Frontline: World At War

Frontline: World At War is the latest Installment in the long-running Frontline-Series from an dedicated One-Man Development Studio and once again offers classic Turn-Based Hexfield-Battles in the World War II-Setting on the Side of the Axis or Allies. Although there is no manageable, consistent Core-Army as in SSI's "Panzer General" from the 90's, the tactical Battles of the individual "Operations" and the "Grand Campaign"-Missions are impressive in their Map Size and the Variety of Units (over 350 included). Their beautiful and detailed Ingame-Models are also appealing on the zoomable Maps. Commanding the Army and utilizing the Special Abilities of the Units, surrounding & flanking the enemy, capturing essential Resources and Enemy Cities is almost as much fun as in the aforementioned PC-Classic from the famous American Developer SSI, even if the Fronline-Series hasn't the tight Turn Limit and deeper Mechanics. Another positive Aspect is the continuous Improvement of the Gaming-Experience through further Updates, which brought more Ease of Play and additional Features, such as complete New Air Units and their AA-Counterparts on the Ground, to the Game after its initial Release…

The Dev got upset with me when I asked a tiny little thing, present in most games, wargame or not: if there is a SAVE system. Know some people can, some can't save - I'm in the latter group. Own EVERY Frontline game - uninstalled them all immediately.

I bought the game on sale for less than €10 and my expectations were accordingly low. The release date is given as January 5th, 2024, the graphics overall are more reminiscent of "Panzer General 3D" and when assessing the complexity, which starts with the strategic board game Risk on the lower end and ends with grand strategy games like "Gary Grigsby's War in the East" or "Hearts of Iron" on top, I see it as closer to Risk. Since the constant clicking in Grand Strategy titles often gets too annoying for me, I was hoping for an easier approach here, which at least was not disappointed. Overall, it offers relatively entertaining gaming if you like these types of games without much depth and want to play casually. I played through a campaign at the "normal" level - which took some hours - and started other campaigns and missions at higher levels to see the difference. In the game itself, which is basically no different from any other turn-based strategy game, the supply of new soldiers and fuel/ammunition does play a role, which adds a bit of depth but is not the big challenge. In higher levels of the game, the enemies do not become more intelligent - as is unfortunately the case ev…

This strategy game is much better than the past releases. It is actually fun.

I'm on the edge with this game. I have 2 previous games from them which play easier and have better graphics and terrain. The actual troop and vehicle models of world at war are pretty good but the terrain compared to the previous games is lackluster and poorly defined. The scrolling movement is done by using the left mouse button which is not smooth at all. IF you just push the mouse around to scroll it is smoother but painfully slow. There is no map to view to set up your strategy. You can zoom out to get a better view of the battlefield. The actual battles are pretty good and the maps are very large. There is a lot of content but the presentation needs work. Aircraft movement it not realistic at all. They seem to fly in a grid pattern instead of straight . I could easily give this a thumbs down. The price was good and I am hopeful they will make improvements.

Frontline is a game that may appeal to fans of beer and pretzel-style games. With its well-designed gameplay, I have found myself playing it multiple times and thoroughly enjoying the experience. Although it may appear cartoony at first, the game offers a depth of strategy that fans of Panzer Corps 2 or World War II games may appreciate. The game features unit carryover between scenarios, covering every major battle in World War II. I recommend purchasing the Frontline Complete edition, which includes all scenarios and campaigns, and is currently available at a discounted price. While it may not appeal to everyone, I have found it to be an engaging and enjoyable game. 8/10