Strategic Command World War II: Assault on Communism Demo

The Strategic Command series has a long history in the wargame genre, even if the first few titles were deemed a little too simplistic and superficial by hardcore strategists. The developers listened to the concerns, on the other hand, which means that each new iteration in the franchise is improved and augmented with the most desired features.

Strategic Command World War II: Assault on Communism is not actually a new game, but an expansion pack that requires the original title in order to be enjoyed. As such, this add-on focuses on the confrontation between Fascism and Communism, namely the German - Soviet war and the battles that characterized it. To make matters more interesting, you can fight on either side of the conflict.

Just like in every episode in the series so far, the scenarios can be customized before you start playing. This means that you have the possibility to set up a few parameters and options to fit your play style, such as whether you are allowed to undo moves, retreat from a battle, or if the weather is an active element or not. A few cosmetic preferences can be changed too, including the border style and its color.

A fresh batch of units accompany the new scenarios, so there are now even more strategies you can apply on the battlefield. Airships, cavalry, medium bombers and light carriers are just a few of the new additions, although you shouldn’t expect an overwhelming amount of content either. Thankfully, the units come in handy during the campaign, so they are definitely welcomed.

On the technical side of things, nothing too drastic has been implemented, but there are fixes and optimizations included. The last part is actually quite important, because the game had a few problems in the past when it came to freezes and dreadful framerates. Naturally, the new units have brand new models as well, although they are just as static as they’ve always been.

In short, Strategic Command World War II: Assault on Communism contains about everything an expansion pack should in order to be considered worthy. Hence, if you enjoyed the previous versions and you do not mind discarding a bit of cash, this is a valuable addition to your wargame repository.