Axis & Allies Demo

The second World War basically reshaped the map of Europe forever, while the battles scarred its grounds and left many city in ruins. The struggle between the two forces went on for years, with millions of casualties on both sides, a lot of which were actually civilians caught in the crossfire.

Axis & Allies is a strategy game that aims to provide you with a realistic experience of the war, by putting you in the middle of famous battles that took place between the two factions. The campaign mode takes you through the entire war, with the possibility to change its entire outcome and obtain a different result once 1945 rolls around.

The game is mainly focused on your ability to use tactics and strategy in order to overpower the enemy forces, although the action is in real time and you cannot ponder for too long. Once you have a plan, the troops can be easily organized and sent into battle, where they attempt to carry out your orders and come out victorious. Naturally, you can jump in at any time and take control over the situation, in case the original strategy does not pan out the way you intended.

Since this is a depiction of the actual war, real locations are portrayed as well, which means that you get to unleash hell in Europe's biggest cities and capitals. These also contain streets and buildings, which can either help you or work against you, depending on what needs to be achieved at the end of the mission. Thus, it is possible to use them to your advantage and take cover behind the buildings, or they can force you to enter narrow streets and fall prey to a well-timed ambush.

The tactical possibilities are only limited by your imagination and creativity, because the game puts everything at your disposal in order to properly coordinate the troops. The entire action is rendered by a potent graphic engine, which is able to hold a large number of units on the screen at the same time, as well as give you a detailed depiction of the cities you have to make your way across.

Axis & Allies is a great way to find out whether the strategies you came up with could hold in a real battle, with the added benefit of being able to change the outcome of the greatest war that ever took place. Thus, you can enjoy dozens of hours of intense skirmishes across Europe, at the helm of the faction of your choice.