

This is particularly useful, as the game's own unit path finding is very poor around buildings. The game doesn't instantly become a slick third-person shooter, but it does give you an opportunity to manoeuvre your unit precisely and select targets with pin-point accuracy. This lets you control the movement and shooting of a single unit using the arrow keys and mouse. The most obvious of these is the Direct Control mode.

This is all forgotten on the battlefield, though, thanks to the explosive gameplay, precise detail, huge scale and some truly original ideas.

The cut scenes are fuzzy, pre-rendered affairs and the voice acting sounds as if it was recorded by amateurs. The title may be reminiscent of numerous other World War 2 strategy games, but after playing Men of War, you won't confuse it with any of them.įor starters, the presentation is comically poor.
