Blitzkrieg (computer game)
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Blitzkrieg is a WWII simulation computer game published by CDV Software. It is in the form of a Real-Time Strategy (RTS), and allows players to replay battles of World War II in Europe. The game is historically accurate, and it is apparent that careful research has been placed on the wide range of historical missions, as well as the myriad of military technology available to the player.
Graphics are accurate, giving a realistically 3-D rendered isometric terrain as a playing field. Battles feature different seasons, climate zones, and weather conditions, all of which can affect game play. Blood and gore can be toggled on or off. There are over 350 different buildings and objects. During gameplay, players can build bridges, dig trenches and pits, lay mines, resupply and repair units and call in air support when needed. Virtually everything can be blown up, including buildings and bridges; it's just a matter of providing enough explosives. Trees and forests can be flattened by tanks or artillery fire, and the ground can become pockmarked with craters. The units of each nation speak that nation's language, adding immensely to the game's realistic feel.
The game includes mission and resource editors to create new games. The mission editor allows players to generate and add custom missions, chapters and campaigns according to the options most desired, from level of difficulty to type of action. The resource editor gives players total license to redesign the game, add or modify units, characteristics, colors, textures, sounds, and more.
Add Ons
There are two expansions of the original Blitzkrieg to date, both by Sftek International:
- Total Challenge: Blitzkrieg Add-On (requires original)
- Blitzkrieg: Burning Horizons (can stand alone)
The two add-ons expand the war into the Pacific, where Allies face the Japanese.
There is also the recently released Blitzkrieg: Rolling Thunder (can stand alone)
Blitzkrieg II
Blitzkrieg II is a War!
It’s an epic WWII RTS where you strategically plan and command battles in multiple WWII theatres, choose reinforcements and use a wide range of new combat units through 4 global campaigns on the side of USSR, Great Britain, USA and Germany. Blitzkrieg II builds upon success of the best selling Blitzkrieg and comes with tremendous focus on dynamic gameplay, new strategic opportunities and gritty realism of WWII battles. New graphics engine and significant step further over the original game get you in control of the most dramatic and bloody conflict of the past century.
Blitzkrieg II provides more strategic choices and variations, putting you in control over the difficulty and style of the game. Decide what missions to fight, accumulate and call in any type of reinforcements, capture major objectives like train stations or airfields to receive more troops by railroad or get air supremacy during the entire operation. Each battle represents unique tactical experience as types of objectives vary from counter attack and air warfare to covert operations, seashore battles and landing missions. Accomplishment of tactical objectives supports your war efforts at strategic level and has profound effect on your combat efficiency in the final battles.
Philippines, Iwo Jima, Tobruk, Market Garden, Moscow offensive, Stalingrad, Ardennes - fight on every major front of WWII from the heart of Europe and blistering sands of Africa to the deadly jungle isles of the Pacific. Get access to hundreds of authentic weapons from M5 “Satan” flametank to Tiger II and T-35 monsters, from “Zero” fighters to “Natter” interceptors, torpedo boats, 5-t bombs and 405-mm guns. Make use of 60 types of infantry, including special forces, sappers, assault engineers and even guard dogs!
Expand your tactical thinking with over 50 unique skills and abilities available to your forces. Order engineers to plant TNT charges onto a bridge and blast passing enemy units, command veteran AT gun crews to knock off tank tracks or let your own tanks fire on the move, use linked grenades for extra damage, suppress infantry with flak fire, enjoy lots of other combat techniques and tactical opportunities introduced in Blitzkrieg II.
SOURCE: Nival Interactive, Blitzkrieg II: Rolling Thunder, Retrieved: December 23, 2004, from [[1] (http://www.nival.com/blitzkrieg2/)]