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| Panzer Tactics | 
 enlarge | From: Atlus Video Games
Category: Video Games
Buy New: $39.99
Buy New/Used/Collectible from $27.95
Avg. Customer Rating:  (13 reviews)
Sales Rank: 13313
Platform: Nintendo Ds
ESRB: Everyone 10+
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0 x 0
MPN: 00070
Model: PT-00070-2
UPC: 815315000702
EAN: 0815315000702
ASIN: B000TU4M4Q
Release Date: November 6, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Play through a single-player campaign with over 100 hours of gameplay | | • | Play as the German Wehrmacht, the Red Army or the Western Allies in entirely unique campaigns | | • | Play multiplayer across LAN and WiFi with other aspiring warlords | | • | Collect points for the Panzer Tactics DS Online Ladder and show the world who's the best strategist |
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Product Description
The year is 1939. The world on the brink of one of the greatest conflicts in human history: the Second World War. Be prepared to assume command of one of three of the most powerful armies of that time: the German Wehrmacht, the Red Army or the Western Allies (Britain and USA). The three different historical campaigns enable you to experience the demanding strategic aspects of combat for the first time on a handheld device. Lead your men to victory - on land, on water and in the air! Multiplayer mode lets you challenge your friends via Hotseat mode, LAN or Wi-Fi, and collect important points for the Panzer Tactics DS online Highscore Ladder. Show the rest of the world who's the best strategist. Multiplayer mode enables up to 4 players to play on 10 different multiplayer maps (via LAN, Wi-Fi, or Hotseat mode) Online rankings allow you to compare yourself with the best amateur generals in the world Playable using the stylus or buttons, or a combination of both Optional bonus mission objectives to unlock extra missions and tactical optimizations Large variety of different battle animations for all units, plus a wide range of special explosion and weather effects Wide range of multiple game modes
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| Customer Reviews: Read 8 more reviews...
 Striking the Right Balance Between Challenge and Storyline. November 29, 2008
Panzer Tactics DS strikes the right balance between a challenging strategy and an intriguing storyline for you to uncover as you march your way through three campaigns of World War II.
Each scenario is uncovered as you make progress through the campaigns. The game is impossible to play without playing through at least some of the tutorials. The scenarios each present a different challenge in terms of the terrain, the primary objectives, and the minor objectives which often lead you into discovering something new about the game.
Reading the manual is generally useful, those many important details are not included. Some aspect or rules of the game or unit behaviour I'm still not clear about.
Fame points are earned as soon as you achieve an objective, cause the enemy to take losses, or when you capture towns.
The most exciting and vulnerable units are the commando units, they are also the most expensive general unit you can purchase with your fame points, and therefore were very rare in my armies. Officers are even more expensive, and were difficult for me to achieve until towards the end of the first two campaigns.
A flaw with the game flow is that if you achieve your primary objective, the scenario is ended, even if you still intend to achieve the secondary objectives. So grab those secondary objectives first.
My progress through the first campaign was rewarded with a bonus scenario being unlocked, which ended up in the annihilation of my best units - so I didn't appreciate that gift very much! The second campaign is more challenging and I didn't unlock the mystery scenario there. On the third campaign, I'm totally stuck on the Invasion of Normandy scenario. In this scenario, you must capture the objectives before you can receive reinforcements, and I can't see how this can be done without using my core units which don't arrive until this requirement is met.
This is the only DS game that I have invested a large amount of time with playing late into the night, while commuting to work etc.. I noticed I started developing eye strain, RSI in my right thumb, and I also wore out the right button on the DS which I used to toggle between units. So far my children haven't noticed any of this! At this stage I've given up playing since I got stuck on the last scenario.
A very welcomed throwback November 23, 2008
This game brings me to my days of Panzer General. This game is extremely solid in both play and mechanics. If you loved Panzer General, you will LOVE this game. While this might not be great for kids, any fan of wargames will drool over this gem. I couldn't be happier with a DS game.
 Not a historical game! July 27, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have played turn based games since Avalon Hill board games (Panzer Leader, Afika Korps, etc.) The German Campaign seems ok, except for the Soviet Airpower seems too strong. The Allied Campaign is where the trouble really starts. By the time of Allied Landings (Anzio, Normandy, Torch) through the rest of 1944-45 German airpower was not really a major issue except for large scale bombing during the day. The game in no way historically demonstrates this! Also the Mustang was superior to most German fighters (2-1). Also the Allied armies by Operation Cobra had a 3-1 advantage in materials. The Game is called Panzer Tactics. One would think it was a tank battle game? Buy this game if you want to play as the Germans, otherwise forget !
Warning Addictive! April 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This game is great! The scenarios are absorbing and realistic, and the historical accuracy that this game has is also nice. Some of the units can be hard to tell apart, but that problem goes away over time as you get used to the game. I have played the Advance Wars games and this game is a little more realistice (with hexagon squares, planes being able to fly over land units and your units getting hurt even if you destroy the unit you are attacking)and also takes longer to play. Since I have already beatean the scenarios on my Advance Wars games more times than I can count the longer play is nice. The main problem I have with this game is that I pick it up only intending to play for a few minutes and next thing I know it is hours later. So this is a great game but don't buy it unless you have time to kill, becuase it is extremely addictive.
Panzer General II cloned (and that's a good thing) January 28, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Like another reviewer said, this is like a copy of the Panzer General series, specifically Panzer General II, and if you loved that game, you'll love this one. It's also tempting to compare this to Advance Wars DS, although it's not quite as easy to pick up and play it as the Advance Wars series. This is partly because the DS is not a great platform for this game. The game is a bit too detailed for such a small screen, and it can be a little difficult to make out what unit is what, especially if you are using the less-bright older DS instead of the DS Lite. That's the only real drawback and why I didn't give it a 5 star rating.
It's also wonderful to be able to play someone besides the Americans in a WWII game for a change. Sometimes people like to play Germans or Soviets instead! Hope they make a Pacific War sequel so I can play the Japanese...
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