"It is still early days for me - i have only owned the game for a
week.- so i'm barely able to give a full commentary on the game.

However, from my experiences so far i have been at times and to differing degrees; confused, excited, in awe, frustrated, annoyed, deflated, invigorated and some others that don't spring straight to mind.

The scope of the game is exciting for anyone who is interested in the diplomacy, strategy and technology of the years immediately preceding, during and after WWII. The first problem you will encounter is the manual which, though necessarily large (in terms of content if not physical size), is somewhat daunting and not easy to digest on first reading. The Manual Writers job has not been made any easier though by the non-intuitive interface which can be frustrating for those used to Microsoft Windows/Office left click/right click, double click, drag/drop, ctrl and shift functionality. This is an annoyance but doesn't ruin the game, you simply have to get used to it and spend more time than should be necessary to order your affairs.

So far i am finding the game has great potential in terms of the number of things you can do, building armies researching a plethora of tech trees, diplomacy (although influencing nations doesn't seem to have any obvious effects), deciding your battle strategies and generally the ability to re-write history. I am currently trying to decide which troops i should repatriate and/or use to bolster my middle east defenses, should i give up India for now ?

This is also the main problem with the game, the sheer size of it and the difficulty in actually deciphering what is going on - i guess this is a true reflection of war. I have had units disbanded automatically simply because i did not know they were there and have left them unsupplied. I think you can determine this through the ledgers having read the manual again but i believe it should be obvious when a unit is out of supply, they would be shouting very loudly for help and this would soon come to your attention in real life. I think the game could do with a help assistant, a bit like your closest advisor who might say, "Premier, may i suggest we pay some attention to our armies in SE Asia, they appear short of supplies" etc.

I will return here and let you all know how i am getting on because i plan to persevere with this game, the temptation to be able to mess with world history is just too much to keep me away - i hope it will be worth the effort.

I once let the game run through on fast to 1945 (i was playing as Britain), Italy took over the UK (with the exception of Belfast) and Germany seemed to hold nearly all of Europe. Since this i have become quite determined to see the full war through to the end, micro-management or not, i need to find out if i have what it takes to turn the tide in favor of the allies." - Gunners