Steel Division: Normandy 44 is a Tactical Real-Time Strategy (RTS) game, developed by Eugen Systems, the creators of titles like Wargame and R.U.S.E. This new game puts players in command of detailed, historically accurate tanks, troops, and vehicles at the height of World War II. Players can measure their tactical skills against several opponents in big multiplayer battles or against enemies in a challenging single-player campaign. Steel Division: Normandy 44 allows players to take control over legendary military divisions from six different countries, such as the American 101st Airborne, the German armored 21st Panzer or the 3rd Canadian Division, during the invasion of Normandy in 1944.
Steel Division: Normandy 44 is a real-time strategy game that introduces a new way to play the genre, but the lightning fast pace of the game is a little too much.
Steel Division: Normandy 44 will challenge players in a way that's not achieved by other titles. It might not have the brightest AI or the most balanced multiplayer, but it's more than enough to reveal an important fact. We haven't been playing strategy games before; they were just some hollow mock-ups.
I found the gameplay engaging and challenging so the lack of story isn't a critical issue, but having something there to help encourage me to clear missions would have been nice.
Steel Division: Normandy '44 is a deep and complex wargame, enriched with many details and set in some of the most beatifull maps ever seen in an RTS.
All in all, Steel Division Normandy 44 is truly a great RTS, that got the courage to implement many new and old systems into one game. From the Battlegroups to the giant multiplayer battles, ranging from close range skirmishes to huge map-wide conflicts and transportation lines. Enhanced by the neat morale system, amazing graphics, as well as a well...
