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1 stars
Version: 1848
"This Game Is to Hard to understand"
Pros: this game is stuped to hard to understand how to play
after trying to work with the thing it just made me give up
its no fun
Cons: if you can figer out how to play this thing !
i hope you have fun
but i couldnt or didnt what to spend my life trying to learn it
maybe if i was in jail and had all the time in the world to figer it out i would
even thowe its free and it dosent show you how to use it
i rate it 2 out of 10
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
3 stars
Version: 1848
"A little raw and a lot Hungarian, but interesting."
Pros: Solid, no bugs that I found, which is both pleasant and surprising in a small company's first game.
The situation of Hungary as depicted is interesting, and the game includes sufficient detail to engage the mind.
A couple of other saving graces: 1) The game allows you to turn off the music.
2) The game is playable at high resolutions (1280x1024), unusual in a wargame.
3) How often do you get to play as the Hungarians?
Cons: NO FACILITY TO FIND THOSE @$(*#@$! HUNGARIAN CITIES. Seriously, if you don't have an intimate knowledge of Hungarian geography, be prepared to be VERY patient as you hunt for cities that can make things or cities mentioned in the turn's events.
The interface is, at best, idiosyncratic. I did not find it "intuitive" in the least bit. Once you know it, however, it becomes only clunky and annoying.
Also, the "large graphic figures" to represent armies are considerably harder to use and less informative than unit symbols would have been, and aren't nice enough looking to make up for that. (Frankly, they're multi-colored blobs -- not enough resolution available to do what they tried to do at the size they tried to do it at)
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
4 stars
Version: 1848
"Detailed gameplay - tough but fun."
Pros: Historically acurate, the game requires you to think before you act. You have to out think the AI to win. Analyse your moves before you commit because mistakes are costly.
Cons: It is hard to keep track of the recruitment of units. Unlikely victories of very small numbers over large armies are possible.
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5 stars
Version: 1848
Pros: Serious, realistic gameplay from a carefully designed engine, historically accurate unit attributes and excellent AI. I like that generals can realistically affect battle outcomes. If you don't mind thinking when you play, you'll love this game.
Cons: Although the interface is not completely intuitive at first, gamers who stick with it will be rewarded.
Summary: If this was a $20 game, I might say that it needs a bit of work, but for something free, it's amazingly good. I look forward to playing other games by Hussar. read more
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