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Theatre of War 2: Kursk 1943 Review (PC)

Posted by Christophor Rick (TheSuperGuido),
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Theatre of War 2: Kursk 1943 (from Battlefront) is entertaining and manageable for a WWII RTS. You get a bird’s eye view of the field of battle and can move the camera around to get a better view of the situation. The tasks are relatively well laid out and you are given a fair amount of information on what you need to accomplish but not exactly how to do it. Each battle generally has multiple goals and offers a lot to do and see.

There are some interesting features in the game as well. Soldiers will automatically pick up ammo and better weapons from fallen soldiers and comrades. That means that you could end up with far better troops than you began with. This can be done automatically or you can micromanage it if you so choose.

Additionally, after each battle you’re able to upgrade attributes of soldiers that survived and distribute experience points among them to make them better over time. That is if any survive and you manage to win. It doesn’t really seem to have a huge impact on the game as far as I can tell. Perhaps later, when you have units survive through numerous battles, they might actually do better. But it just seems negligible.

Sometimes though, the game is totally frustrating. I was to assault enemy positions and take over control of them. But once I got into the level, after having deployed my troops, it then said I had to do so with infantry, which I obviously didn’t have enough of because I think I lost. Or I won, I’m not really sure. That’s another flaw in the game. It gives you a message stating that you’ve failed but then moves you along to the next mission. I would think after several failures in the Nazi Germany army, you would simply have been executed for incompetence.
 

 Our Rating for Theatre of War 2: Kursk 1943 Review (PC)
6.0
Replay
I really want to dive into all the features of the game and go back again and again but then I do and get frustrated with it.
8.5
Graphics
Some environmental items look flat and bland while others are well done. Even though it�s hit-or-miss it�s still pretty good overall.
6.0
Sound
If you don�t speak Russian and/or German there will be a lot of gibberish in the game. Why there aren�t English language subtitles or voice options is beyond me. When you get or complete an objective it tells you in English text.
6.5
Gameplay
It has its moments, it really does. But overall I lost interest after a battle and it was difficult to get back in to finish the review even let alone get lost in it for days.
7.5
Multiplayer/Online Content
There are some cool options in the multiplayer but I had problems finding enough people to fill up a team multiplayer session (8 players)
7.0
Overall
A lot of things to manage and do. The game prevents you from truly enjoying it at times. But hardcore WWII and RTS fans will find something for them here.

Rating: 4.3, votes: 10

PC Video Game Review Rig Specifications

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CPU Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40Ghz Intel Core i7 940 2.93Ghz
RAM 4.00GB Crucial Ballistix 6Gb Patriot Viper Memory
Gfx Card EVGA GeForce GTX 580 1.5GB EVGA 560 Ti 448 Core Graphics Card
PSU Xion 800Watt Powersupply
Chassis NZXT H2 Silent Classic NZXT Vulcan Case
Cooling NZXT Fans Cooled by Xigmatek fans
Audio Cyber Snipa Sonar 5.1/Sharkoon Xtatic SR Corsair Vengeance 1500 7.1 Surround Headset
Display AOC Ultra-thin 22" LED 27" 3D Asus monitor with Nvidia 3D Vision 2
Mouse SteelSeries Sensei (left), NZXT Avatar S white (right) Logitech G500 mouse
Keyboard Logitech Media slim and Cyber Snipa Flexiglow MadCatz/Saitek Cyborg Keyboard (Modern Warfare 2 edition)




 
 

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