Prepare to climb Everest, because that is the learning curve you will have to overcome to play and enjoy STORM: Frontline Nation. 
I love Risk. And I love some strategy games (when they are done correctly). So after watching the action-packed trailer for STORM, I really had high hopes. Sadly these hopes were crushed like “possum on the pavement” (excuse the Tennessee slang).
STORM is plagued with problems that make it unplayable. I am no newb when it comes to strategy games. I have logged several hours in Victoria 2, am an avid chess player, have a basic understanding of Table Top games like Warhammer and Warcraft, and can tear up some Risk. So I thought going into this, “I am at the top of the learning curve”, and I hopped straight into a single player game. After 3 minutes of trying to play the Single Player campaign, I realized that I needed help.
Storm Frontline Nation Tutorial
So back to the main menu I went looking for the tutorial. To my disappointment, there are NO INTERACTIVE TUTORIALS. The “Tutorial” option takes you to a list of videos that play in a pathetic excuse of a video player with minimal tools for navigating each video. But since it is my job to test this game thoroughly, I had no option but to watch the tutorial videos.
Two hours later, after watching every video the developer offered, and even replaying a few to make sure I didn’t miss anything, I still had no clue what I was doing. So I tried to learn with experience. So armed with my newfound basic knowledge of how the game was supposed to work, I returned to the game.
