WWI in computer games

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Robert

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WWI is rather underrepresented in games. I have been wondering, what are the forum members favorites - if any?

Battlefield 1918 is not the newest but I still play it once in a while, mainly strolling the map to enjoy the scenery (and take out a few tanks). Even though the bf1918 mod is for free they put a few nice details into it.

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I am familiar with the mod, Robert, and the game of course, but many functions on the screen does not work well; many grey surfaces. And sometimes fighting functions are not working as in the normal WW2 modes.

I sometimes play another, simple game with my grandson, an online game, which I expect to be known here: "Warfare 1917". The game is to be found on http://armorgames.com/play/2267/warfare-1917 .
 
I have not had any technical problems with bf1918 (version 3), but of course the intelligence of the bots is not very high. And the most interesting maps, e.g. at the colonial theaters, do not support single player at all.

Thanks for the link!
 
Call me a purist, but Red Baron 3D. BEST EVER!!

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No flight sim has ever come close since to the realism, interplay, and 'feel' of being in air combat like Red Baron 3D. And I cannot play it now on XP!!! :twisted:

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Tony--
You might enjoy Great Naval Battles 5: Demise of the Dreadnaughts, the final game in the series. Most of hte games were WWII, but for the final game the designers actually focused on 1914-1918 action. I think you can download it for free now:
http://free-game-downloads.mosw.com/abandonware/pc/simulations/games_f_h/great_naval_battles_5.html
 
And there was one RTS (Real Time Strategy) game that came out that is worth mentioning. It was The Entente: Battlefields World War I.

It is by the same designers that did a game called Cossacks. Now Cossacks was interesting in that it introduced officers and formations in the RTS genre. As a reviewer I loved it and gave it high scores, but most other game reviewers hated it for the same reason. They hated that formations broke if the officers was killed for example. This game allowed players to have hundreds of troops, making for some great 17th and 18th century battles.

The designers (maybe with a different company, as I don't remember) followed up with The Entente. That game is good, but even at the easiest level against the computer it can be hard. The problem is that the they tried to keep a similar scale, so if you have individual guys produced quickly it takes a LONG time for a tank and forever for a ship. But against human players, or with a peace treaty at the beginning it can be quite fun.

Here is a video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkNcQ-4hinI
 
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