The Battle of the Bulge scenario map is mostly comprised of forest, hills and rivers making it difficult for the Germans to advance in bottlenecked paths to objectives. Sicily’s northeast region is very mountainous making it difficult for tanks and infantry to traverse, but the western part of the island is mostly open, making attacks easier. What you will see on a map mostly are open fields, hills, mountains, forests and rivers. The maps are designed similarly to hex-based wargame maps. There are 24 terrain-type hexes in Panzer Corps: Allied Corps, but do not expect to see all of them in one scenario. Units can be upgraded and repaired throughout a scenario and campaign, but this does consume the precious prestige points you have been awarded throughout the campaign. Do you purchase multiple M5 Stuart tanks with a high movement range, or do you purchase the slower M3 Lee tanks with a higher attack strength against infantry? The variations of your force are almost limitless, but whatever you choose it must be effective against the enemy. This can be helpful in determining what type of corps you want to develop. In this screen, a player can see the unit’s purchase cost (prestige points that are gained through the completion of scenarios and the capture of objectives), strength points, fuel points, experience, movement type, attack range, attack and defense strength, and other unit statistics. Each unit can be purchased in the “Purchase Unit” screen at any time during a scenario. There are 20 unit classes in Allied Corps, but these can be classified into seven combat unit types: infantry, tanks, recon vehicles, anti-tank guns, artillery guns, air units (fighters, tactical bombers, strategic bombers), and naval ships. Other scenario losses are not as forgiving losing the Sicily scenario automatically ends the campaign.
I would have preferred a win, but the battle showed me how tough the AI can be against a human opponent. Fortunately, the campaign continued straight to the Tunisia scenario whether I won or lost. Surprisingly, I lost nearly every unit I had and every key location I was to hold. Kasserine was one such battle rather than being on the offense, I was forced to hold my ground against the onslaught of German armor. Some battles are more difficult than others, so players can expect to lose many units until their corps has developed into a fierce fighting force. Popular battles in these campaigns include Kasserine, the final push in Tunisia, Battle of the Bulge, El Alamein, Cassino, Cobra, and D-Day to name a few. The five campaigns consist of 30 scenarios. This allows you to build your corps however you wish, i.e., a player may choose to focus primarily on purchasing tanks with light infantry support or vice versa, or perhaps to amass a group of artillery units rolling along behind the advance units.
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The great feature with the Panzer Corps series is you are free to purchase any of the 900 unit types throughout the campaigns, although certain units are not available at the beginning of the war. (It is possible to start with the “Normandy 1944” campaign, but you will need to be cautious due to your units’ inexperience.) Losing units you have had since the beginning of the war can be gut wrenching, since you have learned to rely on them over the course of many scenarios. Choosing an earlier war campaign allows you to begin building up your units, allowing them to gain invaluable experience you will need in later campaigns. The game comes with 30 scenarios in five campaigns: “Desert 1940,” “Crete 1941,” “Torch 1942,” “Sicily 1943,” and “Normandy 1944.” Players can choose to start with any one of the five campaigns, which link as one grand campaign. Allied Corps is both an expansion for owners of Panzer Corps and a standalone for new players. It gives gamers familiar with Panzer Corps a new view of the war as they command their tanks, infantry, artillery, and air units through five campaigns starting in Africa and ending after the D-Day invasion. In Panzer Corps: Allied Corps players assume the role of Western Allied force commanders to defeat the Axis in Africa and Europe. Price is a little high for 5 campaigns (30 scenarios). Potentially high replay value with scenario editor.įailed Basic: Title is misleading (no Soviets) however this isn’t a major issue. Provides the “one more turn” addiction during gameplay. Publisher: Matrix Games & Slitherine Ltd.
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Panzer Corps: Allied Corps – PC Game Review By Ed William
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