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Hi POS - Is Panzer Command Kharkov Any Good?
08-06-2008, 02:33 PM, (This post was last modified: 08-07-2008, 12:17 PM by von Nev.)
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Hi POS - Is Panzer Command Kharkov Any Good?
Hi POS,

Your Green Light Tourney is a great read. Well done.

A while ago I seemed to remember that you might be doing a review of Panzer Command: Kharkov for the Blitz. Are you still do one? Is PC:K any good? Still playing CM:BB but PC:K might be a good break at times.

Marty
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08-06-2008, 04:07 PM, (This post was last modified: 08-06-2008, 04:54 PM by PoorOldSpike.)
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RE: Hi POS - Is Panzer Command Kharkov Any Good?
Hi mate yes I once did a PC:Kharkov review at another club a while ago but when I went back there to copy the review into Blitz I found I was locked out; guess they want to keep it for themselves ha ha ha..:)
No sweat, I've still got all the screenshots, see below..:)

As to your question, it's not really for me to say whether PCK is "any good" because everybody has their own opinions of games.
All I can say is that personally I much prefer CM because it has an easy smooth-flowing style that PCK doesn't have.
There's far too much of a 'stop-go' feel about PCK that I find uncomfortable because you have to keep micro-tweaking orders all the time, that's fine at first but soon becomes a chore if you're a simplicity-junkie like me..
I finally decided to abandon PCK after I got fed up having to keep scrolling around the map peeking behind tree trunks to see what was lurking there because trees couldn't be fully toggled off.
In fact I liked PCK very much at first, but now the novelty's worn off I'd still rank CM head and shoulders above it..


My PC:Kharkov review screenshots taken during actual play-

Ferdinands cross a bridge under shellfire
[Image: kur.gif]



Infantry throw smoke grenades
[Image: smok.gif]



T-34 and a 37mm Pak slug it out
[Image: kv.gif]



[Image: kt.gif]



[Image: kw.gif]



Neat tracer
[Image: trac.gif]
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08-06-2008, 04:08 PM, (This post was last modified: 09-19-2008, 02:29 AM by PoorOldSpike.)
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RE: Hi POS - Is Panzer Command Kharkov Any Good?
Mean hombres
[Image: kinf.gif]



Editor
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Woods engagement
[Image: woods3.gif]



Trees obscure too much action for my taste
[Image: woods1.gif]



Unit graphics can't be upsized, you have to zoom down for a close look
[Image: ky.gif]



Nice realistic landscape, beats CM in that respect at least
[Image: k1.gif]
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08-06-2008, 04:11 PM,
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RE: Hi POS - Is Panzer Command Kharkov Any Good?
Winter (PCK also includes scens from PC:Winter Storm)
[Image: buttons.gif]



ATG guards a bridge
[Image: mines.gif]



Mines
[Image: mines2.gif]



Village
[Image: campC.gif]



Campaign game option
[Image: campA.gif]



Quick battle selection (very good, pull the sliders to juggle your force composition)
[Image: GenA.png]
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08-06-2008, 04:13 PM,
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RE: Hi POS - Is Panzer Command Kharkov Any Good?
Farmyard with dead livestock (I never dun it honest)
[Image: GenB.gif]



Winter
[Image: WSG.gif]



Winter
[Image: WSH.gif]



Winter
[Image: WSD.gif]



[Image: KharB.gif]



[Image: WSkv.png]
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08-06-2008, 04:15 PM, (This post was last modified: 08-08-2008, 01:02 PM by PoorOldSpike.)
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RE: Hi POS - Is Panzer Command Kharkov Any Good?
[Image: WSp40.png]



[Image: WSb.gif]



[Image: WSa.png]


Note- better video cards may render graphics shots better than my old card
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[Image: T70.gif]


[Image: T26.gif]


[Image: Pz38.gif]


[Image: T3485PCK.gif]


[Image: PzIVsht.gif]
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08-06-2008, 04:16 PM,
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RE: Hi POS - Is Panzer Command Kharkov Any Good?
[Image: PzII.gif]

[Image: Pz3.gif]

[Image: T-60A.gif]

[Image: T-34.gif]

[Image: Stug-short.gif]

[Image: PziiiN.gif]

[Image: Pan.gif]

[Image: KV-1.gif]

[Image: Elef.gif]

[Image: BT7.gif]
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08-06-2008, 04:54 PM,
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RE: Hi POS - Is Panzer Command Kharkov Any Good?
I think I will do some hunting and get it! IMHO it looks very good. :)
[Image: Tiger-Sig2.jpg]
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08-07-2008, 02:21 AM,
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RE: Hi POS - Is Panzer Command Kharkov Any Good?
I like the Russian Tank Commander staring at the back of the hatch cover (Pic 5 in post #6 above). I wouldn't want to be his driver. Big Grin

At least some of the other TCs with forward swinging hatch covers are leaning to the side to look around them.

Mike
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08-07-2008, 05:30 AM,
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RE: Hi POS - Is Panzer Command Kharkov Any Good?
Maybe it has a mirror in it and he is admiring himself...LOL
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