The time for resurrecting historical events has come. Panzer General was one of the first games (if not the first) that actually gave you the ability to play for the Nazis, and yet succeed where Hitler failed. Having total and complete control over land, sea and air units, you must defeat the Allied dogs as fast as you can (to get a major victory), or slower than in history (to get the minor victory).

The game's quality lies in the quantity of units. There are basically hundreds of Axis and Allied units from World War II, accompanied with "circled" animations and battle sounds, as well as marching or moving sounds. The Main menu is always located on the right side of the screen, with plenty of options and selections you can change to suit your preferences.

A turn-based hexagon strategy game that will actually go faster if you have faster computer, but will always be playable (speed doesn't go up infinite). The first and original Panzer General, this installment would be followed by sequels and many other games in the series using the "General" name.

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User Reviews

The first truely strategic wargame, and lots of fun to boot!	DOS	Maury Markowitz (205)
Though more a "strategy" than "wargame" title, the game that brought wargames back from the brink	DOS	weregamer (157)
Playstation's hidden Jewel.	PlayStation	wade hampton (9)

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The Press Says

PC Gamer	DOS	Feb, 1995	93 out of 100	93
Game Players	3DO	Nov, 1995	93 out of 100	93
Coming Soon Magazine	DOS	Dec, 1994	91 out of 100	91
PC Games (Germany)	DOS	Jan, 1995	85 out of 100	85
High Score	Macintosh	Aug, 1996	4 out of 5	80
Privat Computer PC	Windows	1995	4 out of 5	80
Abandonia	DOS	Oct 26, 2004	4 out of 5	80
Power Unlimited	DOS	Jul, 1995	7 out of 10	70
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	3DO	Oct, 1995	6.9 out of 10	69
GamePro	3DO	Dec, 1995	3 out of 5	60

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Trivia

On June 29, 1996, the DOS version of Panzer General was put on the infamous German index by the BPjS. This only applies to the original version, which had a problem with the manual; re-releases with a modified manual and the other platform releases are not effected.

For more information about what this means and to see a list of games sharing the same fate, take a look here: BPjS/BPjM indexed games.

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This entry was contributed by Kabushi (43658), MAT