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"In short, if you would allow me to be so bold as to spend your money; buy this game. You won’t regret it!"
https://nodicenoglory.com/2021/04/12/wa ... irst-look/

"First impressions: Gary Grigsby’s War in the East 2 improves upon a masterpiece. A sequel that gets everything right"
https://thenextweb.com/distract/2021/03 ... sterpiece/

"9.5 / 10 - But, if you’re willing to put in the effort, WitE2 is unparalleled in the strategic experience that it can offer. Put simply, it is a masterpiece of game design and execution."
https://www.gamewatcher.com/reviews/Gar ... view/13279

"This brings us to the ultimate question that is to buy or not to buy? As an avid wargamer, I would say, for God’s sake, what are you waiting for?"
https://avidwargamer.com/blog/2021/04/0 ... _HS9F0XfNo

"For new players, it may still seem daunting, but the information is much more accessible than it has ever been, and if a monster game like this seems at all appealing, I recommend taking the plunge."
https://letstalkaboutwargames.wordpress ... pressions/

"There’s SO much more that I cannot really do it justice in a first impressions piece. If you enjoy grand strategic wargaming on your PC, have an affinity for the Eastern Front historically, and don’t mind getting lost in a good amount of detail, you’ll absolutely love this game. "
https://www.armchairdragoons.com/articl ... rix-games/

"Beim Anblick von War in the East 2 dürften sich Geschichtsfans mit besonderem Interesse am Zweiten Weltkrieg die Finger lecken. Denn das Hardcore- und Hexfeld-Strategiespiel hebt sich vor allem durch seine Komplexität ab. Davon zeugt auch das Handbuch: Ein Wälzer mit 520 Seiten."
https://www.gamestar.de/artikel/war-in- ... 67734.html

"How Gary Grigsby’s War In The East 2 is making monster wargames accessible"
https://www.wargamer.com/gary-grigsbys- ... accessible

"Gary Grigsby’s War in the East 2 will get Russian Caucasus and Finland expansions"
https://www.wargamer.com/gary-grigsbys- ... s-revealed

"Je ne peux qu’être impressionné par la richesse du gameplay offert par les développeurs de 2By3."
https://dystopeek.fr/jouer/gary-grigsby ... he-east-2/

"90% - Sebaj, közelednek a boldog és hosszú nyugdíjas évek. Bespájzolom a War in the West 2-t a PC-mmel együtt egy időkapszulába és 5-10 évre meg is lesz a programom…"
https://www.pcguru.hu/teszt/gary-grigsb ... zt-pc/3589

"80.5%, 4/5 Stars - Foin de suspense soyons clairs, perdre mon temps de cette manière fut un réel plaisir ; ce jeu est un bijou !"
https://www.wargamer.fr/gary-grigsbys-w ... es-heures/

"80.5%, 4/5 Stars - Foin de suspense soyons clairs, perdre mon temps de cette manière fut un réel plaisir ; ce jeu est un bijou !"
https://www.wargamer.fr/gary-grigsbys-w ... es-heures/

"What can we say except that there is nothing like it? This is the best of the best when it comes to turn-based gaming on the Eastern Front of WW2. ... Once you understand how things work, the game becomes evermore interesting, or should we say mesmeric."
https://mesmeric.games/war-in-the-east- ... xperience/


Video Channels Covering WITE2:

Jackie Fish
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhIBdqiUDyc

The Historical Gamer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z84UP-9JuSo

Strategy Gaming Dojo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtiBGPaZKaY

Red Commander (Russian)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH4ulkfZlzY

The Strategy Wargamer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDupd9nNUuQ

Night Phoenix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDupd9nNUuQ

Medicus (German)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqRP26iihcM

Hobby General (German)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tv9Mm8Lovss

Gamer 1745
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lTX71DRaOk

First Contact Gamer
https://youtu.be/5ljncu9sqms

Augusto Barrio (Spanish)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOrSzl3-H5g

Abadia del Gamer (Spanish)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaOZRbTt6Uo

Juguemos a la Guerra (Spanish)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hatKyLe2vtc

Additional WITE2 Video Links:

https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/view ... p?t=369171

Thanks for this. Having lived WiTE1 since it came out and been involved in WiTE2 for the last 6+ months at times I can't see the wood for the trees. It is always good to get an outsiders point of view.

The German review looks great, I think....[:D]

congratulation Erik all great reviews all over, the only bad I have heard about WITE2 is the lack of time to play

Updated with a list of video channels covering WITE2.

The "letstalkaboutwargames.wordpress" review mirrored my feeling towards this game. Part of its brilliance is that the player can immerse himself as much or as little as he wishes. That's only part of its brilliance mind you. I have been playing wargames since the mid-1970s, - I've played just about all of them - and this one is the most pleasing experience so far. Truly a masterpiece. I have played nothing else since it came out. Very satisfying!

https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/07/04/wa ... ed-hitler/

Added a review from Mesmeric Games.

WITE2 just won The Charles S Roberts award which are mainly for board games awards but there is an award for best computer wargame - WITE2 won that. It was announced yesterday. The category is near the bottom of the page.

https://charlessrobertsawards.com/2021- ... IcEleLiXg4

Commanderski wrote: Wed Dec 28, 2022 12:29 pm WITE2 just won The Charles S Roberts award which are mainly for board games awards but there is an award for best computer wargame - WITE2 won that. It was announced yesterday. The category is near the bottom of the page.

https://charlessrobertsawards.com/2021- ... IcEleLiXg4

Very cool! Thanks for sharing!

In the board war game world this is a high praise!

Well deserved.

CMCW was also awarded to Slitherine. Short of selling it, it would have been like giving the WITE-2 award to Valve.

Odd ...

Added First Contact Gamer's channel and a link to another post of video links he maintains.