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Commandos Strike Force, Ubersoldier, and Blazing Angels
By Eric BakerCommandos Strike Force from Eidos Interactive for the PS2, Xbox, Xbox 360, and PC is a first person action game set behind the lines in Europe in 1942. Read more
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Battleground Europe, Rush for Berlin, Strategic Command 2: Blitzkrieg
By Eric BakerThere are a variety of multi-player games that are refighting World War II twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, but none of them are quite like Battleground Europe: World War II Online from Cornered Rat Software and newly distributed by Matrix games for the PC and the Mac. Read more
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Ten Hammers, Battlefield 2, and Tank Command 2
By Eric T. BakerAt first glance, it would be easy to confuse Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers (FSW:TH) by Pandemic Studios and from THQ for the PC, PS2, and Xbox 360 with one of the modern combat shooting games currently on the market, such as something from the Ghost Recon series. Read more
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Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter, Four Lost Battles, and Birth of America
By Eric T. BakerThe latest game in the Ghost Recon franchise is called Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter, and is out on the PC, PS2, Xbox, and Xbox 360. Read more
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World War II Combat, Silent War, and WWII Tank Commander
The Second World War remains a lively setting for first-person video gaming. The default characters in these games are often young OSS (Office of Strategic Services) officers, and World War II Combat: Road to Berlin for the Xbox and PC from Groove Games, is no exception. Read more
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Dangerous Waters, Battlefield 2: Special Forces, and War Plan Orange
By Eric T. BakerOne of the coolest things the internet has enabled gamers to do is team up and battle together. Read more
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Call of Duty 2, Heroes of the Pacific, Battlegroup: 1939-1945
By Eric BakerWhat set the original Call of Duty game apart from other first-person shooting games set during World War II is the feeling it delivered that the player was just a small part of a much larger battle. Read more
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Supreme Ruler 2010, Rome: Total War, and SOCOM 3
By Eric T. BakerBattlegoat Studio’s Supreme Ruler 2010 for the PC has the look of an old school, tabletop, map-and-counters-wargame, but it has the video game smarts that make it vastly more playable than a board game with this much detail would be. Read more
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Combat Mission: Afrika Korps, Codename: Panzers–Phase II, and Squad Assault: Second Wave
By Eric BakerCombat Mission: Afrika Korps is new game for PCs from Battlefront. As the name implies, the setting is the Mediterranean Theater of World War II including North Africa, Italy, Sicily and Crete. Read more
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Divided Nation, Leyte Gulf, and Age of Empires III
By Eric T. BakerThe American Conquest series, from publisher CDV, follows the birth and evolution of the United States. The latest game is American Conquest: Divided Nation, which takes the story into the tumultuous 19th century. Read more
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Sniper Elite, Blitzkrieg II, and Lock ‘n Load: Band of Heroes
By Eric BakerFirst off is a very personal, one on one take on the Second World War. Published by Namco and available on the Xbox, PC, and PS2 is Sniper Elite. Read more
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Battlefield 2, Pirates of the Revolution, and Real Time Conflict: Shogun Empires
By Eric T. BakerThe Battlefield series of games from Electronic Arts brings large- scale, realistic multiplayer combat to the PC. Read more
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European Assault, Commandos Strike Force, Bomb Alley
By Eric BakerThe latest video game in Electronic Arts’ Medal of Honor franchise is European Assault. Available on the Xbox, the PS2, and the Gamecube, the game is set in Europe, 1942. Read more
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Imperial Glory and Cossacks II
By Eric T. BakerTwo games of very similar subject matter are on tap this month. Eidos Interactive’s Imperial Glory, and CDV Software’s Cossacks II. Read more
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Defiant Russia, Road to Hill 30
By Eric T. BakerAt a cost of only $20, Avalanche Press’s new board game Defiant Russia: the War Against Nazi Aggression is a terrific value and an excellent introduction to the hobby of tabletop wargaming. Read more
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Daisenryaku VII, Soldier Raj, and Flashpoint Germany
By Eric T. BakerTurn based strategy games for the Xbox seem to be as rare as hens teeth. Daisenryaku VII: Modern Military Tactics is an import from Japan, and 30% of all the Xbox owners there purchased a copy. Read more
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Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault, Super Army War, and Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon 2
By Eric T. BakerElectronic Arts has released a director’s edition of Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault that might be of more interest to military history fans than the original edition. Read more
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Rome: Total War
By Eric T. BakerFans of ancient combat are in luck due to the release of Rome: Total War for the PC from Activision. Read more
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Codename: Panzers
By Eric T. BakerCodename: Panzers from CDV for the PC uses the troops, equipment, and tanks of World War II as the fodder for a real-time strategy game. Read more
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Vietnam is the setting for two action games.
By Eric T. BakerThe Battlefield franchise is famous for its on-line, multiplayer depictions of World War II combat. Battlefield Vietnam for the PC brings the action into the 20th century and provides the players with modernized weaponry and vehicles, while adding a more immersive infantry experience. Read more
