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Im a Huge World War 2 buff and I love the games based around them, none more then the WW2 RTS and this is the Grand daddy. I admit its Very Very complex at the start, especially since most RTS are either just Click and forget" (Risk Types) or action and fast paced (Company of heroes , total war) . This one is much more of the "Risk" Global domination then some of the other Action based RTS out there. I like both Types but with so many action RTS games out there , the slower pace is a wonderful way to learn tactics if you stick with it. Now The first thing I will say is that your going to have to spend at least 2-4 hours just failing at this game. Unless you can just soak up info from tutorials and The included strategy guide (A wonderful thing to include, have a printer or I pad with the SG in front of you) nothing is gonna click right away. I do wish there was a mode that really walked you through how the game worked ( Total War does a great Job of this with there "Advisors" and "Prolouge" Campaigns) but you really feel acomplished when you start mastering the game. Now the other thing about this game thats important to know is that you can control EVERYTHING ! Make Alliences, Research technology, change political idiologys, fix your economies, or wage covert war. All of this is at your fingertips. For a WW2 nut like me this is a chance to see what would have happened in all the questions us armchair generals ask ourselves . (how ever there is no way to activate a indiana Jones unit if you choose the USA, my guess is they didnt want the game to end in one turn) with all the attention to detail and depth there are some things im surprised by. while the Game does contain all the historical figures (Hitler, Patton, Stalin, Monty, etc) they dont use the swastika for germany (It surprising how much motivation it adds to defeat the Nazis when you see more of the map coverd by that infamous symbol) and they dont adress the holocaust. I understand this but its something the Germans did and I want to see what would happen if the CPU controlled germany does or does not commit to this deplorable policy. The great thing about this game is how it can be played as a game or a learning tool, and seeing how much the holocaust did or didnt play a part in germanys defeat would be eye opening . So there is my review, If you have hours and hours to play and learn, get this game, everyone is saying it crashes but i have not had one crash in the month that I have had it and played it a bunch. See you on the battlefield Privates

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