Some very dodgy pathfinding by the AI can throw a spanner in the works as well. If you do get your squads set up as you’d like and decide to send one to the east and another to the west, the camera doesn’t automatically bring your squad into view when you switch between them, so on larger maps you’ll feel like all you’re doing is scrolling. It’s all simple enough until you just want to set up a squadron of tanks and end up selecting the infantrymen that are stood by them, or you want to create a battalion of infantrymen when a supply truck has decided to roll into the middle of their group.

When you’ve got a bunch of groups, you can quickly switch between them with the d-pad. Once you’re in command of a group, you can press R3 to assign that group a number. Units can be selected individually by simply hovering the cursor over them and pressing X, while holding X brings up a circle which can be widened or narrowed with the right stick to allow you to select multiple units. There are control problems that hamper the enjoyment of Sudden Strike 4 at almost every turn. Your squadron of tanks charging through hedgerows and flattening buildings on their way to relieving a pocket of infantry who are under fire is a grand sight and no matter how many units are on screen, everything seems to hold up in terms of performance.Īs I mentioned however, this was always going to be a tricky port. Gladly, those limitations don’t persist throughout and as a result, Sudden Strike 4 looks and sounds great. I’m guessing the budget didn’t stretch to getting people to even try to fake it. It’s a bit strange to hear a Texan say “Yes, Herr Commandant” without even trying to force a bit of a German lilt, only to find the same voice calling you “Comrade” in the same manner in the next battle. No matter who you choose to play as, the voiceover is portrayed by folks with American accents.

Selecting the right man for the job is absolutely key as some of the buffs have the ability to turn the tide of a battle in relatively short order. Each army has three available commanders that you can choose to play as, who each have their own skill trees that provide benefits to the forces on the ground. You can replicate the heroics of such battles as Operation Market Garden or Operation Overlord as the Allies, fight to win the likes of Operation Barbarossa as the Germans, or try to lift the Siege of Leningrad or win the Battle of Moscow as the Soviets. Set in World War II, the game lets you take control of the German, Soviet, or Allied forces in three separate campaigns as you revisit famous battles from the conflict. Sudden Strike 4 is the first title in the franchise to reach consoles and was always going to be a tricky port, given the in-depth nature of things in the previous titles.

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