86
MobyRank
100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
3.7
MobyScore
5 point score based on user ratings.

The Press Says

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100
PC Player (Germany)
Die meisten Sequels lassen sich in zwei Kategorien unterteilen: Risikoscheue Entwickler halten sich sklavisch an den Vorgänger, um Zeit und Geld zu sparen sowie auf bequeme Weise noch mal abzusahnen. Notorische Innovativlinge dagegen verhackstücken oftmals ein bewährtes Spielprinzip bis zur Unkenntlichkeit. Auf Panzer General 3D trifft dagegen beides nicht zu. Das bewährte Grundkonzept wurde kaum verändert, sondern nur um viele sinnvolle Details ergänzt.
95
Mega Score
Ah! Depois da febre dos acção em tempo real é bom voltar a águas mais calmas, com um jogo que soube renovar-se para merecer umas das notas mais altas deste mês.
88
Electric Games
If you enjoy continuing to fight WWII, you will enjoy Panzer General II very much. It's not so different from SSI's other 5-Star General games, but does include some gameplay anhancements just the same, including a research track, unit leaders, and an improved player performance dossier. If you're a fan of the game series, Panzer II will not disappoint you. If you have never played one of these games before, then you probably won't notice the improved interface and other little touches, but you'll be coming into a fine, enjoyable game that has a lot of history behind it. Bottom Line: Solid gameplay, challenging AI, and improved interface makes Panzer II a fine addition to any wargamer's toy chest. Play as German, American, British, or Russian against the computer or a friend.
83
GameSpot
Panzer General revealed a heretofore unknown desire for the average American male to invade Poland and control Western Europe. It's not that this desire was wholly a surprise (many men like wargames and war gear): It was the staggering scope of its appeal. PG sold several hundred thousand copies, with surprising sales to the console market. Apparently, those armchair generals didn't get enough, because the sequel, Panzer General II, has gone through its initial printing of 100,000 in about a week and returned to remaster. There is obviously a great bubbling need for a quick-playing, accessible, slick, historical wargame - and PG2 more than fits the bill.
83
PC Games (Germany)
Panzer General IIID und sein "Living Battlefield" – das klingt so verlockend nach gerenderten Animationen, nach Gouraud-Shading, nach realistisch anmutenden 3D-Landschaften. In Wirklichkeit ist Panzer General IIID wie seine Vorläufer ein ganz normaler Panzer General 2D – allerdings (mal wieder) ein verdammt guter, wenn auch nicht gerade einfacher. Denn das Hexagonstrategiespiel wandert wegen der Unflexibilität seiner Optionen auf einem sehr sehr schmalen Grat zwischen Frustration und Denen-zeig-ich's-Motivation.
82
GameStar (Germany)
Ich frage mich freilich, weshalb die General-Serie sich seit 1995 nicht entscheidend fortentwickelt hat. Wäre es so schwierig, einmal andere Siegbedingungen als »Erobere alle Zielstädte innerhalb von x Runden« einzubauen? Im Quasi-Vorgänger Pazifik Admiral gab es doch zumindest ein differenziertes Siegpunkte-System! Profitaktiker stören sich nicht weiter an solchen Kleinigkeiten: Sie sitzen wieder bis spät in die Nacht vor einer vertrackten Verteidigungsstellung fest, die sie dann nach langem Herumprobieren doch noch mit Bravour sprengen. Ich mag dieses Prinzip, doch Einsteiger sollten die Finger von Panzer 3D lassen.
80
Svenska PC Gamer
Det finns säkert många rutinerade krigsspelare som kommer att tycka att det här är ett lättviktsspel, eftersom grundtanken är att det här ska vara ett kul och lättspelat krigsspel. Då det finns fler än 30 scenarion utöver kampanjspelet, kombinerat med en enkel slageditor, lär man kunna spela det här länge.
75
Gamezilla
The box for Panzer General II touts the game as "The Sequel of the Century!" and "It's an entire generation beyond anything yet seen in strategy games." It is really only a solid, turn-based strategy game. It suffers from board game level graphics, a clunky interface and a less-than-perfectly-designed manual. However, these defects do not prevent it from delivering a fast-paced, fairly straightforward World War II game, reminiscent of the strategy board games of the past.


Our Users Say

Category Description MobyScore
AI How smart (or dumb) you perceive the game's artificial intelligence to be 3.5
Gameplay How well the game mechanics work (player controls, game action, interface, etc.) 3.9
Graphics The quality of the art, or the quality/speed of the drawing routines 3.7
Personal Slant How much you personally like the game, regardless of other attributes 4.0
Sound / Music The quality of the sound effects and/or music composition 3.6
Overall MobyScore (32 votes) 3.7


User Reviews

Panzer General, version 2.0. Virgil (1637) 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars
Greatest War game of All Time William Shawn McDonie Bronze Star Contributing Member (1163) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars
Unplayable shod Maury Markowitz (214) 1.2 Stars1.2 Stars1.2 Stars1.2 Stars1.2 Stars

 

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