Interesting news over at Matrix guys.......

[Mad Russian]

Panzer Commander is a game as different as CM was.

It's not a miniatures style of game where you control every single vehicle. It's more a command simulation game where you are the company or the battalion commander. Much the same as what CM claimed you were.

There's not alot of micro management in the game. There are some issues that were in Panzer Command: Operation Winter Storm that they are working to correct. All of them, IMO, will make the game more acceptable to the old CM community.

Not everybody will like PC because it does put you in the role of the commander. Those of you that didn't like not knowing exactly when, where and what your reinforcements contained at any given moment probably won't like PC as well as you do CM. No battlefield commander in the history of the world has ever had that kind of control though so it's okay. That's why they have a chain of command. The details are all just too much for one man.

On the other hand if you are looking for a combat simulation where you are the commander and not just playing every single man on the field this may well be for you.

All of the games in the series are to be upgraded with each release. As soon as a game is released whatever improvements have been made will be included in the game for previous games in the series. A HUGE advantage over other game series.

There is no map editor at the moment but they are looking to do a map editor with the next game in the series. (At the moment that is my one main concern with the game.) Which should also take the series to NW Europe!

Take a look at the series. I think it's certainly worth the time to see whether it has something to offer you.

Good Hunting.

MR