Even at the time of the series debut, some accused the game of lack of distance to the charged topic. Our trial mission, for example, took place against the backdrop of Stalingrad.
As such, there are, as before, three campaigns – Allies, Germany, Soviet Union – which take place over 20 missions based on historical events. This is exactly where Kalypso wants to start again and put the reins in the hands of the Budapesters from Kite Games, who are largely recruited from former developers of Codename: Panzers.Įvery single vehicle is precious, there are material battles elsewhere.Īfter a good three quarters of an hour at Kalypso’s play-off event in Berlin, one can say that the look and tone of the predecessor were well matched: This is easily recognizable as a new part of the series. Sudden Strike, in 2000, was a fresh, realistic and tactically conscious alternative to the zerging and tank rush of other real-time strategy games against historical scenarios of the Second World War.įinely drawn unit sprites, bustling soldiers who could be taken into sniper positions in dilapidated houses, and many, many cunning tricks straight from the manual of real army commanders spread the feeling that there was more at stake here with every single click than anywhere else.
I’m not sure where that came from all of a sudden, but there it is: Sudden Strike 4, which – as Kalypso tries to emphasize – is in the tradition of the first two parts of the series.
Sudden Strike 4 – and suddenly it was back
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