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For example, any order that appears in the lower left of the screen is always Z, no matter which unit it is. I really like how the commands for each unit correlate with the layout of a keyboard. The user interface has some good and bad points. Too many times I have come across RTS games where the objective locations were apparently a secret the developers wanted to keep, and only supplied archaic instructions (such as вЂњdestroy all enemy unitsвЂќ) to the user. Blitzkrieg Anthology does a very good job in relaying clear, explicit objectives to the player each objective location is clearly marked on the mini-map and is usually not vague. The gameвЂ™s focus is clearly on the campaign mode, as any other options of play are not fully developed or missing entirely.Д«litzkrieg Anthology is a game of pure tactical skill there is no resource management anywhere to be seen in the game, so the units you start with are the only units you can use to complete each mission.

You have basic deathmatch and capture the flag modes against other human opponents online, and the game has support for GameSpy Arcade, which is nice for matchmaking purposes. There are custom missions aspiring level designers can develop using the gameвЂ™s utilities, but you canвЂ™t play any of the multiplayer modes against the AI. It is clear that the single player campaign was the focus of the game, especially since there is no skirmish mode against AI opponents. Blitzkrieg Anthology provides a sense that you are contributing to the overall goal of your respective side in the war, and the fact that the game keeps tabs on your progress is an added bonus.

#Blitzkrieg 2 anthology custom series#

Most games have a вЂњcampaignвЂќ that is a series of loosely connected missions, with no real flow or relation between each individual contest. The game keeps track of your progress through each mission, giving skill ratings in several areas, and compiling unit upgrades and bonuses you can use in the field. For each chapter, you can select to play from several different missions, usually three for each level of difficulty. Each scenario is comprised of several chapters, each covering a portion of the war. There are also some additional chapters as a bonus in additon to the material that was from the original Blitzkrieg and the two expansions. Overall, quite unremarkable sound is to be found in Blitzkrieg Anthology.Д«litzkrieg Anthology has five campaigns detailing the trials and tribulations of World War II for the Germans, Allies, Russians, Rommel, and Patton. It has the overstated background music and requisite arrangement of battle sounds, including quips from individual soldiers that can get old after you play the game for a while. In terms of the sound department, the game is quite average. You canвЂ™t zoom in (or out) at all in the game, so you are forced to squint at your riflemen throughout the game. In addition, some of the units can get lost in the scenery, especially tiny infantry. It has passable effects on a lackluster landscape, although seeing the aftermath of a good artillery bombardment is appealing. Personally, IвЂ™d rather have awesome 2-D graphics than crappy 3-D graphics, and Blitzkrieg is neither. I donвЂ™t mind this technique, as it can lead to some impressive visuals if done correctly, but Blitzkrieg doesnвЂ™t really use enough detail in the backgrounds to make it completely believable. Blitzkrieg Anthology uses the Rise of Nations model of 3-D units projected on a 2-D background. Well, letвЂ™s see how this two year old game stacks up.Д«litzkrieg was released all the way back in 2003 (although both expansions were released last year), and the game shows some of its age in the graphics department. But I guess itвЂ™s easier to slap a new label on a CD and package it up. Some of the same resources are used in both games, and I wish, to conserve disk space and the number of CDs the game comes on, they consolidated the material a bit. These two sets (the original and the expansions) are treated as separate installs to separate directories, and together clock in a around 3 ВЅ GB. Hoping to cash on the eminent release of Blitzkrieg 2, CDV has released Blitzkrieg Anthology, a collection of the original Blitzkrieg and its two standalone expansions: Burning Horizon and Rolling Thunder. Seems like most games that come down the pipe these days are an MMO, shooter, or RTS game.

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What say you? If you can stand all the micromanagement, a fine strategy collection: 6/8Д«oy, PC gamers sure love some real time strategy.

The Not So Good: Overwhelming micromanagement, no AI skirmish, very difficult

#Blitzkrieg 2 anthology custom full#

The Good: Full featured campaigns with explicit objectives, tons of units with specific uses, requires realistic strategies

Blitzkrieg Anthology, developed by Nival Interactive and published by CDV.