Buy or not buy.

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...I love War in the Pacific: AE and it may or may not be a better game, but they are way different and it would depend in what you are into...Pacific - Naval with heavy logistics management or Eastern Front - ground with more stream lined logistics. Personally I would not recommend War in the Pacific to a person just starting to investigate operational games, but I would highly suggest it for someone that likes operational games and has a bit of operational experience under their belt. For me it had the steepest learning curve of any PC war game that I own...I am still beginner after years of playing Uncommon Valor and War in the Pacific.