Panzer Commander (PC)

GameSpot editors' review

• CNET editors' rating: 3.0 stars Good
  Detailed editors' rating
  Overall score: 6.9 (3.0 stars)

• Reviewed by:
  Patrick Miller
• Reviewed on: 06/03/1998
• Updated on: 05/02/2000
• Released on: 04/30/1998
• Originally published on GameSpot: Panzer Commander (PC) Review

Someday, there will be a World War II armored warfare simulation with the essential features that fans of this genre want. It will be fairly realistic, provide great gameplay, and work reasonably well out of the box. Until then, we'll have to settle for SSI's Panzer Commander, the latest in a somewhat disappointing group of tank sims released this year.

Parts of Panzer Commander are quite well done. The variety of vehicles is excellent, with more than 20 driveable tanks from Germany, Russia, the United States, and Britain and 28 support vehicles. The terrain modeling is the best of the current crop of tank sims.

There are ten scenarios for each nationality and six campaigns - three German and three Russian. The game also offers Direct3D acceleration, a powerful scenario editor, and excellent multiplayer support for up to six players over networks and the Internet. Panzer Commander can be immersive and fun if your expectations for realism aren't too high and you can learn to tolerate its frustrating flaws.

While the armored vehicles themselves look good and are modeled with a reasonable degree of accuracy, gameplay revolves around scripted scenarios with time limits. This alone could be enough to turn away many hard-core sim players. In addition, infantry is represented by static emplacements and fortifications. Although artillery and air support is included, you have no control over it.

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