Soviet tanks in Thailand Spring of 1940, Japanese troops without warning, invaded the Soviet Union, for the three months occupying almost the whole of Siberia. But then he said the best technical content of the Soviet troops, allowed to fall dislodge enemy forces from the country. At the same time the Red Army liberated China and occupied Thailand, providing the Allies access to such valuable resource as rubber. Because of this World War II was completed in October 1941 ...
California king The strategy of "Leaders" three and a half years ago, fell into the category of promising projects. Still - a clone ... sorry, a variation on the theme of Total War in the entourage of the Second World War! Add to this impressive screenshots and ambitious developer promises to make "the most authentic game of the largest conflict in human history." This was followed by searches for a publisher, replacing abbreviations WWII the subtitle Clash of Nations (in Russian version - "Mastery of War"), refusal to words about the "authenticity". More interesting was to see - what is the Spanish Studio Enigma Software came to the finale?
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And it came just the same thing from her and waited - with the clone ... well, that is, with a variation on the theme of Total War in the entourage of the Second World War. Moreover, and "cloning" and "variation" catch the eye immediately, one has only to run "Warlords." Take, for example, the strategic mode - same map divided into cells, the same stepwise conquest of the world ... However, now hovering in the sky, aircraft and destroyers and other Navy conquer sea space, and it necessarily has to consider when planning military operations, as Under certain conditions this technique can intervene in land battles, and even play a decisive role in it.
And the whole world very different: now the fighting will not cover a region and the entire planet, from California to Japan (of course, if you turn the globe to the east). But all this stuff, they do not hide the fact that the creation of Enigma Software reproduces almost verbatim the Total War. You will develop the science and economics, to erect new buildings in cities and create armies. For a tick can do diplomacy and espionage, but they are unlikely to carry away you long time - agree that the spy, only that knows how to get information about the enemy, to calculate the enemy agents and organize attacks on the leaders in our time have no one to impress.
 | Company History |
2001 Enigma Software released ExcaliBug - RTS / RPG, in which all roles are performed by ... insects. The Spaniards are fond of original projects.
2002 Studio lets football (not) simulator Hello Kitty Football Cup 2002 with the famous Japanese cat in the title role.
2003 Spaniards represent the public Angels vs Devils, pretty mediocre shooter on the clashes between angels and devils.
In search of another Rome The fighting started in 1939 and lasted 11 years, followed by scoring and distribution of prizes. The choice offers seven countries: USA, USSR, France, Italy, Japan, Britain and Germany. Officially, each of them, of course, has its pluses and minuses: the French, for example, are strong in espionage, the Soviet Union is banking on strong tanks and Japan - to the fleet. But in practice the difference between the two countries is almost invisible, and the troops they are almost identical.
Before you start you will be prompted to determine the level of historical authenticity. Choose the highest - and Germany in any case, attack the USSR, Britain will not rush into opening a second front, while U.S. and Japanese game and did begin in 1942 with the attack on Pearl Harbor. The second option would give a choice in the details, but it will make to follow the historical realities. Well, while the third provides the complete creative freedom and can easily result in the transformation of Berlin into the capital of Italy, or the connection of Texas to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
The clash of two armies in the "global" mode, as expected, takes you on a separate card. It differs from Total War is already possible to count more - not least because that knightly cavalry and the shock tank group on the battlefield are very different. The closest analogue, which can be compared to "Mastery of war" - episode "Blitzkrieg" and other similar RTS.
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Strategy - the garbage, the main thing - maneuvers Battle game more fun global regime. The battlefield was strewn with forests, hills, and various fortifications, and similar obstacles, and this only adds to the severity of what is happening.Wanted to get into the bunker and take it defense, threw forward the infantry - it does not run, hitting a barrage of enemy artillery ... The enemy dug in the woods, ignoring calls to leave in the open field to a fair fight - we take out the guns on the dominant height and disperses the enemy aimed fire ... If on the global map have been around aircraft or fleet, you can ask them to support, seriously simplify your life. Rendezvous with the enemy lasts or until their complete elimination, or until the expiration of 30 minutes. The final outcome of the fight depends on many factors - for example, after a particularly bloody battle (losing more than 50 per cent), you reward the advent of a new general. Special thanks I want to say AI - Computer generals do their best to make the opposition even more interesting. They ambush, attempting to outflank and go on the defensive, if the numerical advantage on your side. True, the AI often admits scam, with remarkable accuracy anticipating airstrikes and remove the space just before the top of it should fall bombs.
Perhaps only the abundance of such small errors can not build a "Commander" to the rank of direct competitors Total War. Not a bad imitation of, yes - but not a competitor. By making the whole a very decent game, the authors could not or did not want to polish the details. Examples of this can result set. Use of anti-tank artillery reduced to zero due to the fact that the gun fired at a distance of less than tanks. Aviation, in contrast, has become a universal way to solve all problems. Smart AI is sometimes literally "hangs", giving full initiative in your hands. And often, unfortunately, freezes and the game itself. The result had been, pardon the lyrics, uncut diamonds. The potential is there, but to "Mastery of war" glittered all sides, Enigma Software is still working and working. Let the Spanish developers could not create a masterpiece, but at least they have variety in the "Middle Ages" series, and for this reason their game has a right to exist. And if Enigma Software will not abandon it halfway, then the next its result can turn out much better.
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