Panzer General was at the forefront of PC wargaming and still holds its own today, with companies like Slitherine making reboots like Panzer Corp. With numerous spin offs and sequels : Allied general, Pacific General, Star General, Panzer General II, Panzer General 3D and Panzer General III. ![]() Possibly the best Hex based Wargame on the PC, ever made bar none. Panzer General – Strategic Simulations Inc. Here are my top 5 Hex based, PC, Wargames :ġ. In a lot of ways it was like playing chess and, if you were anything like me and my father, would spend entire evenings (until the small hours of the morning) doing battle some have football, others cars, for me and my dad it was Wargames. It wasn’t about spamming units and attacking as soon as possible to win, it was about set piece battles, where you had to out think, out smart and out general someone, not just tank rush them and call them a ‘noob’ on the in game Chat. ![]() Hex based wargames… on the PC, turn based, bitmap graphics?! Are you having a bloody Giraffe?! That’s right ladies and gents, these are the games of my childhood and games I will still happily play now. A lot of younger PC wargamers will look at the following with a mixture of confusion and amusement.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |