| If you're into war simulation then Combat Mission II is a | | | | order to each division, company and squad and then |
| must have. Unlike the first person simulations, which | | | | after you give these orders you don't physically control |
| may have very realistic graphics, this PC game is | | | | the actions of each. They will take action on their own |
| realistic in that it forces you to think out your every | | | | based on your orders. If you command them to attack |
| action. You become the general of the army. You | | | | a bunker, they'll attack the bunker on their own. In the |
| decide whether to attack or retreat, try to outflank the | | | | course of doing this, they may be ambushed by an |
| enemy or meet him head on. You have to consider | | | | enemy squad or company. If so, they will either fight |
| the terrain, time of day and weather. You don't need | | | | back or retreat on their own, that's if they're not killed |
| skill, as the game is actually simulated for you after | | | | first.There are a number of weapons and vehicles in |
| you supply your troops with their orders, but you do | | | | this game. Each one is programmed to behave as |
| need brains, lots of them.And that may be the one | | | | realistically as possible based on ballistics and other |
| drawback to this game for people who don't want to | | | | factors. Yes, a lot of work went into the programming |
| have to think that much when they're playing a PC | | | | of this game.The terrain is set up according to the |
| game. This game is all thought. And the control you | | | | actual terrain of the various countries and has a great |
| have over your army is complete. The instruction | | | | effect on each battle's outcome. The battles |
| manual is over 200 pages long. Fortunately, it is very | | | | themselves are set up according to many of the real |
| well written, though it will require a lot of reading.The | | | | battles that were fought in the war. Of course you |
| concept itself is not even that simple. Basically, Combat | | | | may get different results since this is a simulation.But |
| Mission II focuses on World War II on the Russian | | | | the most fun comes from programming your own |
| Front. The armies involved are the Germans, Fins, | | | | battles and designing your own terrain situations. The |
| Russians, Italians and Romanians. The game covers | | | | number of things you can do with this game are |
| the time period between 1941 and 1945 when the | | | | virtually unlimited. Not only can you program battle |
| Russians marched into Berlin. For US fans of the good | | | | scenarios but you can program campaigns which are |
| old US Army, this is one big disappointment as the | | | | a number of battles strung together.Combat Mission, |
| game doesn't cover the war in Europe.The game | | | | made by CDV, is arguably one of the best war |
| follows what they call the "we go" principal. In other | | | | simulation games ever made. If you're a big war fan, |
| words, even though you are commanding a large | | | | you won't be disappointed if you check this one out. |
| army, depending on the battle itself, you give specific | | | | |