Steel Panthers II: Modern Battles (DOS)

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Description

While Steel Panthers covered armored warfare from 1939-1945, Steel Panthers 2: Modern Battles focuses on conflicts from 1950-2000. It is a turn-based strategy game, set on a map divided into hexagons. The basic game engine (graphics, user interface etc.) is nearly the same as in part one, with minor improvements. One important difference is the scale of the game: a bigger map, more units, which have more statistic values etc.

Included are six campaigns and a bunch of scenarios. An additional campaign generator is also included. The preset campaigns are:

• Germany 1980 (a fictional WW3: stop Soviet advance through Fulda Gap)
• Desert Storm 1991
• China-War 1997 (fictional: defend Taiwan against the invading (communist) Chinese Army)
• Okinawa 1998 (fictional: a new US-Japanese war)
• Golan Heights 1973
• Korea 1950

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Alternate Titles

• "Steel Panthers II: Moderne Schlachten" -- German title
• "Steel Panthers II: Batailles Modernes" -- French title

Part of the Following Groups

• Game feature: Hexagonal map
• Historical conflict: Arab-Israeli conflict
• Historical conflict: Korean War
• Historical Conflict: Persian Gulf War
• Setting: 1950s
• Setting: 1970s
• Setting: 1980s
• Setting: 1990s
• Setting: Country - Taiwan
• Sound engine: AIL/Miles Sound System
• Steel Panthers series

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Critic Reviews

Computer Gaming World (CGW)	Feb, 1997		90
GameSpot	Dec 10, 1996	8.5 out of 10	85
High Score	Jan, 1997	4 out of 5	80
Reset	May, 1997	8 out of 10	80
Power Play	Dec, 1996	78 out of 100	78
PC Action (Germany)	Jan, 1997	67 out of 100	67
PC Games (Germany)	Feb, 1997	61 out of 100	61
PC Joker	Feb, 1997	60 out of 100	60
PC Player (Germany)	Jan, 1997		60
CD-Action	Apr, 1997	Unscored	Unscored

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Trivia

A patch to version 1.1 exists (sometimes referred to as v1.01) fixing many bugs. With this patch installed, an additional campaign, called Bulge 1999, can be played (the campaign is not part of the patch, it must be downloaded seperately).

Related Web Sites

• The Wargamer (Besides other sections, this website features a big 'Steel Panthers' archive (for all parts of the series).)