About This Game Stalingrad is a real-time strategy title that places gamers in the middle of the most dramatic periods of World War II, covering major events from June 1942 till January 1943. Built-up upon the enhanced Enigma Engine, the game offers faithful historical recreation of the Stalingrad area, vast tactical options and more than 150 units at your command.In Stalingrad's two thrilling campaigns, you will take command over Wehrmacht and lead the German forces into the City, then switch to the Red Army and drive the occupants from the Soviet stronghold.Key features:More than 150 types of units, 43 missions in two large campaigns for the Wehrmacht and the Red ArmyThe game missions were recreated from tactical maps and air photography materialsHistorical buildings reconstructed from archive photosAccurate reconstruction of historical eventsFull-scale battles on the city territoryOriginal soundtrack by the band "Skafandr" 1075eedd30 Title: StalingradGenre: StrategyDeveloper:DTF gamesPublisher:1C EntertainmentFranchise:1CRelease Date: 5 Apr, 2005 Stalingrad Free Download [Xforce] This game is worth $20, let alone the $1.24 I actually paid.Probably the definitive WWII RTS. It's hard, but it's oh so satisfying when your plans work out, (or you snatch victory from the jaws of defeat). It's not about brute force. Well, it kinda is. Schwerpunkt. You concentrate forces on a narrow point in the line to achieve breakthrough. Stack armor columns in waves and maintain critical pressure on the main point of attack to achieve advantage by disrupting the enemy's rear. As Guderian said "Klotzen, nicht kleckern!" ("Kick, don't spatter them!") If this can't be done, pull a Rommel and flank their butts, hit 'em hard on the side where only a few AT will be facing you, or if you can force into their rear and catch their guns from behind...Otherwise, you're gonna have a bad time. The Red Army\/Wehrmacht is no play-thing (on normal) and they will wreck your glorious metal monsters if you give them the chance. Thousands will die on both sides before victory can be claimed. Do not rest, do not become complacent, commander. Your opponent will give no quarter. The Volga will run red with blood.This is Stalingrad.. Not amazing, but certainly enjoyable and a solid addition to a stellar set of Blitzkrieg games. Didn't like the pseudo-hard-rock sound track though. Hit and run and flanking attacks work best. Easy to master but you can ramp up the difficulty as much as you need to find the right challenge. Also like other reviewers say, nice to see infantry be actually useful for a change.. I'm happy to see Stalingrad finally made it to steam, but i forgot how useless the infantry was, i almost never got the use the damn soldiers, i kept yelling MOVE UP DAMMIT, but instead they decided to just lay down and not use any type of cover, even though i got my tanks to pound the entrenched areas, so i decided to just leave my infantry behind and just take all my tanks up and destroy the anti-tank guns in groups, the damn tanks are more useful against enemy infantry than infantry vs infantry.But because this is getting a bit old, and it still works and the textures looks great.Approved.. i ll keep this brief...like a lot of other reviewers i rate this game as the best in the blitzkrieg series ( i ve got them all ) and a superb ww2 rts game.i also think the soundtrack is ****ing brilliant !!10\/10. Excellent old game , i bought on original release and have played many times. Based on the original Blitzkrieg series, a real treat as you must look after your army as replacements are not always at hand. The closer you get to your goal, the more desperate and stretched supplies become. Loved the operation 'winterstorm' rescue mission for the 6th army. Trying to punch through the soviet defences to rescue paulus' army with a patched together force was a challenge. Keep saving progress and enjoy this great 'blitzkrieg' title. No silly 'company of heroes' style unit building\/upgrading rubbish just fight with what your given. Classic. Everything you\u2019ll need to know is covered here (except the meaning of life, I would recommend the bible for that) just skip down to what you want know!I will say in advance that I\u2019m generally very grumpy and extremely strict when I review stuff, (I gave GTA V a bleeding 7 for crying out loud!) so it may surprise you when I say I gave this 10\/10Basically:This is one of the best games I have played all year! It does everything I could want for a fun but still amazingly realistic ww2 strategy, it takes all the fun bits of games like blitzkrieg but makes them far more fun and far less tedious, if anyone is wondering this actually runs on the exact same engine that the first blitzkriegs ran off of So if you ever missed blitzkrieg I think you\u2019ll find this right up your street! If you have never played one of these games you will be in for one hell of a treat! Especially if you love hard core ww2 strategies (but don\u2019t worry it\u2019s still pretty laid back for those of you who want a more relaxed rts) What do you do? How does it play?In Stalingrad you\u2019ll get the choice of either leading the Russian or German forces to victory (with the odd bit of help from their Romanian and Bulgarian allies). Instead of most ww2 strategies you\u2019ll play Stalingrad will give you a reasonable sized force, and your marching orders, it\u2019s then your problem to make what they have given you complete the mission, your troop are not replaced once lost, SO BE CARFUL however you are given supply trucks and repair vehicles so you can resupply your troops with ammo and fix up your damaged vehicles this means most of the time its far better to carry out small organised skirmishes and fall back before the enemy gets wise as opposed to enormous spams or bum rushes. Your also often given allot of air support in the forms of fighters, bomber, fighter-bombers, and recon planes.My personal opinionOver the years I have seen countless games made on this engine spanning from the scorching deserts of north Africa to the bug ridden jungles of the Philippines even the bloody trenches of the first world war one, and now finally the frozen wastes of Stalingrad so it\u2019s very easy for me to say this is one of the best uses of the engine it\u2019s probably my favourite to be honest (maybe World War One is A BIT better) although the previous games allowed you to replenish you troops from supply trucks, this game works far better with that slight struggle, and shortage on men you experience in the later missions (especially since this was a major issue for Germany during the war) besides, the game usually gives you more than enough equipment to achieve your goals, most of the time. Which more than counters this short coming.In a nutshell this easily makes my top 30 games ever and possibly 20, which says something since I have over 260 games on steam and over 50 PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360 games10\/10 everything has been executed to perfection, constantly engaging, I didn\u2019t get bored and finished it in one sitting, the one change that I had issue with I had was tiny, and actually served to make the game better in the long run.Perfect Does it work on windows 7 and 8?Windows 8? I have no clue sorry! However on windows 7 it runs perfectly, there doesn\u2019t even seem to be a trace of a bad port, but what I found even better was it ran full screen on my massive 1080p HD screen without those annoying black bars, like so many other old games and concerning it ran like that on windows 7 it\u2019s a fair gamble to say you\u2019d be fine if you were dumb enough to get a windows 8 (windows 8 is\u2665\u2665\u2665\u2665\u2665\u2665 \u2665\u2665\u2665\u2665\u2665\u2665\u2665\u2665\u2665 DEAL WITH IT!) ;)I found this little bundle of joy a real pleasure to play this is so easy to recommend, I would still recommend this even if it was \u00a310 as it is its \u00a33 and I\u2019ve only played the Germans so far. I\u2019ve had some fun memories of storming Stalingrad as the Germans, now it\u2019s time to hold it as the Russians; I\u2019m so happy to say I\u2019m not going to be disappointed!10\/10 everything was perfect.. I enjoy this cheap strtegic game that was only $5 and recomend this game to all the military, ww2, and staratgy fans out their that enjoy a fun solo adventure through time.. I say again. I want more Blitzkireg-based game!. If you're a veteran of Blitzkreig you'll know what to expect out of this game. However, Stalingrad improves in areas where Blitzkreig fell short. For example, infantry is much more useful. They don't die so easily and can hold their own in gunfights. Also, your units can't shoot through solid objects like in Blitzkreig. For those that haven't touched Blitzkreig, Staligrad works like this: In every mission, you're given goals to accomplish with a selected amount of units at your disposal. It's your job to use these forces in such a way that inflicts heavy damage on your enemy's forces while you're miminalizing damage to yours. All while completing your goals. Sounds simple, right? But there's a catch. Units aren't replaceable when killed and ammo is scarce. That's right, you are left at the mercy of whatever reinforcements the game decides to give you and what supplies are available. More accurate realism as opposed to having supplies at the ready constantly in Blitzkreig. So you best take your plan of attack\/defence very seriously if you expect to last long. In terms of Story\/theme, Stalingrad is a WWII RTS based on historical facts on the invasion of Stalingrad during WWII. You can play as the Nazi's or the Red Army in two lengthy campaigns. It's a good game that strives to improve upon where Blitzkrieg fell short and certainly will scratch that hardcore strategy gaming itch. There is only one complaint I have with this game. The music. It sucks and doesn't fit at all. I can understand maybe if they were trying to make this game stand out. But the gameplay already does that for Stalingrad. We don't need some really low-quality rock music blaring in our ear drums to appreciate good strategy gameplay. You'll want to mute it and play some good old Blitzkreig music or WWII themed music instead.. A Fantastic game!A Simple WW2 RTS using the old Blitzkreg Engine!Brings back them RTS "Good Old Days"
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