Been playing for a month or so now. This game strives to be the perfect marriage between Harpoon and Fleet Command and its about as close as your going to get. Graphic detail is excellent paired with mechanical detail that will impress you every time you notice a cool little aspect of a moving aircraft or ship. The learning curve was a little frustrating as is with most new games, considering ive been out of the loop for so long. The interface gets easier and more comfortable with every mission.
THE SOVIET VS NATO DYNAMIC ...... CAN BE FRUSTRATING
It dosent take long to figure out that the soviet air defense is damn near mechanically perfect and can be unbeatable without a flawless execution by your NATO strike groups. On the flip side, the NATO air defense seems lethargic and sloppy unless perfectly mirco managed which can be impossible unless your constantly stopping game play. Im trying to give the balance of game play a fair judgement, but at times it is just ridiculous, you can sneak in an angled attack to focus on one soviet surface unit and sync 15 cruise missiles for the perfectly timed strike and at best one mayyyybe two get thru the air defense if your lucky. There have been times zero get thru. This wouldnt be an issue if the same balance was given to the NATO air defense, but it is not.
Ive read elsewhere that the equalizer is in the air power projected by NATO carriers, and that is true for the air picture when considering enemy aircraft, but not incoming missile defense or missile delivery from NATO aircraft to Soviet surface units.... It can be just silly at times.....
Anywhos, overall the presentation of this game is amazing and bridges the gap between Harpoon and Fleet command. Looking forward to a patch that might make Soviet air defense a little more realistic or at least balanced.... Im still playing and would buy again.....
