Chalgyr's Game Room writes:
My first foray into the bona fide Turn Based Strategy realm, outside of tabletop gaming, Chess and Checkers, would be X-COM: UFO Defense back in the early 90's and I immediately fell in love with the genre. The level of strategic warfare, resource management, and needing to maintain a discerning eye over both the immediate battle and the overall campaign was something new and exciting and allowed any would-be armchair commander to really shine. Since then I have taken more to the Science Fiction realm of 4X strategy as well as being a huge fan of X-COM: Enemy Unknown, though when historical or alternate history turn-based strategy games like Panzer Tactics and the Total War games were released they certainly piqued my interest.
Developed by Sproing Interactive Media, Panzer Tactics HD is the latest instalment in the popular Panzer General series. Originally released in 2007 for the Nintendo DS as Panzer Tactics DS, the game follows the story of World War II on both sides of the conflict. Players who take the plunge into Panzer Tactics HD can find a fully fleshed out hex-grid turn-based combat system, vastly improved HD visuals, and three distinct campaigns focusing on the major battles fought by the Germans, Soviets, and Allies.
Panzer Tactics HD is a fantastic remake of the Nintendo DS classic. It sets itself above all other games of its genre.
Two very different experiences await on two different platforms.
