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Sudden Strike III: Arms for Victory Demo

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A real-time tactics and strategy game that focuses on famous scenarios from the second World War. #Arms for Victory  #Sudden Strike  #RTS game  #Rts  #Sudden  #Strike  

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The Sudden Strike series has made a name for itself over the years, by providing players with an unaltered strategy experience and the possibility to choose the desired approach for every situation. Thus, experienced fans and novices alike can find what they are looking for, whether it's a fast and fun tank battle, or a complex war simulator with plenty of tactics involved in the actual combat.

Sudden Strike III: Arms for Victory may take advantage of the same old World War II cliché, but it does so in a heavily improved environment and it should appeal to those who are looking for a challenge when it comes to strategy and tactics. Moreover, the battles are on a much larger scale than before, featuring land, air and sea units that must be used together in order to accomplish the objectives for every mission.

The size of the maps becomes that much more impressive when you take part in land battles, because it takes quite a time for the units to get from one place to the other. This might sound more boring than tactical, but the environments are always scattered with ambushes or stray enemy forces, so you do not actually have time to ponder. The large areas also allow you to properly organize your own troops and choose the best approach points whenever you assault a particular position.

Although the game uses most of the same mechanics as the previous titles, there are some modifications in place, which aim to improve the experience and make some functions more accessible. You get to choose whether you want to concern yourself with micromanagement or leave it to the AI, since it is quite easy to just use entire divisions at once, rather than take an interest in every unit under your command.

These improved mechanics make for a very flexible and versatile gameplay, which is especially useful for those who never played a Sudden Strike title before. This way, you can just start off by controlling large parts of the army at a time and gradually increase the complexity of your tactics, as you descend down the scale and reach the singular units. Moreover, this transition is much more clear now, thanks to the heavily improved graphics engine and the new technologies it is capable of.

In the end, Sudden Strike III: Arms for Victory tries to make everyone happy and it sort of manages to do so, in some aspects. You might, however, say that some of the depth has been lost in the process, since you might not be able to take advantage of the same tactics that were feasible in the previous titles.

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  runs on:
Windows
  file size:
126 MB
  filename:
ss3demoinstall.exe
  4 screenshots:
Sudden Strike III: Arms for Victory Demo - No war is complete without a sea invasion.Sudden Strike III: Arms for Victory Demo - The terrain gets scarred after every explosion.Sudden Strike III: Arms for Victory Demo - A lot of work went into the environments.Sudden Strike III: Arms for Victory Demo - screenshot #4
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