![]() ![]() Both Europe and the Pacific are represented and you can switch back and forth if your chosen nation fought in both areas. There are also three Campaigns options - a Campaign Generator that allows you to set up a custom made campaign, a Linked Scenario option that will link some scenarios together for you, and the classic Long World War II option, where you can play as one of six nations - the United States, the United States Marine Corp, Great Britian, Soviet Union, Germany, and Japan. Or slug it out with a scenario - over 50 scenarios are available with the game, and more user made ones are available for download from Matrix Games' website. ![]() You can select a quick battle if you like, and configure it to your preference. 27 nations are represented, with pictures and short movie clips to add to the realism. The game covers battles all through World War II, from Japan's invasion of Manchuria in 1931 to a 'what if' cold war scenario in 1949. In a nutshell, SP:WAW is a turn-based, hex wargame updated from DOS to Windows 95/98. The manual has a great tutorial, a section for Steel Panthers veterans that lists what is new and what has changed, and a detailed explanation of everything. Also available with the whopping 300MB+ download is a manual, a Editor, and a CD case pic in case you want to make your own CD :)Īt first glance, this top notch war game looks complicated, but is quite easy to get into. ![]() ![]() This game is being distributed free of charge by Matrix Games (although it has minimal in-game advertising), and you don't need any of the previous Steel Panther games. Now Gary Grigsby and Matrix Games, the company he now works for, has licenced the name and came out with a remake of Steel Panthers games called Steel Panthers: World at War ( SP:WAW). The Steel Panthers trilogy was one of the most decorated and praised wargame series from SSI. ![]()
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