Why Combat Mission?

[Zemke]

I love the history of WW II, and like Ratzki I am an old wargamer but if the paper counter crowd, "Panzer Blitz" and "Panzer Leader" got me into the tactical side of wargaming. Before Combat Mission I was playing a lot of Steel Panthers, and a friend told me to try the free demo of CM. I tried it and was amazed by the cool graphics and realism, I thought they did it, a great looking game that plays and feels "right". I loved the "WeGO" system of play, much better than turns. I have not played a single Steel Panthers game again, not one, SP is more like a game, CM is more like war. I have a friend who still playes SP and likes it, but for me, CM is the ultimate tactical simulator going. CM is the single best tactical model I have ever found, very good realism. Unlike KTN I am not a control freak, and sometimes that hurts me in this game, and that is why I LOVE to play this game TCIP with time limates. Very intense and you cannot be a control freak then, you have to make decisions and make them fast, just like as real Commander has to. Will Combat Mission last forever, I don't think so, there will be better someday, maybe Shock Force is the next level, maybe not. I just know for now, if you like tactical wargaming, then look no futher than Combat Mission, it is the best. I also wish and hope for CMC to come out, but it is not looking good.

As for WITP it is the reason I took a break from playing CM for eight months, it is a very good game, lots of depth, and a great Stratigic Wargame, with a lots of Operational flavor and decision making. I HIGHLY recommend it. It is another game I would have never played, but for the same friend said "you need to try this", to which I said "Man, I am into the European Front, and East Front at that, I don't want to Island Hop." But I gave it a try, he was right again, WITP is a great game, very good. It is just the opposite of CM in a lot of ways, different, you will see if you play it.

Last note my friend recommended I try Matrix's CONQUEST OF THE AEGEAN, and I read several reviews, and it sounds very realistic, it may be the ultimate in Company/Battalion/Regiment level wargaming. I will let you know I get it in a week.