is classified as "introductory" which means its designed for 10 year olds... sadly i wont be buying it

Well, I've been wargaming for many years and I enjoyed this game quite a lot. Just because a 10 year old can play it doesn't mean it has nothing to offer to others.

If it's like Panzer General (and it seems it is) then it is first and foremost a game not an historical simulation. having said that doesn't mean it can't be fun and can't require strategy and at least resonate to some of the elements of real military thinking (captured through the rock/scissors/paper aspects). I play hardcore wargames and PG and enjoy both.
On the 3D vs Nato I don't understand why NATO symbols are so sacred. In actual military practice their used to be situations where 3D models were used (I think). For example in battle of britain or battle of atlantic I thinnk they may have used scale models. In any case 3D models do imply that this is more a 'game' then simulation (by far) and that seems appropriate.