Comments on: Wot I Think: Men Of War

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:25:34 +0000

The level designers seem to have got it into their head that giving you a crapload of men and then throwing wave after wave at you is fun.

This seems true of many studios these days. I find it’s usually a sorry replacement for a decently designed, story-driven campaign.

“Oh, and then your dudes had to defend this thing. Just like the last time. And the time before that. Only now the bad guys are coming from the bridge and not the forest! Hurrr”

By: Carra

Carra — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:57:20 +0000

Tried out two levels yesterday. Kept my tank as backup and when needed ordered it to ride to the battlefield. I didn’t see it arrive however so I looked where the damn thing was. It drove 5 meters and tried to go up a stair to the roof of a building. Why I have no idea. Then it rolled over and was useless… Trying to use the tractor to pull it over didn’t seem to work.

I’m not impressed with the AI so far… Or well, I’ll go and download the patch.

By: Fumarole

Fumarole — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 03:13:24 +0000

Here’s the campaign generator:

http://www.digitalmindsoft.eu/forums/viewtopic.php?f=15&p=39225#p39225

By: MrBejeebus

MrBejeebus — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 16:17:30 +0000

just bought it, i feel as if RPS are making me spend all my money

By: Jim Rossignol

Jim Rossignol — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:30:23 +0000

Their forums are down.

By: EBass

EBass — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:53:30 +0000

I can’t find the campaign generator, the link from this site doesen’t work.

By: Jim Rossignol

Jim Rossignol — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:01:32 +0000

Tigershuffle, do you have a link for that language mod? I can find all the others.

By: tigershuffle

tigershuffle — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:34:43 +0000

Hi, just a quick update….as to mods. Someone has added a ‘native’ language mod, so now you can hear the Russians in Russian, subtitles on the way too apparently. for the cutscenes. Some of the other mods added are great too.. ie Campaign generator, extra vehicles/skins, oh and the realism for body part gibbage is err ‘nice’ too.

By: Serondal

Serondal — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:07:30 +0000

Well I got an answer to my question from their offical website (duh) you can still control the units directly, I’m not sure why this wasn’t mentioned above since to me it was one of the best parts of the game.

By: Serondal

Serondal — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:52:54 +0000

I have a question, one that will decide if I buy the game or not. Do you get direct control of tanks and soliders like in the first game?

For those of you who have not played the first game the American levels start off with you dropping on D-Day into a field at night with a knife ! THAT’S ALL. Then 4 seconds latter a half track comes up with 3 or 4 germans in it and you have to evade it by sneaking away or, do as I do and throw the knife at the machine gunner and steal the fing thing ^_^ I’ve NEVER played a game like that before and I had no idea they were making sequals.

Anyone else ever captured the german rocket artillery and destroyed the train station? wood and bodies and other stuff just goes flying all over the place it is the most amazing thing ever.

Also the ability to tank broken down tanks was great in that game as well, it could spell the difference between victory and defeat. It gives you a REAL feeling for what it was like in WW2. you don’t just drive you tank around in the open and hope for the best, you have to use cover and tactics and put your tanks strengths to the best use possible. If you know you can’t beat any enemy tank you shot its tracks out, go around behind it through the streets and shoot the back armor where it is weaker! Can’t do that kind of thing in World in Conflict.

By: Rich_P

Rich_P — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:25:03 +0000

Positives: the game makes actual strategy possible by giving you a battlefield full of hidden options. There’s so much junk lying around you can invent your way out of all kinds of tight spots

So you’re saying that the game plays like an episode of the A-Team? I’ll have to try the demo with the A-Team theme looping in the background.

By: theleif

theleif — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:56:44 +0000

@erlam
Instead of doing all that to repair you vehicle, i suggest you just man the tank, and then click the tanks repair icon. One crew member will jump out with the repair kit, repair the vehicle, and jump back in. Or, more likely get shot by a sniper.