Panzer Corps Gold

On the contrary: this game takes the original Panzer General as its starting point and pays openly hommage to it by using identical game mechanics and even progression as the main campaign unfolds.

While the visuals are relatively modest by modern standards, they are functional and clear.

Panzer Corps happily delivers in this department as well: the combat mechanics are very easy to grasp, more dificult to master (but there are a ton of difficulty options, so everyone can tailor the game to suit his or her needs) and quite complex underneath (as they should be, since all sort of parameters including weather and terrain are included into the mix).

These scenario's can be played on their own (either as the Germans or from an allied perspective), but in truth the game begs to be played in the campaign-mode, where every single scenario leads to a next one in a quite widely branching campaign.

And there's even more: as units fight, deal and take damage, they are rewarded with combat experience – a unit can gain up to five stars, and in doing so becomes ever more powerful.

With a wide range of campaigns, custom scenarios, and multiplayer options, it offers near-limitless replay value.