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Across the Dnepr: Korsun Pocket Add-on

Across the Dnepr - Add-on for Korsun Pocket is a new campaign scenario for the Korsun Pocket game. It recreates the events of July 1941, when Operation Barbarossa was in full swing and German armies were poised to enter the heartland of Russia. Army Group Center is aimed at the vital objective of Smolensk, located on the Dnepr river and defending the shortest route to Moscow.

Advanced Tactics: World War II

Advanced Tactics is a versatile turn-based strategy system that gives gamers the chance to wage almost any battle in any time period. The first module in this series is Advanced Tactics: World War II, which allows gamers to hop into a Panzer and storm across Europe. Complete with a streamlined interface and an addicting style of gameplay, Advanced Tactics offers a unique and infinitely replayable experience for any strategy fan.

American Civil War – The Blue and the Gray

AGEOD’S American Civil War - The Blue and the Gray is a historical operational strategy game with a simultaneous turn-based engine (WEGO system) that places players at the head of the USA or CSA during the American Civil War (1861-1865).

Banzai! : For Pacific Fighters

With this unique expansion pack for the combat flight simulation "Pacific Fighters" you will experience the most thrilling dogfights between the Japanese, Australian and American air forces!

Battle of Britain II - Wings of Victory

Battle of Britain II “Wings of Victory” re-creates the famous and desperate air battles over southern England in 1940 at both the strategic level of the Air Commander and that of the individual plane and pilot. Relive what Churchill called "their finest hour", join the fight in the Battle of Britain!

Battlefront

Battlefront features the power of battalion-level combat in some of this period's most bloody and intense conflicts: Saipan, Market Garden, Novorossisk, and Gazala. Players will have realistic control over their soldiers, with a tactical scale just large enough to make a telling difference in the strategic picture.

Battleground Europe - World War II Online

Report for duty to the first-person, online action game where players choose to fight alongside and against thousands of other players on the battlefields of western europe. Grab a rifle and experience heart-stopping infantry action or choose to advance your skills in one of dozens of accurately modeled combat vehicles, naval vessels or aircraft. Succeed and help the cause of the Allied or Axis forces. Fail and watch your side get pushed back and struggle for a foothold. Volume one in The Virtual Battlefield Series, Battleground Europe features the armies, vehicles, weapons and equipment found on the battlefields of Western Europe 1939-1942.

Battles in Italy

Battles in Italy brings to you the award-winning Decisive Battles of World War II system and some seriously intense gameplay. Choose to take the Allied side and you're faced with establishing a foothold and control of Italy. Or, select the Germans and face an overwhelming Allied army that is making a run for Axis destruction!

Battles In Normandy

Battles in Normandy brings to you the award-winning Decisive Battles of World War II system and some seriously intense gameplay. Choose to take the Allied side and you're faced with the overpowering burden of locking into mortal combat with some of the German Army's most vicious and experienced Eastern Front veterans. Or, select the Germans and face an all-consuming Allied army that has a near-endless pool of reinforcements and supply to draw from, intent on your complete destruction.

Birth of America

From Colonial wars to American independence in Birth of America, you control one of the major contenders of the 2 conflicts that shape America trying to achieve military and political victory in either the French & Indian Wars or the war for Independence. Immerse yourself in Birth of America for the PC. Birth of America, gives you command of the military forces vying for power. This includes such activities as drafting forces, building forts and depots, sieges and blockades, raiding enemy set.

Birth of America 2 - Wars in America 1750-1815

Birth of America II: Wars in America 1750-1815 is the expanded reprise of veteran developer AGEOD’s acclaimed first release, which allows players to command either side of the conflicts before, during and after the American War for Independence between 1636 and 1815. Apart from the engaging turn-based strategy play that has been expanded and vastly improved over the original, Birth of America II includes major new features like an improved and expanded map, new European off-map boxes and more.

Blitzkrieg: War in Europe 1939-1945

Introducing the FIRST game from Matrix Games for the Pocket PC and Palm OS! Command Soviet, Axis, or Allied troops in 20 different scenarios ranging from the German Invasion of Poland (1939) to the Soviet Winter Offensive and their attack on Berlin (1945). Blitzkrieg: War in Europe 1939-1945 features 45 different units of land, sea, and air and all of the hex based tactics that would go along with it.

Campaigns On The Danube

Players may command historic, powerful armies as they face off against each other in a clash that would be destined to defeat Austria but prove for a brief time that Napoleon could indeed be stopped. Players will be able to take command of the French forces under Napoleon or Austrians under Charles and strike at each other over a large hex-based map.

Carriers at War

Carriers at War is a simulation of fleet carrier air and naval operations in the Pacific theater from 1941 to 1945. The game focuses heavily on carrier fleet command strategy. Other units are represented and play a part in battle, but as the title suggests the queen of the sea is the focus.

Case Blue : For IL-2 or Forgotten Battles

Case Blue™ is an add-on for IL-2 Sturmovik that is unique in its variety and depth! You will see IL2-Forgotten Battles in a completely new light. Over 1000 different missions offer almost infinite replayability and bring the World War II era to life with dogfights, escort-missions, bombing runs and more!

Chariots of War

Control the Cradle of Civilization… 4000 years ago in the Cradle of Civilization, mighty Empires fought for water, resources and the arable land in the Fertile Crescent. Play as the Egyptians, the Babylonians, screaming Nubian warriors, or the Assyrians. Develop your county by producing commodities and selling them to you neighbors. Raise glorious armies and wage wars of conquest. Roll over the plains and seek victory in the Matrix Games re-release of Chariots of War!

Close Combat - Cross of Iron

The Return of Classic Close Combat… Based on the Atomic Games award winning Close Combat series of games. Close Combat: Cross of Iron, brings back the award-winning classic in new epic battles of the Eastern Front of World War II.

Close Combat - Modern Tactics

Close Combat: Modern Tactics brings you classic top down real time tactical warfare with the excitement of multiplayer head to head gaming. You take command of either US or opposition forces and engage in head to head battle (with up to 5 players per side) using modern era weaponry and equipment on gorgeous hand drawn maps measuring 1km square up to giant 4km x 1km maps. Air and artillery support are on-call but the objective can only be secured by Close Combat. You are in command!

Close Combat - Wacht am Rhein

Close Combat: Wacht am Rhein brings together the classic top-down tactical gameplay from the original series and plenty of new features, expansions, and improvements! The Wacht am Rhein remake comes with a brand new Grand Campaign including a new strategic map with 64 gorgeous hand-drawn tactical maps, over 70 scenarios, tons of new interface and unit graphics, countless engine improvements, and much more!

Combined Arms: World War II

(Formerly Battlefields!) "Combined Arms: World War II™" is a 1km hex-based battalion-level simulation of World War II combat that puts the wargamer in the role of the operational commander. Combined Arms: World War II™ uses actual minutes and hours to track time and coordinate orders. Tell your combat and support units when to jump off and how to coordinate their plans.

Commander - Europe at War

Commander – Europe at War is the first in a series of high level turn based strategy games. The first game spans WW2, allowing players to control the axis or allied forces through the entire war in the European Theatre. Can Germany’s rise be stopped or will the jackboots of the SS march through London?

Conquest of the Aegean

Prepare yourself for a wargaming tour-de-force! Conquest of the Aegean is the next generation of the award-winning and revolutionary Airborne Assault series and it takes brigade to corps-level warfare to a whole new level. Realism and accuracy are the watchwords as this pausable continuous time design allows you to command at any echelon, with smart AI subordinates and an incredibly challenging AI.

Crown of Glory: Europe in the Age of Napoleon

Crown of Glory: Europe in the Age of Napoleon, the player controls one of the crowned potentates of Europe in the Napoleonic Era, wielding authority over his nation's military strategy, economic development, diplomatic relations, and social organization. It is a very thorough simulation of the entire Napoleonic Era - spanning from 1792 to 1820, from the dockyards in Lisbon to the frozen wastes of Holy Mother Russia.
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Democracy

Do YOU have what it takes to run a country? Democracy is an intelligent and sophisticated game that will entertain you, but could also teach you a thing or two about politics as well. You may think that politics is about sticking to your principles no matter what, but in Democracy you'll quickly see just how easy it is to "compromise" those principles to keep your seat in government and how hard it is to balance the conflicting priorities of your constituents.

Empires in Arms

Empires in Arms is the official licensed computer version of Australian Design Group's classic board game. Empires in Arms is a seven player game of grand strategy during the Napoleonic period of 1805-1815. Playable either solitaire, by email or over the Internet. Corps level with full diplomatic options to allow players complete freedom to fight it out for control of Europe any way they want to. The map is divided up into provinces providing an attractive look.

Flashpoint Germany

Flashpoint Germany™ brings you back to the height of the Cold War, before the collapse of the Soviet Union. Massive armies of incredible power face off across the West German border. Your companies and platoons maneuver on realistic maps of the Germany countryside in 2 Tutorials and 17 Scenarios. Build your own scenarios, play against the AI opponent or against another player via TCP/IP or PBEM.

Flyboys Squadron

Fly the Legend: Flyboys Squadron... Join the brave knights of the skies in this World War I flight combat simulation, developed by Interactive Magic. Fast, fun and furious action takes you to the skies above no man’s land in the first air war in history, where you’ll exchange machine gun fire with enemy pilots in desperate turning dogfights. A twelve mission campaign will take you through the immersive single player storyline and prepare you for the next step – online play.

For Liberty!

Hussar Games' "For Liberty!" is a turn based strategy game covering the American Revolutionary War from 1775 - 1783 and the Hungarian Rakoczi Independence War from 1703 to 1711. For Liberty! is a weekly turn based game covering North American east coast and the Carpathian Basin in Central Europe The map will change as the seasons go by. There are 16 unit types of 5 nations included, each in authentic uniforms.

Forge of Freedom: The American Civil War 1861-1865

From the creators of Crown of Glory come an epic tale of North Vs. South. By combining area movement on the grand scale with optional hex based tactical battles when they occur, Forge of Freedom provides something for every strategy gamer. Control economic development, political development with governors and foreign nations, and use your military to win the bloodiest war in US history.

Gary Grigsby's Eagle Day to Bombing the Reich

Gary Grigsby's Eagle Day to Bombing the Reich have been updated and enhanced to bring you a much improved simulation of the air war over Europe during World War II. Gary Grigsby's Eagle Day to Bombing the Reich allows you to play the Germany air assault on Britain in 1940 and the Allies attack on Germany during 1943 through 1945.

Gary Grigsby's War Between the States

From the legendary team at 2 by 3 Games comes a new grand strategy masterpiece: Gary Grigsby’s War Between the States. Taking gamers back to the American Civil War, this innovative grand strategy game allows players to experience the trials and tribulations of the role of commander-in-chief for either side. Historically accurate, detailed and finely balanced for realistic gameplay, War Between the States is also easy to play and does not take months to finish.

Gary Grigsby's World at War

In Gary Grigsby’s World At War™, you have complete control over the production, research and military strategy for your side. At your disposal are the full air, land and sea forces of each power, with each unit rated in a variety of researchable areas.Take command in this dynamic, turn-based strategy game of World War II that puts you in the role of some of the most legendary leaders of history. Two tutorials and several campaign scenarios let you learn the system quickly and start fighting.

Gary Grigsby's World at War: A World Divided

World at War: A World Divided is a dynamic, turn-based strategy game of World War II that puts you in the role of some of the most legendary leaders of history. Four tutorials and three campaigns and five scenarios let you learn the system quickly and start fighting the whole war and beyond.

Gates of Troy

Gates Of Troy™ offers both strategic campaigns and tactical battles. Lead your nation to victory in the ancient world's greatest battles! Capture the romance and adventure that lead over one hundred thousand Greek warriors to the far-flung shore of what is now modern day Turkey, to rescue Helen of Troy.

Guns Of August 1914 - 1918

Re-fight World War I at a grand strategic scale. Includes the entire Western and Eastern theaters as well as Turkey. Production, Combat, Diplomacy, Research - Land, Sea and Air combat are all included! Step back to the early 20th Century and hear the Guns Of August!

Harpoon 3 - Advanced Naval Warfare

Harpoon 3 Advanced Naval Warfare is the result of decades of development and fan support, resulting in the most comprehensive, realistic, and accurate simulation of modern combined air and naval operations available to the gaming public. New features include, multiplayer support, third party databases, scenario editors, and more than 120 pre-built scenarios!

Highway to the Reich

The Airborne Assault™ system features a pausable real-time movement and combat system. This design allows the player to choose how much to delegate to subordinates and what to handle personally. The engine also integrates realistic command delays and supply procedures with meticulous order of battle and equipment research.

Hornet Leader PC

Command a squadron of the U.S. Navy’s elite F/A-18 Hornet Strike Fighters! You select the pilots and arm the aircraft based on real-world mission briefings. Once you reach your objective, you evaluate threats, and do what needs to be done to destroy the target!

John Tiller's Battleground Civil War

Relive the brilliance and excitement of John Tiller’s classic Civil War games in this updated compilation, John Tiller’s Battleground Civil War. Included in the compilation are the original titles that gave the Battleground battle system the fame that has endured over years and years of play. Gamers can refight famous battles like Shiloh, Antietam, Bull Run, and Gettysburg with the fantastic realism and intuitive interface many fans of John Tiller’s gaming systems have come to expect and love.

John Tiller's Battleground Napoleonic Wars

John Tiller’s Battleground Napoleonic Wars puts the player in command of the mighty armies of the Napoleonic era, combining the time-tested interface and turn-based game mechanics that made John Tiller’s original game designs famous. With the choice of 2D or 3D battlefield view, dozens of scenarios and more historical information then can be found in most public libraries, John Tiller’s Battleground Napoleonic Wars brings gamers some of the most exciting battles and campaigns from this era.

John Tiller's Campaign Series

The John Tiller's Campaign Series exemplifies tactical war-gaming at its finest by bringing you the entire collection of TalonSoft's award-winning campaign series. Containing TalonSoft's West Front, East Front, and Rising Sun platoon-level combat series, as well as all of the official add-ons and expansion packs, the Matrix Edition allows players to dictate the events of World War II from the tumultuous beginning to its climatic conclusion.

Kharkov: Disaster on the Donets

Kharkov: Disaster on the Donets is the latest strategy title from the award-winning team at Strategic Studies Group. A synthesis of the very best elements of two critically acclaimed and top-rated game systems, Decisive Battles and Battlefront, and a successor to both, the new Kharkov: Disaster on the Donetsk brings to life a campaign of epic scale and dynamic battles on the Eastern Front of World War II.

Korsun Pocket

Korsun Pocket places you on the Russian Front in January 1944 in command of the German or Soviet forces and masterfully re-creates the savage and desperate fighting in what historians have said could have been another Stalingrad along the Dnepr River.

Larry Bond's Harpoon - Commander's Edition

Larry Bond's Harpoon - Commanders Edition is the latest addition to the longstanding naval warfare simulation series that has brought dozens of awards and accolades from gamers and military personnel alike over the course of more than a decade. Like its predecessors, Larry Bond's Harpoon - Commanders Edition allows players to assume the role of a fleet commander, making the same type of decisions he has to make, using the same type and quality of information he might expect to get in wartime.

Legion Arena Gold

Legion Arena Gold combines the award winning Legion Arena with the Cult of Mithras expansion pack allowing you even more units to crush your adversaries with. Fire Demons, Shadow Warriors and Ghost legions are just some of the beasts at your control with the expansion pack. Organize your troops, give orders and unleash the fury of the legion!

Legion Gold

In Legion Gold, players can command massive armies that march across the ancient world and build mighty cities that will last through the ages while also standing amid the blood and mud on the battlefield and commanding the tactical action of every battle! Well-received by gamers and critics alike, Legion Gold is the expanded and improved version of its predecessor, Legion, and includes not only the original Legion game but a hefty expansion pack too!

Mark H. Walker's Lock 'n Load: Heroes of Stalingrad

The Lock 'n Load franchise comes to the PC with Lock 'n Load: Heroes of Stalingrad. Designed by Mark H. Walker and programmed by elements of the team responsible for bringing you Panzer General Online, Heroes of Stalingrad remains faithful to Lock' 'n Load's ease of play and immersive format, while incorporating all the advantages of playing on your office flatscreen.

Maximum-Football 2.0

Maximum-Football 2.0 is the latest and greatest release from the acclaimed sports management video game studio, Wintervalley Software. Bringing a whole host of new features like full Xbox 360 controller support, full DirectX 9.0 utilization, and scores of other upgrades and improvements, Maximum-Football 2.0 delivers on gameplay and fun like a bullet pass through double coverage. Like its predecessor, Maximum-Football 2.0 allows players to experience the thrill of managing a team in any league!

Napoleon in Italy

Step back to the age of Napoleon and follow in the earliest footsteps of this military genius! Napoleon in Italy is a hex based strategy game that includes both the strategic level of movement and logistics combined with playable tactical battles. Lead the young Napoleon's French Army on his first campaign against the Austrians and Piedmontese in Northern Italy or try to stop Napoleon’s dedicated army and tactical brilliance with the mighty allied army of Austria.

Norm Koger's The Operational Art of War III

Norm Koger’s The Operational Art of War is a legendary title among wargamers. A masterpiece of flexible design, it allows you to play and create any battle from the entire 20th Century of warfare and up to the modern day. Now, Matrix Games together with Norm Koger and a new design team bring you the definitive release of this unsurpassed operational wargame – The Operational Art of War III.

Pacific War: Matrix Edition

Gary Grigsby's Pacific War: Matrix Edition covers virtually every aspect of the war and includes just about every ship, aircraft, land unit, and important leader that took part in the conflict. The game has a steep learning curve and not for the faint at heart and has a lot to offer. If you every wanted to conduct the whole War in the Pacific now is your chance.

Panzer Command: Kharkov

Experience the new Panzer Command series of tactical wargames. In Panzer Command: Kharkov, you play a company-level commander on either the Soviet or German side in the Eastern Front. Preserve your men and defeat the enemy, there is no other way out! Panzer Command: Kharkov is the latest in a new series of 3D turn-based tactical wargames with a campaign mode that takes you from battle to battle with realistic units, tactics and terrain.

Panzer Command: Operation Winter Storm

Welcome to Panzer Command: Operation Winter Storm, a new 3D tactical wargame which combines a historical campaign with highly detailed models of both units and terrain and realistic gameplay.

PureSim Baseball 2007

Ever wonder what it would have been like to see Nolan Ryan pitch against Babe Ruth? To see the 1947 Yankees play against the 2000 Yankees? In PureSim Baseball 2007 anything is possible. You have complete control over the great American past-time. PureSim Baseball 2007 is the most robust baseball simulation and it lets you deal with almost any option, any design, and any player from 1900 to 2005. Now includes the fully licensed Lahman Database of historical players and teams from 1900 - 2005!

Reach for the Stars

Reach for the Stars is a re-release of the turn-based strategy game of epic galactic exploration, colonization and conquest. Reach for the Stars is considered to be one of the original 4X (eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, eXterminate) games

Spartan

Spartan is an Empire building turn based strategy game, where the focus is on building an empire through diplomacy, trade, research, and war, but less focus on the battles than you would find in a real-time strategy game. It is designed for people who are interested in the period and those strategy gamers who prefer to have time to think about their decisions. Can you unite Greece in time to defy the Great King and his mighty Persian Empire?

Starshatter - The Gathering Storm

Starshatter™ represents the next generation of space combat simulation games. Starshatter™ extends the gameplay concepts of the classic sims by combining fighter and starship combat in a single game. Starshatter™ also integrates elements of real-time-strategy games by allowing fleet commanders to direct the battle on a tactical level.

Starships Unlimited v3

Heroic Starship Combat and Galactic Conquest! Unlike many other games of galactic exploration, conquest, economics and diplomacy, Starships Unlimited v3 focuses on a small number of unique starships, each with different crew mixes and different technologies. These ships and their crews are the heroes of this science fiction epic, boldly exploring the unknown, dealing with alien races and helping your people expand to new worlds. Outfit your ships with the latest technology and explore the galaxy, conduct diplomacy and espionage, raid your rivals' trade routes or invade their planets. The stars are the limit!

Steel Panthers: World at War - General Edition

Steel Panthers World At War General Edition includes all four Mega-Campaign games and a free v8.20 of SP:WaW. Steel Panthers: World at War is a tactical level, World War II era, historical wargame. Each Mega-Campaign has been specially designed to enhance the gameplay of SP:WaW.

Supremacy: Four Paths To Power

Supremacy: Four Paths To Power is the ultimate test of survival for sci-fi, turn-based strategists. Begin with a planet, a ship and a plan. The galaxy is stretched out before you, but you are not alone. The path to Supremacy is a puzzle with many pieces, from espionage and economic growth to planetary invasions and fleet battles. Play as one of four unique commanders, each with distinctive starships, ground units, abilities and strategies.

The Last Days : For IL-2 Forgotten Battles

The Twilight Struggle... Europe, Spring 1945: The Last Days of World War II claim countless victims on all sides. Victory for the Allies seems a foregone conclusion, but Germany fights on. The Last Days™ is an expansion for IL-2 Sturmovik that adds incredible depth, originality and playability!

The War Engine

If you build it, they will play... The War Engine is the ultimate table top war game simulation and replication kit. Limited only by your imagination, all units, weapons and terrain are fully configurable in artwork and stats. Ready made worlds range from sci-fi to fantasy to space to World War 2.

Tin Soldiers: Alexander the Great

Tin Soldiers: Alexander the Great™ is wargaming with a classic style. Easy to learn but difficult to master, it places you in the role of Alexander the Great during his conquest of the known world. Guide Alexander through his grand campaign from inheriting his father's legacy at the battle of Thebes to his conquest of Darius III and the Persian Empire through his last great battle at the Hydaspes, in the heart of Asia against the Indian army of King Porus.

Tin Soldiers: Julius Caesar

Tin Soldiers: Julius Caesar brings a completely new 3D engine into the battle, allowing users to zoom in, out, and rotate the map for a better view of the battlefield. The artwork overhaul features over 100 different replicas of hand-painted miniatures, including the fearsome legions of Caesar himself. On the inside of the game the AI has been overhauled as well to support a variety of battle formations while the legions of Caesar have been expanded from the normal block of four units to a more powerful block of six. This allows you to replicate the power and strength the Roman legions possessed.

Titans of Steel: Warring Suns

Matrix Games has teamed with Vicious Byte to bring you something new and challenging. Titans of Steel: Warring Suns™ is more than a combat game. It is also designed to be an open-ended role playing system for up to four battle squads using four separate races and pilots of either gender. All pilots have a full statistics sheet and earn experience points which players can use to increase seven attributes and nineteen skills. Each squad can have eight pilots and up to sixteen Titan-ATs.

UFO: Extraterrestrials

UFO: Extraterrestrials is a futuristic real-time/turn-based strategy blend set on the fictional planet of Esperanza in 2025. Having made a bloody first contact with a strange form of life from another planet, the player is thrust into the tough position of leading the defense of this isolated planet against the never-ending assault of these hostile invaders.

Uncommon Valor

Uncommon Valor™ is a completely new operational game covering the campaign for the South Pacific from May, 1942 to the end of December, 1943. Air, naval and land battles are modelled with detail never before achieved in a game of this scale, while a streamlined interface keeps micro-management to a minimum!

War in Russia: Matrix Edition

War In Russia - Matrix Edition allows you to play up until July 1945, fighting for four years over the new improved map. Arnaud Bouis and his dedicated team have once again improved upon Gary Grigsby classic wargame War In Russia. Arnaud Bouis and team began this project back in May 2000, its aim being to fix the bugs to one of our favorite computer wargames and has done a great job. Please note that the version available here at Matrix Games is also the same version available at Arnaud Bouis site.

War In The Pacific

War in the Pacific: The Struggle Against Japan 1941-1945™ is a completely new strategy game, based on the award winning “Uncommon Valor” game engine. The scale is 60 miles per hex and losses are individual vehicles, aircraft, guns and squads. Since half the planet Earth is covered by the titanic Pacific struggle, the game is massive in scope, covering thousands of ships tens of thousands of aircraft.

War In The Pacifiс - Admiral's Edition

This new expansion for the legendary War in the Pacific from 2 by 3 Games adds significant improvements and changes to enhance game play, improve realism, and increase historical accuracy. With dozens of new features, new art, and engine improvements, War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition brings you the most realistic and immersive WWII Pacific Theater wargame ever!

War Plan Orange: Dreadnoughts in the Pacific 1922 - 1930

World War 1 has come and gone and the world has settled into an uneasy peace. Fearful of the growing strength of Japan, the United States created a series of plans in case of a pacific war with Japan. Their name: War Plan Orange.

World In Flames

World in Flames is Matrix Games’ computer version of Australian Design Group’s classic board game. Covering both the European and Pacific Theaters of Operations during World War II, World in Flames is global in scope while simulating each branch of service in detail. With 6000+ unique units, 250+ countries, and a global map of 70,200 hexes, World in Flames is the premier World War II grand strategy game.

World War One - La Grande Guerre

Take charge as a military and political leader during the most trying and critical times of World War One! As either a member of the Central Powers, the Entente or a neutral nation, you will confront the epic gauntlet of challenges that faced the likes of Kitchener, Joffre, Luddendorf, Clemenceau, Czar Nicholas II or Enver Pasha in scenarios that range from single theatres to the entire grand campaign.

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• Advanced Tactics: World War II
• Battlefront
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• Carriers at War
• Close Combat - Cross of Iron
• Close Combat - Modern Tactics
• Close Combat - Wacht am Rhein
• Commander - Europe at War
• Commander - Napoleon at War
• Crown of Glory: Europe in the Age of Napoleon
• Democracy
• Empires in Arms
• For Liberty!
• Gary Grigsby's War Between The States
• Gary Grigsby's World At War - A World Divided
• Gary Grigsby's World at War: A World Divided
• Great Invasions
• Harpoon 3 Advanced Naval Warfare
• Hired Guns: The Jagged Edge
• John Tiller's Battleground Civil War
• John Tiller's Battleground Napoleonic Wars
• John Tiller's Campaign Series
• Larry Bond's Harpoon - Commander's Edition
• Maximum-Football 2.0
• Panzer Command - Operation Winterstorm
• Panzer Command: Kharkov
• Starshatter - The Gathering Storm
• UFO: Extraterrestrials
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• World War II - Road to Victory
• World War One - La Grande Guerre

Harpoon 3 Advanced Naval Warfare

Harpoon 3 Advanced Naval Warfare is the result of decades of development and fan support, resulting in the most comprehensive, realistic, and accurate simulation of modern combined air and naval operations available to the gaming public.

New features include, multiplayer support, third party databases, scenario editors, and over 120 pre-built scenarios!

"If you want flashy graphics, go play some mindless console game. If you want tactical depth and a range of scenarios, play Harpoon 3 Advanced Naval Warfare." - Out of Eight (7/8)

Most accurate naval simulation available to the public Multiplayer Suport for up to 6 Players Spectator mode for Multiplayer Support for VCR record and playback Over 120 pre-built scenarios

• Tutorials: 8
• Cold War Battleset: 15
• Global Conflicts 1: 15
• Global Conflicts 2: 15
• Global Conflicts 3: 15 *
• Regional Conflicts 1: 15
• Regional Conflicts 2: 22
• WestPac Battleset: 15
• After-Action Log
• 3rd Party Databases
• Scenario editors
• Support for Player databases and scenarios ... and many more!

Harpoon 3 Advanced Naval Warfare is the result of decades of development and fan support, resulting in the most comprehensive, realistic, and accurate simulation of modern combined air and naval operations available to the gaming public.

Harpoon 3 Advanced Naval Warfare gives you the opportunity to manage some of the most advanced air and naval assets available in the world and puts you in the middle of many historical and ‘what if’ scenarios (including six multiplayer scenarios). In the scenarios you'll battle the Iranian Revolutionary Guard in the Persian Gulf , re-live Operation El Dorado Canyon and strike at the heart of Libya, guard the Greenland-Iceland-U.K. Gap to stop a Soviet naval invasion of the Atlantic, Or stalk unwary U.S. shipping in a Soviet Akula-class submarine.

There are plenty more scenarios to chose from, with over 120 pre-designed missions included (there are also over 200 community-designed scenarios available online). You'll have the chance to play them from either side, experiencing a wide variety of challenges, and most importantly Harpoon 3 Advanced Naval Warfare now has true multiplayer with up to six players!

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Highway to the Reich

"Highway to the Reich is a rich, rewarding game and a great example of how the designers are using the PC to push wargaming into new and exciting directions."

- Gamespot - 8.1/10

"Highway to the Reich is a great game... Those looking for a detailed, military based game this is the one for you."

- Game Vortex - 7/10

Highway to the Reich

The Airborne Assault™ system features a pausable real-time movement and combat system.

This design allows the player to choose how much to delegate to subordinates and what to handle personally.

The engine also integrates realistic command delays and supply procedures with meticulous order of battle and equipment research.

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  Stunning graphics, including new customizable map textures
  Battles covering all of Operation Market Garden including Nijmegen, Eindhoven and Neerpelt.
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  Detail Order of Battle covering all forces that participated down to the company level.
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  Enhanced user interface, including in-game briefings, intel filter, sound control and auto-save.
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  Advanced AI.

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Hornet Leader PC

"Hornet Leader is another fine card-based game that should keep strategy fans busy for a while."

- Review of Hornet Leader PC in Out of Eight

"Hornet Leader is a good niche game for trying something different from the standard board war game."

- Hornet Leader PC Review on GamersInfo.net

Hornet Leader PC

Command a squadron of the U.S. Navy’s elite F/A-18 Hornet Strike Fighters!

You select the pilots and arm the aircraft based on real-world mission briefings.

Once you reach your objective, you evaluate threats, and do what needs to be done to destroy the target!

• Easy to learn, fast playing, built-in Help screens.
• Beautiful screens giving the player quick access to all needed data.
• 3 real world campaigns with appropriate targets and defenses.
• 6 Difficulty levels.
• Realistic air combat and weapon capability modeling.
• Wide selection of real aircraft weapons.
• Wide variety of enemy air and ground defenses.
• Cause and Effect campaign system that modifies enemy capabilities based on the outcome of each mission.
• Pilot experience system to improve skills.
• Access to cutting edge weapon systems.

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Tin Soldiers: Alexander the Great

"Another great addition to the turn-based strategy line-up from Matrix Games and comes highly recommended..."

- PC Gameworld - 81%

"Every once in a while a game will creep up, tap me on the shoulder, and remind me why I love gaming."

- PC Gamer Magazine - 89%

Tin Soldiers: Alexander the Great™ is wargaming with a classic style.

Easy to learn but difficult to master, it places you in the role of Alexander the Great during his conquest of the known world.

Guide Alexander through his grand campaign from inheriting his father's legacy at the battle of Thebes to his conquest of Darius III and the Persian Empire through his last great battle at the Hydaspes, in the heart of Asia against the Indian army of King Porus.

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Tin Soldiers: Julius Caesar

"Tin Soldiers: Julius Caesar manages to improve upon Tin Soldiers: Alexander the Great in almost every area. Once again the AI provides a great challenge and strategy fans will love spending night after night trying to outwit such an impressive opponent. "

- Deaf Gamers: 89%

"I believe “TS: Julius Caesar’s” enjoyable game play, incredible realism, and educational value will make it a winner for a variety of reasons and a variety of gamers. "

- Active Reviews

Tin Soldiers: Julius Caesar brings a completely new 3D engine into the battle, allowing users to zoom in, out, and rotate the map for a better view of the battlefield.

The artwork overhaul features over 100 different replicas of hand-painted miniatures, including the fearsome legions of Caesar himself.

On the inside of the game the AI has been overhauled as well to support a variety of battle formations while the legions of Caesar have been expanded from the normal block of four units to a more powerful block of six.

This allows you to replicate the power and strength the Roman legions possessed.

• The complete conquests of Julius Caesar including his Gallic War campaign (58 B.C.E. to 50 B.C.E) and the Roman Civil War (49 B.C.E. to 44 B.C.E.) .
• 14 battles including: Helvetii, Ariovistus, Britain, Gergovia, Nervii, Avaricum, Alesia, Ilerda, Dyrrachium, Pharsalus, Egypt, Zela, Thapsus and Munda.
• Complete your conquest through a non-linear campaign.
• Historic battlefields and units.
• Fully rendered in beautiful 3D with free camera rotation.
• Based on a unique miniature tabletop look and game play.
• Fast action rules with support for legions and legion formation.
• Command the entire army of Julius Caesar with an emphasis on tactical warfare.
• Objective-based scenarios giving you the opportunity to defend, capture and assassinate your opponents.
• Over 150 individually detailed units from Caesar’s famous Legion X to the tribes of Gaul.
• Modern AI that is the master of tactical strategy – adjusts to three levels of difficulty
• Internet/LAN multiplayer support.

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Hussar Games' "For Liberty!"

Hussar Games' "For Liberty!" is a turn based strategy game covering the American Revolutionary War from 1775 - 1783 and the Hungarian Rakoczi Independence War from 1703 to 1711.

For Liberty! is a weekly turn based game covering North American east coast and the Carpathian Basin in Central Europe The map will change as the seasons go by. There are 16 unit types of 5 nations included, each in authentic uniforms.

• Campaign editor - create your own fictional or historical campaign.
  
• 9 Campaigns and an all new bonus campaign giving Players 10 total campaigns.
  
• Minimap, bigger and more varied battlefields in tactical battles.
  
• Detail 3D rendered of maps and units.
  
• Large map of the East Coast of North America / Central Europe with more than 3000 hexes.
  
• Improved fatigue system in tactical battles.
  
• AI enhancements on both the strategic and tactical levels.
  
• Turn based gameplay both on the strategic and tactical level.
  
• Manage important resources: recruits, horses, muskets, cannons, money and supply.
  
• Detailed political systems that allow the player to influence political decisions.
  
• Random events such as pirates, epidemics, betrayals, fires and many others.

• 400 historical leaders.
  
• Leaders are rated and can have up to three 3 special abilities with over 16 to choose from.
  
• 16 different unit types: dragoon, infantry, rifleman, militia, indians, hussars, etc.
  
• 7 stances on the strategic map: defense, attack, rest, siege, retreat, routed and training.
  
• 4 kind of formations on the tactical map: skirmish, column, line and routed.
  
• Realistic depiction of battles, units will not fight to the last man, battles are won by routing the enemy army from the field.
  
• Towns can be pillaged to gain supply at the cost of losing production.
  
• Multiplayer capability: hot-seat, PBEM and TCP/IP.
  
• Players can select basic ruleset for new players and advanced ruleset for veterans.
  
• Players can select between 3 different difficulty levels.

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Titans of Steel: Warring Suns

"Contains a lot of depth... Matrix Games have another great title in their hands..."

- All About Games UK - 8/10

"Titans of Steel should definitely be on your wish list. A turn-based game that mech fans will really appreciate"

- Deaf Gamers - 8.5/10

Matrix Games has teamed with Vicious Byte to bring you something new and challenging.

Titans of Steel: Warring Suns™ is more than a combat game. It is also designed to be an open-ended role playing system for up to four battle squads using four separate races and pilots of either gender.

All pilots have a full statistics sheet and earn experience points which players can use to increase seven attributes and nineteen skills.

(Now available as a FREE download!)

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John Tiller's Battleground Civil War

John Tiller's Battleground Civil War

Relive the brilliance and excitement of John Tiller’s classic Civil War games in this updated compilation, John Tiller’s Battleground Civil War. Included in the compilation are the original titles that gave the Battleground battle system the fame that has endured over years and years of play.

Gamers can refight famous battles like Shiloh, Antietam, Bull Run, and Gettysburg with the fantastic realism and intuitive interface many fans of John Tiller’s gaming systems have come to expect and love.

• Includes all of John Tiller’s famous original Civil War titles in one compilation: Battleground Antietam, Battleground Bull Run, Battleground Chickamauga, Battleground Gettysburg, and Battleground Shiloh.
• Loads of original historical research on the battlefields and orders of battle makes each battle stand out from the rest in accuracy and realism.
• Meticulous reconstruction of each battlefield in both 2D and 3D for an added layer of realism and historical accuracy.
• 2D and 3D units supported along with multiple zoom levels so players can view the battlefield exactly as they wish.
• Custom tune difficulty settings and optional rules to meet your liking.
  Each main battle includes many historical and what-if variants, as well as some smaller related battles such as South Mountain and Wilson's Creek. In total, this means dozens of scenarios (including the full multi-day battles) and hundreds of hours of quality Civil War historical gameplay!
• ... and more!

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John Tiller's Battleground Napoleonic Wars

John Tiller's Battleground Napoleonic Wars puts the player in command of the mighty armies of the Napoleonic era, combining the time-tested interface and turn-based game mechanics that made John Tiller’s original game designs famous.

With the choice of 2D or 3D battlefield view, dozens of scenarios and more historical information then can be found in most public libraries, John Tiller’s Battleground Napoleonic Wars brings gamers some of the most exciting battles and campaigns from this era.

• Includes all of John Tiller’s famous original Napoleonic titles in one compilation: Napoleon in Russia, Prelude to Waterloo, and Waterloo
  Includes Age of Sail: Naval Combat in the Napoleonic Age.
• Loads of original historical research on the battlefields and orders of battle makes each battle stand out from the rest in accuracy and realism.
• Meticulous reconstruction of each battlefield in both 2D and 3D for an added layer of realism and historical accuracy.
• 2D and 3D units supported along with multiple zoom levels so players can view the battlefield exactly as they wish.
• Custom tune difficulty settings and optional rules to meet your liking.
• Each main battle includes many historical and what-if variants, as well as some smaller related battles. In total, this means dozens of scenarios (including the full multi-day battles) and hundreds of hours of quality Napoleonic historical gameplay!
• ... and more!

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John Tiller's Campaign Series

The John Tiller's Campaign Series exemplifies tactical war-gaming at its finest by bringing you the entire collection of TalonSoft's award-winning campaign series.

Containing TalonSoft's West Front, East Front, and Rising Sun platoon-level combat series, as well as all of the official add-ons and expansion packs, the Matrix Edition allows players to dictate the events of World War II from the tumultuous beginning to its climatic conclusion.

• Complete Unit, Map, and Scenario editors allows users to create battles from scratch. Users can now use the Rising Sun and West Front map editors to create maps from all five major climate zones.
• New countries have been added. These are:
• For Rising Sun: French Indochina, the Netherlands East Indies, Thailand, Nationalist and Communist China, and the Soviet Union.
• For East Front: Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, and a Soviet force pool that can attack Allied Nations.
• For West Front: Bulgaria, Nationalist and Republican Spain, Croatia, Iran, Iraq, Albania, Brazil, Ethiopia, and the Soviets (pro-ally and anti-western).
• Not only can traditional Allied versus Axis be played, but scenarios can be created depicting an early Soviet/Western Allies confrontation, not only in Europe, but also in the Far East.
• Hundreds of new unit types for almost every country to include Cossacks, operational trains, Chinese Junks and Sampans, river gunboats, captured equipment, siege mortars, river ferries, German landing barges, sea going warships (for the Baltic), amphibious tanks, mine clearing tanks, and dozens of pre-war models and prototypes.
• Players can either fight single battles or else fight in a series of linked campaign battles against the AI.
• Battles can either be fought on 3d maps using 3d icons, or else through the use of a more traditional 2d board game style of counters and maps.

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UFO: Extraterrestrials

"Of all the X-COM-like games to be released after the original, UFO: Extraterrestrials is one of the better ones."

- UFO: Extraterrestrials review at Out of Eight

"It just worked. Period."

- UFO: Extraterrestrials Review at TSJOnline.com

"Overall the game is well done and will be very much enjoyed by fans of the classic X:COM games and anyone who enjoys tactical combats. The game retains the high replayablility factor of the classic games combined with updated graphics and smooth game play."

- UFO: Extraterrestrials review at Strategy Informer

"UFO: Extraterrestrials has largely managed to capture the elements that made X-COM such a classic and iconic game. ...there's a damn fine gaming experience waiting for you. ..."

- Gamepro.com Review

UFO: Extraterrestrials is a futuristic real-time/turn-based strategy blend set on the fictional planet of Esperanza in 2025. Having made a bloody first contact with a strange form of life from another planet, the player is thrust into the tough position of leading the defense of this isolated planet against the never-ending assault of these hostile invaders.

• Advanced Artificial Intelligence.
• Free Movement Standard – Can't get into a building? Use a heavy weapon to make your own entrance.
• Weapon and Technology Advancement accomplished by Global Research and Base building.
• Hire and allocate scientists for various research projects.
• Examine aliens, develop better weapons, armor, grenades, med-kits, stim-packs, cannons, vehicles, tanks, hovercrafts, energetic shields, and interceptors.
• Allocate technicians to build the various items that have been researched.
• Prepare and properly equip your team and base to handle the various alien threats and incursions.
• Build/sell hangars, medical sections, detection systems, labs, workshops, stores and SAM sites.
• UFOPEDIA provides detailed information on: weapons, vehicles, carriers, robots, interceptors, aliens, base facilities, technologies, ammunition also provides useable on which ammo is effective versus which alien, damage capabilities, speed, cost, and usage.
• Intercept and eliminate the alien fighters and transports before they enter the planets air space and reinforce their troops.

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Kharkov: Disaster on the Donets

Kharkov: Disaster on the Donets is the latest strategy title from the award-winning team at Strategic Studies Group.

A synthesis of the very best elements of two critically acclaimed and top-rated game systems, Decisive Battles and Battlefront, and a successor to both, the new Kharkov: Disaster on the Donets brings to life a campaign of epic scale and dynamic battles on the Eastern Front of World War II.

• Successor to the highly popular and award winning Decisive Battles and Battlefront engines, combining the best elements of both.
• An innovative and fun area of operation system which limits unrealistic redeployments for both players, with changes triggered as local objectives are achieved and based on mystery variants to keep the enemy guessing.
• Improved and simplified supply, movement and direct combat systems.
• Improved combat tables that better model diminishing returns and new HQ bonuses that can affect Direct and Indirect Fire.
• Improved strong points and new hedgehog rules.
• Models both battalion and regimental combat.

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Uncommon Valor

"Perhaps the most historically accurate game ever produced on the subject. UV is quite a game."

- Gamespy - 75%

"... this game is very challenging (but rewarding and highly addictive), but then so is real war"

- GameZone - 8.5/10

Uncommon Valor ™ is a completely new operational game covering the campaign for the South Pacific from May, 1942 to the end of December, 1943.

Air, naval and land battles are modelled with detail never before achieved in a game of this scale, while a streamlined interface keeps micro-management to a minimum!

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War in Russia: Matrix Edition

War in Russia: Matrix Edition allows you to play up until July 1945, fighting for four years over the new improved map.

Arnaud Bouis and his dedicated team have once again improved upon Gary Grigsby classic wargame War In Russia.

Arnaud Bouis and team began this project back in May 2000, its aim being to fix the bugs to one of our favorite computer wargames and has done a great job. Please note that the version available at Matrix Games is also the same version available at Arnaud Bouis site.

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Korsun Pocket

"The best wargame ever made for the PC. A monumental achievement in Game Design. It is the Mount Everest, the Beethoven's Ninth and the Moby Dick of PC Wargames, and it absolutely qualifies as a genuine work of art."

- PC Gamer - 93%

"Korsun Pocket takes the nerd out of strategy wargaming and presents a package that will be easily playable and enjoyable for gamers of all types and ages."

- GameRaiders - 81%

Korsun Pocket places you on the Russian Front in January 1944 in command of the German or Soviet forces and masterfully re-creates the savage and desperate fighting in what historians have said could have been another Stalingrad along the Dnepr River.

• Superb new terrain and unit graphics reflect changing ground conditions.
• New interface and game support elements.
• Unique integrated move and fight combat system.
• New combat system includes Overruns, Alert Units, Minefields, and Detachments and Unknown Units.
• Play By Email and hotseat games with full in-game replay and auto-email of game turns.
• Extensive tutorial for new players.
• Full Map and Scenario Editor included.
• Full campaign game plus historical scenarios.
• Fearsome AI opponent controlled by SSG's legendary AI routines.

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Larry Bond's Harpoon - Commander's Edition

"If you like naval warfare at ALL, consider buying Harpoon: Commanders Edition. It's a whole lot of REALLY good game"

- Review at GamersInfo.net

Larry Bond's Harpoon - Commander's Edition is the latest addition to the longstanding naval warfare simulation series that has brought dozens of awards and accolades from gamers and military personnel alike over the course of more than a decade.

Like its predecessors, Larry Bond's Harpoon - Commanders Edition allows players to assume the role of a fleet commander, making the same type of decisions he has to make, using the same type and quality of information he might expect to get in wartime.

• 269 Scenarios in total spanning 1989 to 2008 time period.
• 2900+ Ships, submarines, helicopters and aircraft.
• Includes the WestPac Battleset scenario pack - all new scenarios not available with any other version of Harpoon!
• WestPac Battleset includes:
• o 6 new scenarios.
• o Hundreds of new pictures.
• o Refreshed art and sound for WestPac.
• Mobile Armor, Artillery, Infantry and Base Defense Units are now more completely modeled.
• Neutral and Unknown units.
• Electronic Warfare upgraded (from Sensors to Seekers and ECM).
• Improved aircraft intelligence.
• Enhanced ability to handle high resolution display.
• Updated/Expanded manuals.
• ...and more!

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War In The Pacific

"Great resource for War in the Pacific fan-created content and add-ons." - RogueUSMC's WitP Fansite

"If you are in the market for a seriously detailed WWII strategic simulation, especially one dealing with material far less frequently covered than the Western War, War in the Pacific will satisfy you like nothing else on the market." - Strategy Page

War In The Pacific: The Struggle Against Japan 1941-1945™ is a completely new strategy game, based on the award winning “Uncommon Valor” game engine.

The scale is 60 miles per hex and losses are individual vehicles, aircraft, guns and squads. Since half the planet Earth is covered by the titanic Pacific struggle, the game is massive in scope, covering thousands of ships tens of thousands of aircraft.

• WitP covers the entire Pacific Theater of WWII from Dec 7th 1941 until June 30th 1946.
• Huge game map - 148 X 148 hexes with each hex representing 60 nautical miles.
• The armed forces of every major nation are represented.
• The Japanese control their production.
• Oil and Resources added to the game for production.
• Complete player control of aircraft upgrades.
• Course and Speed – Course and speed is now provided with spotting reports.
• Divide Units – land and air units can be divided into sub units and recombined as needed.
• Table of Equipment - An option has been added that allows the player to view the TOE for the selected ground combat unit.
• Coastal Defense Units will now protect friendly mine fields.
  Air Dropped Mines - Starting in 1943 the Allied player may mine ports by using air dropped mines.
• Air Dropped Supplies – Supplies may be air dropped onto any friendly hex.
• Air Transport Pick Up Option – You can now fly from one base, pick up troops at another base and return them to the first base.
• Target Selection – It is possible to select a target that is out of range so that you can set up a carrier strike the turn before.
• Atomic Bombs – When available an atomic attack can be made on any city with industrial center.
• New City Attack Option – The player can select a city to attack and the industry within that city to be targeted.
• New Fire Bombing Mission - City attacks on Manpower have a chance of creating high fire levels that will cause damage to any and all industry within the city and has the possibility of creating a firestorm.
• Kamikazes – After January 1944, if the Allies get too close to Japan, the Japanese player can form Kamikaze squadrons to smash into enemy ships and drive them away from the homeland.
• New ASW Taskforce – Use the ASW Combat task force to locate and attack enemy submarines before they are able to fire their torpedoes.
• New Escort Taskforce – Use the Escort task force to escort your damaged vessels back to a safe port.
• Manchukuo Garrison Requirement - The Japanese player must keep a certain number of assault points in the Manchukuo area or the Soviet Union may be activated.
• Political Points - Each day, each player accumulates political points which can be used to reassign assets to the various headquarters or to change leaders.
• Preparation Points – Ground units can prepare to attack a given location by setting its future objective and accumulating preparation point prior to making the attack.
• Ship Repair - Now you have a choice of where to send damaged ships for repair. Each side has a number of different ports to choose from and each port is rated for its own repair capabilities.
• Special Ships - A submarine, PT or DD tender may help two ships per turn repair (they give a bonus equal to increasing the port size by 2). A repair ship may help four ships per turn repair.
• Training of LCUs – Land combat units can now be trained, until they reach 75% experience.
• New Set Speed Order – Take full control of your task force and pick the speed setting you want.
• New Reaction Range Order – Rein in your aggressive commanders by setting the maximum range they are allowed to react.
• New Unload/Don’t Unload Order – You decide if the taskforce will unload upon arriving at its destination. Now you can send that taskforce into a port to refuel without it unloading its cargo.
• New Do not Refuel Order – Tired of having merchant ships suck up all the available fuel?
• Now you can set them to Do Not Refuel and save that fuel for you war ships.
• New Auto-Disband Order – With this set to on the taskforce will automatically disband when it reaches its destination saving. This is a great option when sending ships into port for repairs.

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Legion Arena Gold

Legion Arena Gold combines the award winning Legion Arena with the Cult of Mithras expansion pack allowing you even more units to crush your adversaries with.

Fire Demons, Shadow Warriors and Ghost legions are just some of the beasts at your control with the expansion pack.

Organize your troops, give orders and unleash the fury of the legion.

• 100+ different scenarios, with spectacular special effects like rain, night battle and snowy fields.
• 2 complete campaigns: chose between the powerful Roman army and the merciless Gallic warriors.
• Over 20 unique unit types including Legionaries, Praetorians, Elephants, and Naked Fanatics.
• Deploy your troops and issue orders before battle.
• Real time control in battle using Slitherine’s innovative order time system.
• Real terrain effects on combat – cavalry are weaker in the woods, light infantry are weaker in the open.
• Legion Arena Gold includes the Cult of Mithras expansion adding even more units, campaigns and battles!
• ... and many more!

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War In The Pacifiс - Admiral's Edition

War In The Pacifiс - Admiral's Edition

This new expansion for the legendary War in the Pacific from 2 by 3 Games adds significant improvements and changes to enhance game play, improve realism, and increase historical accuracy.

With dozens of new features, new art, and engine improvements, War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition brings you the most realistic and immersive WWII Pacific Theater wargame ever!

• An all new 40 nautical mile per hex map covering the entire Pacific theater and off-map bases.
• Six new scenarios, including a new grand campaign with meticulously researched orders of battle.
• Improved naval operations, including waypoints, mid-ocean intercepts, new ship classes and devises and a greatly improved ship upgrade system, engine vs. system damage, new ship art and realistic new port limits for ships, cargo and repairs.
• Improved air operations, including more realistic CAP, more detailed and realistic dogfighting, an improved pilot skill and replacement system, persistent plane damage and more realistic plane maintenance, improved for of war, new aircraft art and over 500 airplane types.
• Improved land operations, including transportation networks defined by hex-side, new operations modes for land units, dynamic zone of control, tactical movement, improved fog of war and overstacking rules for atolls and small islands.
• Improved economy and industry to reflect more realistic operations as well as more historical balance.
  The most historical and detailed order of battle for the Pacific War ever put into a wargame!
• A new scenario editor, built from the ground up to make scenario and mod-making easier, with expanded slot limits, text search and upgradable unit TO&Es.
• Printed 196 page COLOR manual (boxed copy only).

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Close Combat - Wacht am Rhein

Winter 1944, the Last Blitzkrieg. This is Close Combat, You are in Command!

[Translated from French] "On the whole, Matrix delivers a remarkable game to us, with plenty of vision, an enhanced ability to mod the game, and in-depth tactical action."

- Review on PC4war Magazine (Print Only) 9/10

"If you have at least a moderate interest in tactical strategy games, then Close Combat – Wacht am Rhein should fill your gaming quota."

- Review on Out of Eight 6/8

Based on Atomic Games’ award-winning Close Combat series, Close Combat: Wacht am Rhein brings together the classic top-down tactical gameplay from the original series and plenty of new features, expansions, and improvements! This remake based on Close Combat: Battle of the Bulge gives newcomers and veterans to the series alike a vastly improved and expanded version of the original experience. The Wacht am Rhein remake comes with a brand new Grand Campaign including a new strategic map with 64 gorgeous hand-drawn tactical maps, over 70 scenarios, tons of new interface and unit graphics, countless engine improvements, and much more!

In Close Combat: Wacht am Rhein, you take command of US or German forces and either retrace the last steps of Hitler’s army in one desperate attempt to turn the tide of the impending allied victory or ride to the rescue with General Patton and push back the German offensive to reclaim Bastogne.

Also included is a bonus “classic” version of the original Close Combat IV.


Things didn't look good for the German Army in late 1944. The allies had advanced as far as the West Wall and had taken back most of the conquests of the Blitzkrieg. Although the Montgomery's plan to end the war, Operation Market Garden, had failed there was still a palpable sense that the Allies were on the verge of a major victory. With things not looking good on the Eastern front either, Hitler decided to make one last gamble and attempt to cut off a significant portion of the Allied army. Throwing in what remained of his feared Panzer divisions and his last reserves, he drove through Belgium to Antwerp in what would be called Unternehmen Wacht am Rhein (translated as Operation The Guard on the Rhine or Operation Watch on the Rhine).

At first it looked as though Hitler’s plan had a chance of succeeding. Early in the operation the advance was reminiscent of the Blitzkrieg across Europe early in the war. Although undersupplied and under trained, US troops still fought valiantly and in many spots offered pockets of stiff resistance which despite the rapid German advance. The German advance was quick, but as the days wore on, the advance out-paced its own supply and stockpiles began to run low. The situation was made worse with poor roads throughout the Ardennes and difficult winter weather. Almost as quickly as the attack had started, the advance ground to a halt.

To add insult to injury, the 101st Airborne earned the nickname the “battered bastards of Bastogne” by putting up a unrelenting defense for this strategic point while vastly outnumbered and surrounded by heavily armored German forces. Refusing to back down, they prevented the Germans from occupying the important Belgium crossroads town and scored a major strategic and psychological victory for the Allies. Later, as the weather cleared, Allied air support was able to decimate German supply columns and advancing armor. This bought enough time for Patton’s armor and other reinforcements to arrive and begin the long slow reduction of the Bulge the Germans had created in the Allied line.

Now in this classic top down real time tactical simulation, you take command of either US or German forces to retrace these fateful days of the war. Attempt to turn the tide of the impending Allied victory or desperately defend Bastogne while riding to the rescue with General Patton’s 3rd Army. In this vastly improved rebuild based on the critically acclaimed and award winning Close Combat series, You are in command!

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Gary Grigsby’s War Between the States

From the legendary team at 2 by 3 Games comes a new grand strategy masterpiece: Gary Grigsby’s War Between the States.

Taking gamers back to the American Civil War, this innovative grand strategy game allows players to experience the trials and tribulations of the role of commander-in-chief for either side.

Historically accurate, detailed and finely balanced for realistic gameplay, War Between the States is also easy to play and does not take months to finish.

• Use wisdom and strategy to appoint the best leader for the job – With an innovative new system, units train and function best with the right leader. Weigh the strengths and weakness of the men commanding your armies to maximize unit attributes like attack, defence, movement, initiative probability, and training.


• Play on the edge of your seat with a suspenseful battle resolution system – Watch the push and pull of forces as the battle unfolds that will make or break your plans resolve.


• Master critical Cavalry Scouting and Raiding and penetrate deep into enemy territory - With the optional Fog of War rule, cavalry scouting becomes even more important. The Confederate early war cavalry advantage is accurately simulated.


• Achieve naval superiority with a realistic and complete naval war model – Harass and interrupt critical trade routes with a Union blockade and or Confederate commerce raiders. Build river gunboats and transports to control the “Father of Waters” and conduct amphibious assaults by river or sea.


• Fortify and Entrench – Entrench your armies and build permanent fortifications to protect strategic locations and interdict river movement.


• Conserve your Political Capital – Use it prudently to call for new troops, change leaders and enter neutral states. Build it up through successes and keep it high enough to secure final victory.

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Panzer Command: Operation Winter Storm

"Striking a balance that appeals to both hard-core wargamers as well as casual gamers looking for fast and fun gameplay is difficult, but Bill Macon thinks Panzer Command has succeeded."

- The Wargamer

"Translated: "A very good interface makes the player able to manage a lot of units without deeping in a messy micromanagement fest. Very good graphics too. Poor Tactical AI and poor longevity are the bad points, even if an editor was released in the last patch.""

- Review at Net Wargaming Italia

Welcome to Panzer Command: Operation Winter Storm, a new 3D tactical wargame which combines a historical campaign with highly detailed models of both units and terrain and realistic gameplay.

• Realistic 3D graphics, including normal maps, lighting, particles and shadows.
• Historical gameplay that is accessible and fun to the novice wargamer.
• Turn Based Simultaneous Movement, where each 40 second phase of play is calculated down to the millisecond and the terrain down to each meter.
• Full Campaign System, allowing units to gain experience, win medals, be repaired and reinforced.
• Multiplayer via PBEM.

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Panzer Command: Kharkov

"7/8 - Panzer Command: Kharkov brings up a lot of memories of Combat Mission (in a good way) and the turn-based strategy gameplay is enjoyable."

- Review at Out of Eight

"I’ve never played a game that offered such an impressive array of documentation and support to the gamer... The game boasts amazing replayability, including a full selection of modding features that are surprisingly easy to use..."

- Review at Adrenaline Vault

Experience the new Panzer Command series of tactical wargames.

In Panzer Command: Kharkov, you play a company-level commander on either the Soviet or German side in the Eastern Front.

Preserve your men and defeat the enemy, there is no other way out! Panzer Command: Kharkov is the latest in a new series of 3D turn-based tactical wargames with a campaign mode that takes you from battle to battle with realistic units, tactics and terrain.

• Turn Based Simultaneous Movement, where each 40 second phase of play is calculated down to the millisecond and the terrain down to each meter.
• Full Campaign System, allowing units to gain experience, win medals, be repaired and reinforced.
• Realistic 3D graphics, including normal maps, lighting, particles and shadows.
• Random Battle Generator, Random Campaign Generator.
• Scenario Editor, Campaign Editor.
• Multiplayer via PBEM.

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PureSim Baseball 2007

Ever wonder what it would have been like to see Nolan Ryan pitch against Babe Ruth? To see the 1947 Yankees play against the 2000 Yankees? In PureSim Baseball 2007 anything is possible. You have complete control over the great American past-time.

PureSim Baseball 2007 is the most robust baseball simulation and it lets you deal with almost any option, any design, and any player from 1900 to 2005.

Now includes the fully licensed Lahman Database of historical players and teams from 1900 - 2005!

• New Graphics and Sound! Animated graphical ball flight, ambient sound effects and fireworks celebration add greatly to the in-game experience.
• All new browsable, automatically generated reference almanac containing thousands of pages of detail and stats for every player and team in league history.
• New multiple levels of minors, A, AA, AAA with minor league roster management and simulation support.
• Tougher computer GM AI.
• Fully compatible with PureSim 2005. Easily upgrade your existing associations.
• Full career and aging model with no limit on the number of seasons that can be played out in your universe.
• Unattended auto simulation modes for doing What If? type analysis and experiments.
• Customizable, editable ball parks, change fence dimensions and height, import custom ball park photos, easily configure PureSim's graphics engine to support any modification you make.
• Support for building Baseball universes with and without economics/salaries, reserve clause contracts, fictional or historical replay modes and more.
• Tons of reports with almost every stat imaginable, including a full range of sabermetric reports for true Baseball stats geeks!
• Everything can be edited! Player ratings and stats, association paramaters, team payrolls, regions and more.
• Comprehensive modding SDK.
• ... and many more!

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Gary Grigsby’s World at War: A World Divided

Gary Grigsby’s World at War is back with a whole new set of features.

World at War : A World Divided still gives complete control over the production, research and military strategy for your side, but in this new updated version you’ll also be able to bring spies into the mix as well as neutral country diplomacy, variable political events and much more.

Perhaps the largest item is the ability to play a special Soviet vs. Allies scenario that occurs after the end of World War II.

World at War : A World Divided is a dynamic, turn-based strategy game of World War II that puts you in the role of some of the most legendary leaders of history. Four tutorials and three campaigns and five scenarios let you learn the system quickly and start fighting the whole war and beyond.

Three full-length campaign games (Total War, Axis Blitz, and Arsenal of Democracy), all starting in 1939 and lasting to the end of the war.

Five shorter scenarios (Spring’40, Summer’41, Spring’42, Summer’43 and East Vs West – 1946).

Five playable forces (Germany, Japan, the Soviet Union, the Western Allies, and China) and 40 different countries

Over 370 areas on a sprawling world map

Command fifteen different combat units in the air, on the land, and at sea, as well as infrastructure and supply units

Each unit has up to 14 attributes, most of which can be improved through research and development

Rules that cover strategic movement, forts, cold weather zones, airborne attack, amphibious invasions, partisans, militia, and many other features

Fog of War rules that hide enemy units and production

Supply rules that can be set to provide a common pool for all units to draw from, or the creation of field units that must accompany the armies

PBEM playability for two to five players

TCP/IP/LAN playability for 2 to five players

Challenging AI that offers a unique gaming experience

Ability to automate either or both the Production and Research functions

Four in-depth tutorials that smoothly integrates the player with the game

Soviet and American War Readiness levels that dictate their production levels and entry into the war

Detailed political rules for neutral countries including trade agreements and random political events. Allows countries to support a world power with resources and production, or even enter the war on the side of one of the major powers.

Added realism in combat with rules for bombardment combat and suppression, combined arms attacks, Japanese Kamikaze units and much more.

Strategic bombing targeting capability allows players to separately target factories, resources or railroads. Different air units have modified attack ratings versus different target types.

Random technology breakthroughs add to replayability while also increasing realism with items such as German Jet Engines and Panzerfausts and Allied Proximity Fuse shells and Air launched ASW torpedoes.

Player purchased spies, signals intelligence and security forces allow players a way to see through the fog of war, steal technology from other players, and improve their combat capabilities.

Unit advancement to Veteran and Elite unit status.

Additional unit art includes Me-262 jet fighters and B-29 bombers that visually show improvement in unit attributes.

Optional NATO symbols unit set for ground units.

Victory conditions that include strategic victory points for key territories. Axis high-water mark impacts victory levels even in games in which the Axis countries ultimately surrender.

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Reach for the Stars - Discontinued

Reach for the Stars - Discontinued

Reach for the Stars is a re-release of the turn-based strategy game of epic galactic exploration, colonization and conquest.

Reach for the Stars is considered to be one of the original 4X (eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, eXterminate) games.

• Fully updated, previously unreleased final version.
• Huge variety of species, technologies and scenarios.
• Superbly rendered 16 bit 3D graphics.
• Unforgiving AI opponents.
• Elegant and user friendly interface.
• Supports LAN, Internet and Modem play with simultaneous turns (no waiting).
• Large variety of game types and victory conditions.
• Random map scenarios.
• Exciting tactical combat system for resolving space battles.
• Powerful scenario editor gives complete control to scenario creators.

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Spartan

Spartan is an Empire building turn based strategy game, where the focus is on building an empire through diplomacy, trade, research, and war, but less focus on the battles than you would find in a real-time strategy game.

It is designed for people who are interested in the period and those strategy gamers who prefer to have time to think about their decisions.

Can you unite Greece in time to defy the Great King and his mighty Persian Empire?

• Engrossing turn based strategy that builds on the success of Legion & Chariots of War.
• New & beautifully hand-crafted 3D rendered campaign map.
• Upgraded to fully 3D battles with free zoom and rotatable camera.
• Optional 2D battles for low spec machines.
• Innovative "Always Active" 2 player multiplayer over LAN & Internet via Gamespy.
• Use ships to travel from island to island, fight naval battles & perform naval invasions.
• Siege castles and assault them when they are weakened.
• Build city walls armed with catapults and hurl Greek fire onto your enemies, scorching the earth and killing anyone in their path.
• Huge battles allowing twice as many squads as before (up to 16 per side) on battlefields 4 times the size.
• Enhanced diplomacy options, trade agreements, tributes, spying sabotage & more.
• Over 100 different nations on a huge campaign map that spans Greece and the ancient near east.
• Loads of great new Greek & Persian units with hundreds of animations.
• New resources, technologies, nations, leaders, units, structures, events, barbarians & more.
• Mission objectives, historic events & capital cities.
• Epic structures such as the Acropolis, Oracle & the Colossus.
• Compatible with Gates Of Troy, with both games installed, all scenarios and campaigns are available in the Gates Of Troy scenario list.

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Gates Of Troy

"... The game is top-notch and should be very appealing to strategy fans, especially of the Civilization sort."

- Game Tunnel - 80% Gold Award

"For a low cost, this stand alone is excellent value, the game is beautiful to look at, relatively bug free, and quite easy to learn. I highly recommend it."

- Strategy Informer - 7.9/10

Gates Of Troy™ offers both strategic campaigns and tactical battles.

Lead your nation to victory in the ancient world's greatest battles!

Capture the romance and adventure that lead over one hundred thousand Greek warriors to the far-flung shore of what is now modern day Turkey, to rescue Helen of Troy.

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Starshatter: The Gathering Storm

Starshatter™ represents the next generation of space combat simulation games.

Starshatter™ extends the gameplay concepts of the classic sims by combining fighter and starship combat in a single game.

Starshatter™ also integrates elements of real-time-strategy games by allowing fleet commanders to direct the battle on a tactical level.

• Small Frigates are used for air defense. They can shoot down enemy fighters and torpedoes with rapid fire plasma cannon and interceptor missiles.
• Destroyers are attack platforms that can engage enemy ships one-on-one or in small groups.
• Cruisers are the backbone of the fleet's attack capability. They carry devastating firepower that can effectively engage any size target; even a military battle station.
• Carriers are the cornerstone of the fleet. They deliver fighters and strike ships to the scene of action, and they coordinate the entire battle plan.

Dynamic Campaign Engine

Starshatter takes the concept of the "mission-based" space simulation to a new level. Rather than deliver twenty-five heavily scripted missions that play the same way every time, Starshatter will use a dynamic campaign engine to custom build an unlimited number of unique missions based on the current state of the war, and the type of ship you are commanding:

Fighter Mission Types:

• Patrol
• Sweep
• Bomber Escort
• Starship Escort
• Ground Strike
• Starship Strike
  

Starship Mission Types:

• Fleet Engagement
• Escort
• Blockade
• Starbase Assault
• Fighter Ops
  

The enemies you will face in Starshatter's dynamic campaign won't just be targets. Enemy ships and fleet admirals use the same AI algorithms as your own wingmates and commanders. They are trying to win the war just as much as you are. This means that with every kill you make, you are directly contributing to the war effort.

Starshatter supports mouse, keyboard, joystick, throttle, and gamepad flight controls simultaneously, so that you can find the control method that works best for you. You can easily assign any joystick or gamepad axis to any function you wish, and each axis (including the mouse Y-axis) can be inverted to suit your preferences.

In the arcade flight model, the joystick is configured as in a typical space combat simulation, with the stick controlling pitch and yaw and the twist axis controlling roll. In the standard flight model, the joystick is configured as in a high-end airplane simulation. The stick controls pitch and roll, while the rudder pedals or twist axis controls yaw. At any time, in any flight model, you can swap the roll and yaw inputs by pressing the "J" key.

Under normal circumstances, the mouse is used to control the user interface and to manipulate the interactive HUD. When using the third-person exterior view, the mouse is also used to control the camera and to select targets and issue orders to allies, just as in a space-based RTS game. You can right-click on any friendly unit in the chain of command to access a context-sensitive orders menu. You can also use the mouse to fly your ship and fire your weapons. By pressing the "~" key, you toggle the mouse between selection mode and flight mode. In flight mode, the mouse works much like the "mouselook" control in an FPS game. You steer the ship by moving the mouse in the direction you want to go. Fire guns with the left button and missiles with the right button. Tap the middle button to select a target, and use the mouse wheel to control your speed. If you prefer, you can also configure the mouse to work as a "virtual joystick." In this mode, the distance of the mouse cursor from the center of the screen controls how fast your ship will turn, instead of how far it will turn. Some people may prefer the "virtual joystick" mode for dogfighting because it requires less repositioning of the mouse than the "mouselook" mode.

Flight Model

Starshatter includes three different flight models so that you can enjoy the space combat experience in the way that is most effective for you.

By default, Starshatter is configured for the "standard" Newtonian flight model. In this flight model, all ships have both linear and angular momentum or inertia. There is no drag in space, so if you cut your engines to zero you will keep going at your current speed indefinitely. Your onboard flight computer will tryto keep your velocity pointed in the same direction as your nose, but you can turn off this behavior by pressing "M" for manual mode. In manual space flight mode, you can fly sideways or backwards to your heart's content.

In the standard flight model, airborne combat is quite similar to what you will find in a good jet combat simulation. Your fighter will fly just like an airplane, with lift, drag, gravity, angle of attack, and atmospheric density to contend with. You have very limited rudder authority, and you have to perform banked turns at corner velocity to stay in the fight. In the arcade flight model, Starshatter is much more like what you may be used to from playing other space combat simulations. Your ship always flies in the direction you are facing, and your throttle setting controls your speed instead of your acceleration. If you cut your throttle to zero, your ship will slow to a stop even in space. You can perform flat turns in atmosphere, and you don't have to worry about drag or stalls. Gravity is still modeled, and you do still have to worry about running out of fuel and slamming into that big hard thing called "the ground." Starshatter even includes a "relaxed" flight model that is between these two extremes. The relaxed model is similar to the standard model except that drag applies even in space. This helps keep your velocity under control, and makes it easier to turn.One way or another, you should have no problem finding a flight model that works for you. Now get out there and start getting us some kills!

Space Combat

Starshatter brings space combat up to date by using a combat model inspired by modern day surface navy and naval-aviation technology, instead of the more common World War II era technology. Each of the different components of the space force has a distinct role to play in battle, and this specialization must guide your strategy in deploying your forces.

Fighters are small, agile, single-seat space craft that are capable of both atmospheric and orbital combat. In Starshatter, fighters play several important roles. Because of their speed and maneuverability, fighters are often used for scouting and recon jobs. They are used as an anti-air defensive platform to shoot down enemy fighters and strike craft that are attacking the fleet. And they are used as strike craft that can project force from orbit down to attacking ground targets.

In order to accomplish these dual missions in different environments, fighters need to give something up. Fighters are too small to support shield generators or artificial gravity systems, and they carry fuel and life support for only limited duration mission profiles.

One solid hit from an anti-air missile is often enough to finish a fighter pilot's career. Fighters use active decoy countermeasures to evade incoming missiles. The fighter's job is to hit the target quickly and decisively and get out in one piece. Fighters are not capable of long range flight between planets or even from a planet to it's closest moons.

Starships are big, bulky, slow, and powerful, and they are the only ships capable of making the faster-than-light quantum leap between the stars. Starships are designed for long range missions, and carry enough power to run graviational deflector shields, artificial gravity systems, and the quantum drive. As a result, they are too big and un-aerodynamic to land on planets. Starships are limited to the cold, hard vacuum of orbit.

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Starships Unlimited v3

"A tremendously easy-to-manage 4x space game that’s very accessible to all skill levels."

- Out of Eight - 6/8

"If you give this title time, you’ll surely arrive in gaming bliss as you are confined to the trusted vessel of your swivel computer chair for what seems light-years."

- Game-Overdrive: 88%

Heroic Starship Combat and Galactic Conquest!

Unlike many other games of galactic exploration, conquest, economics and diplomacy, Starships Unlimited v3 focuses on a small number of unique starships, each with different crew mixes and different technologies.

These ships and their crews are the heroes of this science fiction epic, boldly exploring the unknown, dealing with alien races and helping your people expand to new worlds.

Outfit your ships with the latest technology and explore the galaxy, conduct diplomacy and espionage, raid your rivals' trade routes or invade their planets.

The stars are the limit!

• Design your own starships, discover hidden artifacts, explore various galaxy types (Spiral, Ring, Elliptical, Cluster).
• Colonize new planets, decide what to build on them and how to defend them.
• Beautifully rendered starships and a soundtrack by Eric Pearson.
• Detailed research and technologies, which can be used to improve every aspect of the game.
• Expanded Exploration - Four ages of exploration, each offering the possibility of new artifacts and wisdom to be gained.
• More challenging finances based on skilled labor costs.
• Freighters are now range-limited, requiring research to expand their range and your trade routes.
• Colony Ships have been added. Colony ships are also range-limited, requiring research to expand their range.
• More Spying options, with the ability to research to expand their uses.
• More technologies to research and use in your designs, including a new weapons family and cruise drive.
• More game options, including the ability to limit games to certain technological ages.
• More challenging computer opponents, including better pirate ships and more skill levels.
• Larger starships!
• Revamped user interface and graphics.
• Endless replayability!

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Steel Panthers: World at War - General's Edition

"In a word... FANTASTIC!"

- The Gamers Net

"This is war the way Mars intended it to be!"

- PC Gamer

Steel Panthers: World at War - General's Edition includes all four Mega-Campaign games and a free v8.20 of SP:WaW.

Steel Panthers: World at War is a tactical level, World War II era, historical wargame.

Each Mega-Campaign has been specially designed to enhance the gameplay of SP:WaW.

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The War Engine

If you build it, they will play...

The War Engine is the ultimate table top war game simulation and replication kit.

Limited only by your imagination, all units, weapons and terrain are fully configurable in artwork and stats.

Ready made worlds range from sci-fi to fantasy to space to World War 2.

• Free!
• Highly tactical – watch your tracks, destroy key terrain, find the objectives!
• Seven full games in one.
• Individual scenarios as well as linked campaigns.
• Move your army from one battle to the next!
• Weapons, terrain and units are all fully configurable.
• Use our graphics or your own.
• Excellent AI performs well under the wide variety of situations.

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Mark H. Walker's Lock 'n Load: Heroes of Stalingrad

Mark H. Walker's Lock 'n Load: Heroes of Stalingrad

The Lock 'n Load franchise comes to the PC with Lock 'n Load: Heroes of Stalingrad.

Designed by Mark H. Walker and programmed by elements of the team responsible for bringing you Panzer General Online, Heroes of Stalingrad remains faithful to Lock' 'n Load's ease of play and immersive format, while incorporating all the advantages of playing on your office flatscreen.

• Two, story-driven campaigns based on the battles for Stalingrad in 1942.
• Twelve stand-alone scenarios that let you dive right into the action.
• Beautiful map art by Marc Schwanebeck, Band of Heroes and Not One Step map artist. Luscious "counter" art by David Julien and Nicolas Eskubi, depicting the men, women, tanks, weapons that fought in the battle that marked the highwater mark of the Third Reich.
• Razor-sharp artificial intelligence that will challenge even the most clever tactical gamer.

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World in Flames

World In Flames is Matrix Games’ computer version of Australian Design Group’s classic board game.

Covering both the European and Pacific Theaters of Operations during World War II, World in Flames is global in scope while simulating each branch of service in detail. Land units are corps and army level, supplemented with specialized divisions. Naval units include individual counters for every carrier, battleship, cruiser, and light cruiser in the war. Air units represent groups of 250 to 500 airplanes displayed on screen using 1000+ unique bitmapped images.

With 6000+ unique units, 250+ countries, and a global map of 70,200 hexes, World in Flames is the premier World War II grand strategy game.

All 11 scenarios from World in Flames Final Edition are included and they range from the small 5 turn Barbarossa offensive in Russia and the 5 turn Guadalcanal battle in the Pacific, through to the 36 turn Global War campaign which spans all of Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, the Atlantic, and the Pacific.

You can play either the Axis or the Allied side or take the role of one of the 8 major powers. Besides solitaire and head-to-head, you can play over the Internet or by email (PBEM). The last two modes of play permit team play with up to 6 players (3 per side).

In addition to the full set of rules from World in Flames, Final Edition, there are 80 optional rules. Under the optional rules section you can choose to include the World in Flames expansion modules: Ships in Flames, Planes in Flames, Carrier Planes in Flames, Cruisers in Flames, Convoys in Flames, and others.

This simulation models national production from conveying raw resources over rail and sea lines to factories for the manufacturing infantry, armor, naval, and air combat units. Because oil was so important during World War II, there are separate optional rules for synthetic oil plants and deployment of oil reserves to the front lines.

Game units are represented in both armies and corps, aircraft carriers, naval task forces, and the air groups that took part. Everything you need to re-fight the greatest conflict in history.

Two to six players make the strategic decisions that decide the fate of nations. What forces to produce, where to commit them, when and how? No two games of World in Flames play the same, no strategy is foolproof, any decision may have unforeseen, long-term consequences.

If you want to change the world then World in Flames is for you.

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Hired Guns: The Jagged Edge

Even life and Death have a price when you are a Hired Gun living on the Jagged Edge!…

Hired Guns: The Jagged Edge is a turn-based strategy game that puts you command of a squad of specialists for hire in the genre’s biggest game-world yet: the African country Diamond Coast. Found in a dark part of the world, Diamond Coast a playground for the cruel and corrupt, each with their own agenda. Choose your friends wisely and buy an army of ruthless mercenaries to unleash mayhem on the African countryside. Choose “jobs” from different factions and complete them for cash to upgrade weapons and hire more elite soldiers of fortune.

Tons of firepower will let your team destroy anything standing, but smooth talk and a wad of bills can also go a long way towards ensuring success. With multiple story lines and endings, you’re in total control of your own fate.

Game Features:

• Ally with up to four different factions, each with their own agenda, for unique bonuses and missions
• Crush your enemies with over 150 upgradeable weapons, including pistols, submachine guns, shotguns, assault rifles, sniper rifles and add-ons such as laser sights, collimator sights, silencers, improved slides and more!
• Hire over 30 mercenaries to fill out multiple squads with various specialties and skills and unique personalities, some work together better than others - you'll need not only mercenaries with good weapon skills, but also medics, mechanics, scouts and leaders
• Destroy everything in your path with a fully interactive world and realistic physics
• Gain territory with brains, brawn or cold hard cash
• Determine your own fate with multiple storylines and endings
• ... and many more!m

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Campaigns On The Danube

"Campaigns on the Danube is a well-aimed volley of solid wargaming for any grognard-level player and below, and most especially for those who love the Napoleonic era. ..." -

Armchair General - 4/5

"4 out of 5 stars! ..." -

Computer Games Magazine - 4/5

Campaigns On The Danube

Players may command historic, powerful armies as they face off against each other in a clash that would be destined to defeat Austria but prove for a brief time that Napoleon could indeed be stopped.

Players will be able to take command of the French forces under Napoleon or Austrians under Charles and strike at each other over a large hex-based map.

• Map covers central Europe from Ulm in the west to Olmutz in the Northeast.
• Maneuver elements consist of divisions and brigades.
• AI can play either side (French or Austrians).
• PBEM capability.
• Ability to fight battles using miniatures.
• Bridge demolition and construction.

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Carriers at War

"this game ... will end up staying on my hard drive for a long, long time, just as its honored predecessors did"

Wargamer Review

"Carriers at War does what it sets out to do: present carrier warfare in a realistically tense and atmospheric way"

Gamepro Review

Carriers at War is a simulation of fleet carrier air and naval operations in the Pacific theater from 1941 to 1945.

The game focuses heavily on carrier fleet command strategy.

Other units are represented and play a part in battle, but as the title suggests the queen of the sea is the focus.

• Six Dramatic Historical Scenarios: Pearl Harbour, Coral Sea, Midway, Eastern Solomons, Santa Cruz, Phillipine Sea.
• Exciting Multiplayer Games Over Internet Or LAN.
• Intuitive Mouse Driven Interface.
• Interactive Tutorial.
• Dynamic Animated Combat Display.
• Ruthlessly Efficient Programmable AI.
• Extensive Rollover Help Text.
• Realistic Weather Modeling.
• Full Scenario Data, Ship, Plane And Map Editor.
• Historically Accurate Ship And Aircraft Profiles.
• Massive Battle Maps Covering Millions Of Square Miles.

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Case Blue: For IL-2 or Forgotten Battles

Case Blue : For IL-2 or Forgotten Battles,

Case Blue™ is an add-on for IL-2 Sturmovik that is unique in its variety and depth! You will see IL2-Forgotten Battles in a completely new light.

Over 1000 different missions offer almost infinite replayability and bring the World War II era to life with dogfights, escort-missions, bombing runs and more!

• German Campaign: 350 Missions
  
• Russian Campaign: 200 Missions
  
• Dogfight Maps Online/LAN for up to 32 players: 39 Maps
  
• Online Coop Missions for 2x8 players max: 439 Missions
  
• Online Missions from the campaigns:


• German Side = 350
  
• Russian Side = 200
  
• Single Player Missions from the campaigns:
  
  
  
  • German Side = 354 (Plus 4 Bonus Missions: Normandy 1944!)
    
  • Russian Side = 200
  
  Together with the dogfight maps 1,031 different missions are available in total.

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Chariots of War

Control the Cradle of Civilization… 4000 years ago in the Cradle of Civilization, mighty Empires fought for water, resources and the arable land in the Fertile Crescent.

Play as the Egyptians, the Babylonians, screaming Nubian warriors, or the Assyrians.

Develop your county by producing commodities and selling them to you neighbors.

Raise glorious armies and wage wars of conquest. Roll over the plains and seek victory in the Matrix Games re-release of Chariots of War!

• High resolution 1024x768 graphics engine that brings the ancient world to life.
• Play one of 58 different nations on a large & beautiful grand campaign map covering the whole Middle East including 164 cities and 80 minor settlements. There are 10 types of nations each with their own unique units. Smaller campaigns are also included for gamers who wants a shorter game.
• Build hundreds of buildings and city improvements, and collect 9 different resources such as Myrrh, Gems and Horses.
• Put your General in command of your army fighting real-time battles under the fog of war.
• A Random event system that depicts the Era in colourful detail, recreating historical phenomena such as Earth-quakes, Floods and Locust plagues.
• The Happiness and welfare of the inhabitants of your cities will depend on overpopulation, recruitment levels, garrisons and food, and by developing temples, entertainment and other buildings you keep revolution at bay
  Advances will increase the development of your tribe.
• Recruit units from nearly thirty different troop types for you invincible armies.
• Barbarian tribes will roam the land, attacking anything they encounter.
• Trade allows you to buy and sell the 9 resources. Different areas of the map have access to different resources so trade is key.
• Diplomats can be sent out to gather information. You can eject enemy diplomats in a number of gory ways.

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Close Combat - Cross of Iron

"A tremendous updated version of Close Combat is filled to the brim with improved AI, a new scenario, community modifications, and engine tweaks.""

- CC: CoI at Out of Eight PC Game

"(translated from website) "The goal of the developers on embarking on this effort was clearly noted: to establish the link between the familiar old series and the new players, while preparing for the likely release of a true continuation. On this point the game is an undeniable success.""

- CC: CoI at JeuxDeGuerre.com (detailed review in French)

Close Combat - Cross of Iron

The Return of Classic Close Combat… Based on the Atomic Games award winning Close Combat series of games.

Close Combat: Cross of Iron, brings back the award-winning classic in new epic battles of the Eastern Front of World War II.

• Enhanced Scenario Editor - Create your own "what if" Scenarios.
• Includes "Command Center" linking you to new maps, campaigns, mods,and player forums.
• Improvements have been made to the AI to reduce some of the more inadequate performance issues, in particular with respect to vehicle pathing, the 'crawl of death', and Team and Unit morale and response in general.
• Battle HQ game matching service including unique player customizable game clients.
• Enjoy the huge variety of modifications available from the Close Combat Community providing years of additional gaming pleasure.
• Enhanced head-to-head and multiplayer combat modes including: 24/7 campaigns and player matching service.
• Comprehensive player ranking system.

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Close Combat - Modern Tactics

"Close Combat: Modern Tactics is one of those games that will play tremendously well on a LAN with several mates or against a good friend online"

- Contact: Air Land and Sea Magazine Review (Print Only)

"[translated from Finnish] Close Combat: Modern Tactics is great fun as multiplayer game."

- eDome Review

Close Combat: Modern Tactics brings you classic top down real time tactical warfare with the excitement of multiplayer head to head gaming.

You take command of either US or opposition forces and engage in head to head battle (with up to 5 players per side) using modern era weaponry and equipment on gorgeous hand drawn maps measuring 1km square up to giant 4km x 1km maps.

Air and artillery support are on-call but the objective can only be secured by Close Combat.

You are in command!

• Based on Close Combat Marines, which is used as a USMC training simulation.
• Gorgeous hand-drawn 1km square to 1x4km maps.
• Comes with 25 Modern scenarios based on real-world and hypothetical conflicts.
• Realistic soldier psychological profiles during combat.
• Up to 5 v 5 Multiplayer. Now Up to 10 players can be involved in one Battle!
• Accurate and realistic modern equipment modelling.
• Mount and Dismount specialized vehicles.
• Accurately depicts modern tactical warfare and its challenges.
• Close air support and direct and indirect fire.
• Ability to protect your men in buildings, bunkers, and trenches.
• Includes specialized squads, weapons, soldier types, attack.
• Aircraft & Artillery.
• Designed to be easily moddable to provide years of additional gaming excitement.
• Runs well on modern DirectX systems.
• Adjustable game speed scroll speed and sound volume.
• Multiple nationalities with varying capabilities available to both sides.
  ... and many more!

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Combined Arms: World War II

(Formerly Battlefields!) "Combined Arms: World War II™" is a 1km hex-based battalion-level simulation of World War II combat that puts the wargamer in the role of the operational commander.

Combined Arms: World War II™ uses actual minutes and hours to track time and coordinate orders.

Tell your combat and support units when to jump off and how to coordinate their plans.

• Combined Arms: World War II sticks with what wargamers know by using hexes and unit counters. However, it uses actual minutes and hours to track time and attack plans may be organized based on arrival times for combat units and their support.
• Replenishment of fuel, ammo and replacements is handled within the engine, as well as unit fatigue.
• The fog of war is fully modeled with various levels of intelligence for enemy movement and troop concentrations, including false or misleading reports (possibly even on your own units).
• Combat units are detailed with quality ratings, armor and infantry strengths, movement types and equipment. Artillery, Air and Naval units can support battles or attack enemy assets directly. Interdiction fire by these combat arms is fully modeled.
• Detailed command structure allows cross-attachment of units and modeling of the strain on the staff depending on how much there is to manage, plan and coordinate.
• Combat is modeled to include the effects of each of the units assigned, including the effects of artillery, airpower, long-range and short-range fire and the interactions between armor and infantry. Combined Arms: World War II avoids the simplicity of the straight CRT odds system while maintaining enough transparency to avoid mystifying players who want a system that is easy to understand.
• Using modern high resolution graphics, Combined Arms: World War II is easy on the eyes and has an interface that is designed to convey the most important information at a glance.
• Combined Arms: World War II includes a full score and sound effects to immerse the player.
• Combined Arms: World War II incorporates a full scenario, unit and map editor, which allows the creation of free compatible scenarios by wargamers who own the game.
• Combined Arms: World War II will support play against a computer opponent, against another human on the same machine or against one or more human opponents by single and multiplayer e-mail. Our goal is to make it as easy as possible to have fun by offering many different ways to find an opponent and many different methods of play.

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Commander - Europe at War

"Commander: Europe at War would be very near the top of the grand strategy list."

- Review of "Commander: Europe at War" at Out of Eight

"I prefer action games, yet I still very much enjoyed this one. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to invade Edinburgh and crush those Allies once and for all!"

- Review of "Commander: Europe at War" at Ace Games

Commander – Europe at War is the first in a series of high level turn based strategy games.

The first game spans WW2, allowing players to control the axis or allied forces through the entire war in the European Theatre.

Can Germany’s rise be stopped or will the jackboots of the SS march through London?

• Huge hex based campaign map covering the USA to the west, Africa to the south, Scandinavia to the north and the Ural’s to the east.
• 6 epic scenarios including the operation Barbarossa, DDay and the Grand Campaign
  Research over 50 inventions from 5 different technology areas.
• 12 different unit types including Light Tanks, Heavy Tanks, Destroyers and Motorised Corps, each with their own strengths and weaknesses.
• Recruit and attach Historical Commanders to your units.
• Detailed and realistic combat that models supply, morale, terrain, leadership, equipment, training, strategic weapons and fog of war.
• Easy to learn, hard to master game play that is the cornerstone of Slitherine game design.
• Multiplayer via e-mail, hotseat, Internet and including optional timed turns and 7 difficulty settings.
• Use of Osprey publishing artwork in game, a leading publisher of military history books.
• Easily moddable script files that allow players to alter many aspects of gameplay including research, unit stats, terrain effects and many more.

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Crown of Glory: Europe in the Age of Napoleon

"Crown of Glory: Europe in the Age of Napoleon is a great game that successfully blends empire building and strategic battles."

- Deaf Gamers: 87%

"Crown of Glory will be an enjoyable experience for wargamers. It offers a wide range of experiences, from tinkering with your nation's economy and labor force to actually leading your troops into battle."

- IGN 8/10

Crown of Glory: Europe in the Age of Napoleon, the player controls one of the crowned potentates of Europe in the Napoleonic Era, wielding authority over his nation's military strategy, economic development, diplomatic relations, and social organization.

It is a very thorough simulation of the entire Napoleonic Era - spanning from 1792 to 1820, from the dockyards in Lisbon to the frozen wastes of Holy Mother Russia.

Crown of Glory Proudly Supports The Napoleonic Alliance.

• Europe and North Africa, 1792 – 1820
• More than 200 provinces, 8 Major Nations, 90 Minor Powers
• Monthly Strategic Turns, 20 Minute Tactical Turns
• Military, Diplomatic, Economic and Social Decisions
• Quick Resolution of Battles or Detailed Resolution of Battles
• Detailed Combat supports Historical Leaders, Unit Morale, Diverse Unit Types, Command and Control, Weather, Smoke, Reinforcements, and more!
• Economics include Resource Types, Economic Parameters, Banks and Loans, Food and Population Growth, Reinforcement Pool, Trade Routes, Merchant and Colonial Income
• Naval and Land Combat, including Sieges, Interceptions, Fleet Combat, Port Attacks and Blockades
• National Morale
• Computer Opponent for Major and Minor Nations
• Diplomacy includes Treaties, Secret Treaties, Declarations of War, Cease Fires, Limited Surrender, Total War, and Historical Great Diplomats with special abilities
• Weather, Logistics, Fog of War, Special Events
• Full Multiplayer Support via internet, LAN, serial/parallel connection or hotseat
• Standard Campaign from 1805 – 1815 as well as a variety of starting scenarios to expand or contract the timeline and allow more options over technology and upgrades

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Conquest of the Aegean

"Those wanting an impressive operational level wargame will be delighted with what Conquest of the Aegean has to offer. [Conquest of the Aegean is] a must for any grognard or serious strategy gamer."

- Deaf Gamers - 92%

"Holding the Corinth Canal against an ANZAC Brigade during the first scenario I played in Conquest of the Aegean, immediately showed me how well this game has been put together."

- Bovine Conspiracy: 90%

Prepare yourself for a wargaming tour-de-force!

Conquest of the Aegean is the next generation of the award-winning and revolutionary Airborne Assault series and it takes brigade to corps-level warfare to a whole new level.

Realism and accuracy are the watchwords as this pausable continuous time design allows you to command at any echelon, with smart AI subordinates and an incredibly challenging AI.

• Improved AI, Smarter both as an opponent and when executing your orders, including:
• - Force Allocation
• - Reaction and Reassessment
• - Formation code
• - Retreat code
• Realistic Resupply System
• Mixed Mode Movement and Slope Effects
• New Equipment and Units from Italy, Germany, Greece, Crete, Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Malta and Free France
• Over 20 new maps!
• Over 30 new scenarios!
• Realistic Delay and Withdraw Tasks
• Exit Tasks
• Linked Tasks
• Map Improvements
• Enhanced Interface, including:
• - Order of Battle display
• - Display Tool Bar
• - New Planning Tools
• - Message Log and filters
• - SOP History Log
• - Enhanced Terrain popup
• - Improved Data displays
• Additional Weather Patterns and Detailed Weather Modeling
• Over 1,000 new Estabs
• Force List Export/Import
• Mod-able Victory Messages
• Mod-able Terrain Key
• ... and many more!

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Democracy

"Interesting concept, and easy to learn"

- Thunderbolt Games Review

Do YOU have what it takes to run a country?

Democracy is an intelligent and sophisticated game that will entertain you, but could also teach you a thing or two about politics as well.

You may think that politics is about sticking to your principles no matter what, but in Democracy you'll quickly see just how easy it is to "compromise" those principles to keep your seat in government and how hard it is to balance the conflicting priorities of your constituents.

• Plenty of never-before-seen events and dilemmas, some of which may seem similar to recent world events…
• Choose from twelve different real-world countries
• Manage each turn of government development including policy changes, population agenda, re-election and control of legislature, budget decisions, satisfaction of constituent groups
• Over 80 different policy changes, each with an emphasis slider you can create a limitless number of political combinations to push whatever agenda you wish

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Empires in Arms

"Players [will] discover why this game won a CSR Award in the first place back in 1984 and has continued to be a great game ever since."

- Empires in Arms Wargamer Review

"for those who want to fill the Little Corporals boots, dominate Europe, and stab a few backs along the way, Empires in Arms is just the ticket."

- Empires in Arms Armchair General Review

Empires in Arms is the official licensed computer version of Australian Design Group's classic board game.

Empires in Arms is a seven player game of grand strategy during the Napoleonic period of 1805-1815.

Playable either solitaire, by email or over the Internet.

Corps level with full diplomatic options to allow players complete freedom to fight it out for control of Europe any way they want to.

The map is divided up into provinces providing an attractive look.

• Official licensed adaptation of the classic Empires in Arms™ board game
• Encompasses the important aspects of diplomacy and warfare during the Napoleonic Wars from 1805 to 1815
• Control any one of seven major powers of the period (France, Great Britain, Russia, Austria, Prussia, Spain or Turkey)
• Includes some enhanced rules and play options added over the years by Empires in Arms players
• Create alliances, declare war, and negotiate peace terms on the path to admiration or condemnation
• Use money and manpower received from home provinces and conquered lands to raise an army and navy capable of military dominance.
• Conquer, manipulate or ally with a host of minor countries in your quest to build an empire
• Save your unit setups for quick reuse in later games, import / export battles for miniature games, multiplayer hotseat games, solo games, PBEM games

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Flashpoint Germany

"It's a unique take on grand-tactical turn based gaming, and a fun one to boot!"

- PC Gamer - 76/100

"Real armchair generals will revel in the material that is provided which allows you to create many possible outcomes to the war."

- Game Vortex - 84%

Flashpoint Germany™ brings you back to the height of the Cold War, before the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Massive armies of incredible power face off across the West German border.

Your companies and platoons maneuver on realistic maps of the Germany countryside in 2 Tutorials and 17 Scenarios.

Build your own scenarios, play against the AI opponent or against another player via TCP/IP or PBEM.

• Portrays the highest intensity / highest density potential combat in human history.
• Command Viewpoint: as the General in charge of a regiment or brigade you give the orders and let the staff sweat the details.
• Keep your HQ moving though or the extra radio traffic will betray your position to the enemy artillery!
• Realistic time lags are enforced before your orders take effect. Orders can persist for multiple turns until complete.
• 4 nationalities, 177 unit types, 195 platform / vehicle types and 112 weapon types.
• Units are tank and infantry companies with specialist platoons for the Warsaw Pact, and tank and infantry platoons with specialist sections for the NATO forces. Units are represented by historically accurate mixes of individual platforms (vehicles) with individual weapon lists.
• Troop training, morale and fatigue are all modelled.
• Nuclear and chemical weapons, air strikes, smoke and minefields are represented.
• 17 Scenarios and 2 Tutorials. Forces can be recovered from saved games or from other scenarios and inserted into your own scenarios. Your original scenarios can be protected against tampering and distributed to other players.
• 30 setup options / parameters allow the game to be customized from easy and forgiving to nightmarish.
• Turn lengths can be set to 10, 20 or 30 minute resolution increments. Game lengths are 4 to 14 hours but will end sooner if the butcher's bill runs too high.
• The maps portray a 20 km by 15 km stretch of German countryside. The game is played on a 500 m by 500 m grid with 8 terrain types plus rivers and streams. Realistic variations in elevation combined with a detailed spotting model create surprising vistas and dead ground for units to use to advantage.
• The AI can play either side and is very, very aggressive.
• Unit doctrine regarding engagement range and allowed proximity to the enemy can be set pre-battle. A record of the unit reports received during the game assists in analysing post-battle results.

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Flyboys Squadron

Fly the Legend: Flyboys Squadron...

Join the brave knights of the skies in this World War I flight combat simulation, developed by Interactive Magic.

Fast, fun and furious action takes you to the skies above no man’s land in the first air war in history, where you’ll exchange machine gun fire with enemy pilots in desperate turning dogfights.

A twelve mission campaign will take you through the immersive single player storyline and prepare you for the next step – online play.

• Includes a full version of “Warbirds” with one month of free online play.


• World War I combat flight simulation with over 10 authentic period airplanes.


• 12 single player missions based on the “Flyboys” movie.


• Bonus “easter egg” missions.


• Dynamic online multiplayer environment and missions (subscription based, first month free).


• Connected to the Warbirds community.


• Free Teamspeak servers for online play.


• Join in the action and excitement of World War I multiplayer air combat – take to the skies in Flyboys Squadron!

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Forge of Freedom: The American Civil War 1861-1865

"Everything said; Forge of Freedom is the best Civil War game I have ever played. It perfectly matches a strong strategic game with compelling tactical battles. It simultaneously gives the player depth and options to reduce that depth if desired. Mix in the strong AI and I may have my wargame GOTY."

- Bovine Conspiracy Review

"Forge of Freedom re-creates in abundant detail the strategic challenges the Union and the Confederacy faced, including the issues of weapons development, economic management, state politics and elections, and the possibility of international intervention. With so many factors to consider, players’ management skills are thoroughly tested. However, Civil War buffs in particular will appreciate the comprehensiveness of this strategy game of the War Between the States. "

- Armchair General (September 2007 issue)

Forge of Freedom: The American Civil War 1861-1865

From the creators of Crown of Glory come an epic tale of North Vs. South.

By combining area movement on the grand scale with optional hex based tactical battles when they occur, Forge of Freedom provides something for every strategy gamer.

Control economic development, political development with governors and foreign nations, and use your military to win the bloodiest war in US history.

• Over 700 authentic flags to customize unit standards.
• Over 1,000 historical generals at your command.
• Control the Iron Brigade, the Orphan Brigade or 100 other legendary units.
• 50 types of period firearms and artillery.
• Train sharpshooters, equip reconnaissance balloons and host of other personel and equipment to customize your brigades.
• Chose between detailed and quick combat to resolve battles.
• Challenging AI.
• Customizable complexity.

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Across the Dnepr: Korsun Pocket Add-on

"Not since the original Panzer General have I been so captivated by the drive for perfect game play."

- The Wargamer

Across the Dnepr - Add-on for Korsun Pocket is a new campaign scenario for the Korsun Pocket game.

It recreates the events of July 1941, when Operation Barbarossa was in full swing and German armies were poised to enter the heartland of Russia.

Army Group Center is aimed at the vital objective of Smolensk, located on the Dnepr river and defending the shortest route to Moscow.

24 day campaign length scenario.

Huge battlefield with superb map graphics.

Special rules for Soviet entrenchment.

Improved AI scripting.

117 Soviet divisions confront 35 German divisions.

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Blitzkrieg: War in Europe 1939-1945 - Discontinued

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Blitzkrieg: War in Europe 1939-1945

Introducing the FIRST game from Matrix Games for the Pocket PC and Palm OS!

Command Soviet, Axis, or Allied troops in 20 different scenarios ranging from the German Invasion of Poland (1939) to the Soviet Winter Offensive and their attack on Berlin (1945). Blitzkrieg: War in Europe 1939-1945 features 45 different units of land, sea, and air and all of the hex based tactics that would go along with it.

Scenarios include:

1. German invasion of Poland 1939

2. Plan Yellow: German attack on France 1940

3. Dunkirk 1940

4. Barbarossa – Race to Moscow 1941

5. Operation Barbarossa - campaign

6. Operation Typhoon - German advance to Moscow 1941

7. Battle for Moscow 1941 - Soviet winter counterattack

8. Operation Blue: Battle of Stalingrad - German advance to Stalingrad

9. Operation Uranus - Soviet counterattack in Stalingrad

10. Encirclement and destruction of the German 6th Army in Stalingrad

11. Battle of Kursk 1943 - the largest tank battle of WWII

12. Operation Bagration 1944 - Soviets take the strategic iniative on the Eastern front

13. Soviet Winter Offensive 1945 - attack on Berlin

14. El Alamein - Afrika Korps vs. British 8th Army

15. Battle of France 1944 - US and British invasion of France

16. What if scenario: France attacks Germany in September 1939

17. What if scenario: Operation Sealion 1940 - German invasion of Great Britain

18./19. German secret weapons on the Western front - two scenarios

20. Wunderwaffe on Eastern front

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Advanced Tactics - World War II

"gamers who are interested in a versatile, turn-based wargame of medium complexity... consider adding Advanced Tactics: World War II to their collection." -

Review on Advanced Tactics on The Wargamer

Advanced Tactics: World War II is a versatile turn-based strategy system that gives gamers the chance to wage almost any battle in any time period. The first module in this series is Advanced Tactics: World War II, which allows gamers to hop into a Panzer and storm across Europe. Complete with a streamlined interface and an addicting style of gameplay, Advanced Tactics offers a unique and infinitely replayable experience for any strategy fan.

• Random map and scenario generator with optional shroud of darkness and mirror map functionality, infinitely replayable!
• A Wargame Construction Kit-like editor allowing you to make any wargame scenario you like.
• Realistic Supply System that can be harassed by damaging bridges and ports or by interdicting enemy supply lanes with your navy or airpower.
• Customizable Chain of Command.
• Excellent PBEM cheat prevention mechanism, not even re-installing the game will let you cheat.
• Detailed, but fully automated mini battles, with results that show you what's happening during the battle.
• Engineers can construct roads and fortifications, blow bridges and build airfields.
• Aircraft can paradrop, airlift, airsupply, air attack, bomb and do air recon missions.
• Excellent Fog of War, depending on your recon level you have full information, partial information or almost no information on enemy units and hexes.
• You can control what all your towns and cities produce.
• Up to 4 research levels for almost all equipment; possible to upgrade existing equipment both in service and on production lines.
• Three (3) Great Operational scale WWII scenarios: Ardennes ’44, Africa ’41 and Gothic Line ‘44.
• Two (2) Full Theater WWII Eastern Front scenarios for 1941 and 1942.
• A 3 player Europe 1945 scenario giving the Germans a last chance due to the Soviets advancing on the Allies.
• Fictional USA and Europe map scenarios, as well as a Diplomacy style scenario and loads more (see the full list in the More Info section).
• History Screen in which you can review all moves the enemy made in his turn.
• Not just limited to 2 players, scenario for up to 9 players are included.
• Very customizable units; you decide the weapon mix of your divisions.
• Command forces on land, sea and in the air.

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AGEOD’S American Civil War - The Blue and the Gray

"The reviewer mentions in the summary: - Good AI - Easy to learn interface and game but with high complexity - Sound and graphics are very nice done and add to the atmosphere of the game - Addicting for friends of strategy games and highly recommended, especially for those with an interest in the ACW. "

- Gamershall (German)

AGEOD’S American Civil War - The Blue and the Gray is a historical operational strategy game with a simultaneous turn-based engine (WEGO system) that places players at the head of the USA or CSA during the American Civil War (1861-1865).

• Upgraded BoA engine with improved Military AI.
• The game is played in alternating phases of giving orders followed by simultaneous execution (known as WEGO system).
• Easy to play, hard to master, play a scenario over a few hour or a full X-turn Grand Campaign following in Grant’s or Lee's footsteps!
• A large selection of Scenarios (11) and Campaigns (5).
• The largest Civil War map ever, with unequaled look and detail levels.
• 2 playable nations, dozens of different troops, hundreds of events, over 300 historical leaders with unique abilities.
• Organize divisions, armies and corps, manage supply and morale, use sea, riverine and rail moves, and put the best leaders in command (if politics allows)!
• Fight to reconcile the nation (USA) or ensure independence (CSA): victory can be military or political, as national will plays a crucial role.
• AGEOD’s recognized dedication to historicity, realism, and good-looking games!

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Battles in Italy

"SSG have created one of the most impressive wargames I've seen with Battle in Italy. The game has plenty of depth, quality AI and plenty of replay value. Seasoned wargamers will love what's on offer and thanks to a collection of well written tutorials everyone else can enjoy this hex-based classic."

- Deaf Gamers: 93%

"The pinnacle of hex-based wargames."

- Out of Eight - 7/8 (88%)

Battles in Italy brings to you the award-winning Decisive Battles of World War II system and some seriously intense gameplay. Choose to take the Allied side and you're faced with establishing a foothold and control of Italy. Or, select the Germans and face an overwhelming Allied army that is making a run for Axis destruction!

• Three complete battles, Sicily, Salerno and Anzio.
• New rules for Surrender and Political Units.
• New rules for co-operation between countries.
• Improved User Interface.
• Maximum map size increased by 12 times.
• New Defensive AI routines.
• Increased variability for country based variables.
• New capacity for Naval Transport.
• New features for Merging Units.

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Banzai! For Pacific Fighters

"X1 has created some diverting and combat rich environments."

- PC Gamer: 72%

Banzai! : For Pacific Fighters,

With this unique expansion pack for the combat flight simulation "Pacific Fighters" you will experience the most thrilling dogfights between the Japanese, Australian and American air forces!

• Add-On for Pacific Fighters™.
• More than 300 Missions, including 100 Online play missions. Dedicated online server for the Banzai! community.

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Battle of Britain II - Wings of Victory

"...Overall, "Battle Of Britain II: Wings Of Victory" is a great game... ..."

Cosmos Gaming Review

"The fantastic flight model and engrossing campaign are still intact, offering up a potent combination of game styles. ..."

Out of Eight Review

"It delivers almost everything a fan of the genre could ask for: immersion, attention to detail, visual appeal, and above all truly realistic and intense flight combat. ... It's the ultimate combination of a strategy game and a hard-core simulation. ..."

GameSpot Review - (Great)

Battle of Britain II - Wings of Victory re-creates the famous and desperate air battles over southern England in 1940 at both the strategic level of the Air Commander and that of the individual plane and pilot. Relive what Churchill called "their finest hour", join the fight in the Battle of Britain!

A dynamic and authentic re-creation of the full Battle of Britain campaign at the strategic and tactical levels.

Participate in epic battles with hundreds of aircraft in the sky at once.

Features a realistic radar and spotting system.

Damage to each enemy airfield is tracked and impairs the ability to launch aircraft.

Realistic bomb blasts based on military test data, including fireball size and duration, shockwaves, and dirt blasts.

Both historical and dynamic weather conditions are tracked throughout the campaign.

AI-pilots fly within the limits of the same performance and flight characteristics the player flies with, for precise, historically accurate air combat.

Historical command and control on the ground and in the air immerses you in the campaign.

Choose your fight - as the Air Commander or as a Pilot.

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Battlefront

"...the real point to the game is good old-fashioned war game goodness, and this is where the game stands out. With Battlefront, SSG has given us a game that will appeal to a broad war gaming audience and stay on many hard-drives, for many years to come."

- Battlefront review at Armchair General Magazine

Battlefront features the power of battalion-level combat in some of this period's most bloody and intense conflicts: Saipan, Market Garden, Novorossisk, and Gazala. Players will have realistic control over their soldiers, with a tactical scale just large enough to make a telling difference in the strategic picture.

• Improved Strategic AI enables a more flexible response to fast changing battlefields.
• Improved user interface simplifies unit information.
• Command and control system that rewards correct employment of military assets.
• Close combat routines have special attack modes such as Banzai, Surprise and Infiltration.
• Indirect Fire from artillery and air assets can directly attack enemy units.
• Direct fire from AFVs can attack enemy units at range.
• Counter-battery fire can eliminate enemy artillery.
• Eliminated units can be rebuilt as cadres and returned to battle.
• Sighting, command, supply and danger zone rules encourage sensible use of artillery.
• Complete Unit, Map and AI editor allows users to create scenarios from scratch.
• Improved Play By Email security.

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Maximum-Football 2.0

"Maximum-Football is made for those aspiring coaches who feel they could call a better game, not pre-pubescent boys who want to lob touchdowns to Terrell Owens."

- Out of Eight - 6/8

Maximum-Football 2.0 is the latest and greatest release from the acclaimed sports management video game studio, Wintervalley Software.

Bringing a whole host of new features like full Xbox 360 controller support, full DirectX 9.0 utilization, and scores of other upgrades and improvements, Maximum-Football 2.0 delivers on gameplay and fun like a bullet pass through double coverage.

Like its predecessor, Maximum-Football 2.0 allows players to experience the thrill of managing a team in any league!

• Comes with default US, Canadian and Indoor rules leagues and playbooks.
• Full control over rules variations, league setup, teams, plays and players.
• Open and accessible data and art files.
• Player salary & basic contract information.
• 16 individual ratings over and above things like height, weight and age.
• Statistical categories for passing, rushing, receiving, special teams, defensive teams, etc...
• User definable league structures allow for unlimited numbers of teams in 1 to 4 conferences with 1 to 4 divisions per conference.
• Players can be created manually or automatically generated.
• A free agent draft system.
• Each team can have its own playbook.
• Create and edit formations & plays for offense, defense and special teams.
• Play routes are created via drawing command points and assigning scripted commands to each point. No longer are you restricted to selecting from half dozen hard coded routes.
• Newly created routes can be saved to templates for use in other plays.
  A quick preview mode allows you to watch player movement through the play.
• A full practice mode allows you to take to the practice field and run your plays with or without a defense.

New Features of Maximum Football 2.0 include:

• Many brand new or improved player animations.
• Custom camera angles for replay viewing.
• Snow and Rain have new effects (the rain leaves little splashes on the turf).
• Game as a completely new lighting system.
• Now fully supports the Xbox 360 Controller.
• New Depth Chart system. The Depth chart is now slot based to take advantage of the new player break down.
• Vastly improved pass and run blocking, defensive man-2-man coverage, and zone coverage.
• A brand new almanac of past champions and defunct teams in the leagues screens.

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Battleground Europe - World War II Online

"Translated from Italian: Battleground Europe is much more than a simple 1st person shooter. It succeeds where other "super-graphic cousins" fail: The feeling!"

"Battleground Europe is war: pure and hard.""

- Net Wargaming Italia- 88%

Battleground Europe - World War II Online,

Report for duty to the first-person, online action game where players choose to fight alongside and against thousands of other players on the battlefields of western europe.

Grab a rifle and experience heart-stopping infantry action or choose to advance your skills in one of dozens of accurately modeled combat vehicles, naval vessels or aircraft.

Succeed and help the cause of the Allied or Axis forces.

Fail and watch your side get pushed back and struggle for a foothold.

Volume one in The Virtual Battlefield Series, Battleground Europe features the armies, vehicles, weapons and equipment found on the battlefields of Western Europe 1939-1942.

• One activation key for 30 days of FREE play.
• Over 80 different vehicles and weapons available (including land air and sea types).
• Multicrew feature allows more than one player to play in the same vehicle.
• Realistic Ballistics for all weapons.
• Factory production sets spawnable units in the field.
• Airfields host deployed fighter or bomber units.
• Deep Water Ports host deployed naval flotillas.
• Multiple careers in 3 Different Armies(Air/Sea/Ground).
• Rank promotion with gameplay success.
• Lead your men and become an officer.
• Supply and Production Management.
• Technologies Research Management.
• Attack and Defense.
• Blow and Repair Bridges.
• Area Chat (Whisper, Normal, Shout).
• Enemy communications delivered as garbled translations.

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Birth of America

"Overall, Birth of America features the best grand strategic gameplay I’ve seen since Europa Universalis,(...). Any self-respecting fan of strategy and war games should pick up Birth of America, as it delivers the whole package strategy fans desire."

"Probably the best grand strategy game out there"

- Out Of Eight Game Reviews

From Colonial wars to American independence in Birth of America, you control one of the major contenders of the 2 conflicts that shape America trying to achieve military and political victory in either the French & Indian Wars or the war for Independence.

Immerse yourself in Birth of America for the PC. Birth of America, gives you command of the military forces vying for power. This includes such activities as drafting forces, building forts and depots, sieges and blockades, raiding enemy set.

• 10 different scenarios covering both the French & Indian War and the American War of Independence.
  
• Scenarios range in length from a few months to almost 9 years.
  
• Over 700 provinces, with a great diversity of terrain, climates and civilization levels.
  
• Over 100 historical leaders at your command.
  
• Troop types include dragoons, siege artillery, rangers, marines, ships of the line and lake flotillas over ninety different units in all.
  
• Troops are controlled at the regiment level and can be arranged into various needed detachments. Naval units come in the form of warship squadrons and flotillas. You can also manage supply wagons, water transport, forts and depots.
  
• Troops will lay siege to forts and towns or go for the quick and costly direct assault.
  
• Weather effects troop movement, attrition and combat.
  
• A unique hand-made graphical design and work that reminds players of the boardgame spirit and quality handicraft of the 18th Century.
• ... and many more

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Battles In Normandy

"So Bright, So Strong! How do you improve the best wargame ever made?" -

Computer Games Magazine 5/5 Stars!

"Take one of the best operational-level World War II wargame engines ever devised, improve it, and cross it with one of the most compelling campaigns in military history, and you get Battles in Normandy"

- Gamespot - 8.4/10

Battles In Normandy brings to you the award-winning Decisive Battles of World War II system and some seriously intense gameplay. Choose to take the Allied side and you're faced with the overpowering burden of locking into mortal combat with some of the German Army's most vicious and experienced Eastern Front veterans. Or, select the Germans and face an all-consuming Allied army that has a near-endless pool of reinforcements and supply to draw from, intent on your complete destruction.

• New game engine with improved user interface.
• New AI system.
• New user friendly game and map editor.
• Multiple resolution support.
• Special rules for Amphibious and Airborne operations.
• Extensive Rollover Help function.
• Carpet Bombing.
• Naval Bombardment.
• Mulberries (Artificial Harbors).
• Bridge building, minefield and strongpoint creation.
• New supply rules.
• New rules for anti-aircraft and anti-partisan operations.
• New options for hidden units.
• New rules for extended movement and refitting units.
• Auto email and security functions for PBEM games.
• Extensive Tournament and Handicapping options for PBEM games.
• Evolved Units can change their characteristics mid-game.

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Napoleon in Italy

"Hussar has given us a game that is certain to provide many hours of great gaming, and a history lesson as an added bonus."

- Armchair General Review

""Napoleon in Italy" is a complete and solid game."

- Cyberstratege Review (French - Print Only - Issue 13)

Step back to the age of Napoleon and follow in the earliest footsteps of this military genius!

Napoleon in Italy is a hex based strategy game that includes both the strategic level of movement and logistics combined with playable tactical battles.

Lead the young Napoleon's French Army on his first campaign against the Austrians and Piedmontese in Northern Italy or try to stop Napoleon’s dedicated army and tactical brilliance with the mighty allied army of Austria.

• More than 700 named historical regiments with 7 different unit types. complimented by 240 historical leaders.
• Beautiful historical map based on satellite height-map data with both strategic and tactical level of play.
• Fight as the French, Austrian and Piedmontese armies.
  8 historical campaigns (1 full and 7 short) plus an extensive tutorial and highly accurate and detailed campaign setups.
• Random events to maintain replayability and fresh gameplay even after playing through each campaign.
• 7 stances on the strategic map and 5 formations on the tactical map to give players a wide range of historical options to battle the enemy and command how they see fit.
• Something for everyone: 3 gameplay modes (simple, advanced and realistic) and 3 difficulty levels with changing rules.
• An advanced initiative system for leaders and a cohesion system for armies.
  Leaders, units and armies are all rated with realistic stats and abilities that take into account their strategic, tactical and logistical capabilities.
• Authentic uniforms to make the uniform history buff happy.
• Multiplayer capability: Hot-Seat, PBEM and TCP/IP.

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Norm Koger's The Operational Art of War III

"The game is an incredibly deep approximation of operational warfare. It is also one of the best war games you’ll ever play"

- Bovine Conspiracy: 90%

"The Operational Art of War III is a very good reworking of the game that every seasoned wargamer is going to want to get their hands on."

- Deaf Gamers 90%

Norm Koger's The Operational Art of War III is a legendary title among wargamers.

A masterpiece of flexible design, it allows you to play and create any battle from the entire 20th Century of warfare and up to the modern day.

Now, Matrix Games together with Norm Koger and a new design team bring you the definitive release of this unsurpassed operational wargame – The Operational Art of War III.

• Incorporates an updated anti-armor combat model, Norm Koger’s farewell gift to the TOAW engine, which allows for hits to be made against weaker side armor.
• Enhanced play by email (PBEM) security, to remove exploits which plagued previous versions of TOAW.
• Enhanced PO functionality. Substantial improvements made to make the PO, when properly set-up by a scenario designer, play much smarter.
• 999 events can now be defined within a scenario. That’s twice as many as in previous versions of TOAW.
• An attack duration limiter was added, available in the scenario editor, which can dramatically reduce, or eliminate, the frustrating effects of “turn-burning” attacks, which larger scenarios have often had to deal with.
• Support added for scenario and era specific graphics, sounds, and music. Ships with several sets of default files, but is “mod-friendly” for those who wish to customize these items in their game.
• Revised the manual and help file, to get rid of incorrect data and references going all the way back to TOAW I. The manual is now on .pdf and is searchable.
• More Hotkey support was added, as well as several new UI enhancements.
• More advanced game options, affecting supply and fog of war.
• Turn logging enabled, both graphical and in text, to assist in the creation of “After Action Reports” by players eager to show the community their greatest victories or most embarrassing defeats!
• Memory management issues with previous versions of TOAW under Windows XP have been solved. This now allows scenario dumping in the editor that caused previous versions to crash when running Windows XP.
• Resource leaks in previous versions of TOAW found and plugged. You can easily run multiple copies of the program, and editor, without crashing.
• Better treatment of nuclear attacks.
• Several improvements on the combat system, so that low movement rate scenarios play better.
• Anti-aircraft fire issues, where ranged AA did not work, and High altitude bombers were immune to AA fire in previous versions addressed.
• Over three dozen additional fixes to bugs remaining from previous TOAW versions!
• Two terrain tile sets included, the original set and a high contrast version, with easy switch installers to change between the two.
• French and German language support
• All of the Classic TOAW scenarios from Century of Warfare are included, along with 130 of the best scenario designs of the last 5 years.
• ... and many more!

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Pacific War: Matrix Edition

Gary Grigsby's Pacific War: Matrix Edition covers virtually every aspect of the war and includes just about every ship, aircraft, land unit, and important leader that took part in the conflict.

The game has a steep learning curve and not for the faint at heart and has a lot to offer. If you every wanted to conduct the whole War in the Pacific now is your chance.

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Gary Grigsby's Eagle Day to Bombing the Reich

Gary Grigsby's Eagle Day to Bombing the Reich have been updated and enhanced to bring you a much improved simulation of the air war over Europe during World War II.

Gary Grigsby's Eagle Day to Bombing the Reich allows you to play the Germany air assault on Britain in 1940 and the Allies attack on Germany during 1943 through 1945.

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Legion Gold

In Legion Gold, players can command massive armies that march across the ancient world and build mighty cities that will last through the ages while also standing amid the blood and mud on the battlefield and commanding the tactical action of every battle!

Well-received by gamers and critics alike, Legion Gold is the expanded and improved version of its predecessor, Legion, and includes not only the original Legion game but a hefty expansion pack too!

• Many sides – Play against many unique tribes, nations and AI opponents from the Roman Empire era.
• Detailed economy - control your cities, allocate workers, construct new buildings, build fortresses for protection and train new regiments.
• Historical Accuracy - all maps, soldiers’ uniforms and weapons are accurately modeled to capture the flavor of the ancient world and its warfare.
• Diplomacy - with so many opponents, careful use of diplomacy will be required if you're going to succeed.
• 3D battlefields - 3D rendered terrain affects the combat model.
• Huge realistic battles – based on historical data, the combat model provides a realistic look and feel as hundreds of men are displayed in epic battles.
• 3 new campaigns - new races, units, structures and even a fantasy setting.
• Battle System - improved strategic and tactical elements.
• Improved - diplomatic, economic, and management elements.
• 3 levels of difficulty - provide a challenge for all gamers.

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War Plan Orange: Dreadnoughts in the Pacific 1922 - 1930

"The War in the Pacific engine proves a terrific means of exploring alternate paths for history. The system works extremely well for simulating the real war, ... With this game, such expectations are supported by the results. The machine works."

- Line of Departure

"Silver Award from Gamershall.de!"

- Gamershall - 85% Silver Award!

War Plan Orange: Dreadnoughts in the Pacific 1922 - 1930

World War 1 has come and gone and the world has settled into an uneasy peace. Fearful of the growing strength of Japan, the United States created a series of plans in case of a pacific war with Japan. Their name: War Plan Orange.

Eight Scenarios, 2 campaigns with three variants each, and two smaller scenarios.

A Historically accurate Air OOB, with over 74 different aircraft types, including wheel and float variants of several different aircraft.

A historically accurate Naval OOB, with over 311 historic Japanese, American, British, French, Canadian, Australian, Dutch, Chinese, and even Siamese ship classes.

A Full ship OOB, including every ship of every class modeled that existed in the 1920’s, regardless of whether or not the ships are in any of the scenarios.

A Comprehensive Land OOB, from French forces in Indo China to the activation order of US Infantry Divisions.

Every army weapon used by any of the armies of the time are modeled, from the US Army 4 inch Mortar Mark I to the British 60 pound Gun Mk II, to the Japanese 24cm Type 45 Field Gun.

Early and experimental tank models are available, from the French built FT-17 to the US M1921 Medium tank.

Historically accurate graphic depictions of ships, including refits and modernizations.

A challenging AI that provides a tough, fun game.

An even better PBEM game, accurately reflecting problems faced by 1920’s War Planners.

No Production System! While War in the Pacific’s production system is retained, it is not used by any of the default scenarios, allowing new players to jump right in playing as the Japanese.

Accurate Aircraft squadrons, based on World War I and 1920’s documents depicting probable deployments and strengths, as well as historic deployments where possible.

War Plan Orange provides an accurate representation of the problems facing naval planners in the 1920’s, and is a good representation of the forces available to each nation.

Open campaigns! In the PBEM variants of the large campaigns, victory points are equal starting out, allowing various scenarios to be played. China, Indo China, the Philippines, anything is possible, with no bottlenecks to restrict players. The AI campaigns do simulate a war based on the real plan; in PBEM players can “Go Wild”.

“Never were ships!” War Plan Orange features several classes of ships that never saw the light of day, including the Tosa, Kii, and South Dakota class battleships (both a sixteen inch gun and a Tillman inspired 18 inch gun version), and Amagi, Lexington, and G3 class battle cruisers.

In addition, pre-dreadnought battleships, victims of mass scrapings in the 1920’s, may now have the chance to do what was never granted them and fight for the title of “Kings of the Sea”.

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Guns Of August 1914 - 1918

"Given the simplicity of the mechanics, this game should set the bar for all historical strategic games. 9.1 / 10"

- GamerSquad Review of Guns of August

"8 / 10 - A tough game for tough gamer, easy to learn but hard to master. All the game features are well balanced and the result is a fine and funny gameplay"

- Review at Net Wargaming Italia

Guns Of August 1914 - 1918

Re-fight World War I at a grand strategic scale. Includes the entire Western and Eastern theaters as well as Turkey. Production, Combat, Diplomacy, Research - Land, Sea and Air combat are all included! Step back to the early 20th Century and hear the Guns Of August.

• Includes all of the important theaters of WWI.
• Historical problems of breaking a strong line of trenches are reflected realistically.
• Includes the historical technologies used to defeat trench system such as poison gas, tanks, assault troops and powerful artillery barrages.
• The use of HQs realistically recreate the logistical problem of keeping offensives running- use your HQs correctly or the attack will run out of steam!
• Naval system is strategic emphasizing control of areas and protection of supply and trade routes.
  ... and many more!

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Supremacy: Four Paths To Power - Discontinued

"The reality of Supremacy is that it actually presents two totally different and unique strategy experiences."

- GameShark 3/5

"Science fiction fans and war sim fans alike will find this title very pleasing."

- Active Reviews

Supremacy: Four Paths To Power - Discontinued

Supremacy: Four Paths To Power is the ultimate test of survival for sci-fi, turn-based strategists. Begin with a planet, a ship and a plan. The galaxy is stretched out before you, but you are not alone. The path to Supremacy is a puzzle with many pieces, from espionage and economic growth to planetary invasions and fleet battles. Play as one of four unique commanders, each with distinctive starships, ground units, abilities and strategies.

• Tactical combat in space and on planetary surfaces.
• Over 40 unique units, including suicide bombers, flamethrowers and massive mechs.
• Adaptive AI that will constantly challenge your strategies.
• Robust multiplayer allows players to find and challenge each other.
• Over 35 unique maps with map editor functionality supported.
• Customize the game to better suit your preferences.
• 4 unique Commanding Officers provide increased replayability.
• Full in-game help system makes the game easy to learn but difficult to master.

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The Last Days: For IL-2 Forgotten Battles - Discontinued

The Last Days : For IL-2 Forgotten Battles - Discontinued

The Twilight Struggle... Europe, Spring 1945: The Last Days of World War II claim countless victims on all sides.

Victory for the Allies seems a foregone conclusion, but Germany fights on.

The Last Days™ is an expansion for IL-2 Sturmovik that adds incredible depth, originality and playability!

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