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Battles in Italy

Overview   ( More Info )

Battles in Italy brings to you the award-winning Decisive Battles of World War II system and some seriously intense gameplay. Choose to take the Allied side and you're faced with establishing a foothold and control of Italy. Or, select the Germans and face an overwhelming Allied army that is making a run for Axis destruction!

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Features

  • Three complete battles, Sicily, Salerno and Anzio
  • New rules for Surrender and Political Units
  • New rules for co-operation between countries
  • Improved User Interface
  • Maximum map size increased by 12 times
  • New Defensive AI routines
  • Increased variability for country based variables
  • New capacity for Naval Transport
  • New features for Merging Units

Reviews   ( View All )

Net Wargaming Italia: 84%
Battles in Italy is the 3rd ring of a solid chain made by high quality games

Out of Eight - 7/8 (88%)
The pinnacle of hex-based wargames.

Gamers Temple: 80%
Battles in Italy provides veteran war gamers with a detailed and challenging look at the invasion of Italy, but it’s not for the casual gamer

Game-Boyz Player Choice
Overall, I would say this game is one of the finest WW2 turn based strategy games on the market today.

Product Data

  • Complexity: Medium
  • Field of Play: Operational
  • Historical Period: World War II
  • Theatre: Italy and Sicily
  • Unit Scale: Regimental
  • Turn Length: One Day
  • Players: 1 or 2 Players
  • AI: Yes
  • TCP/IP: No
  • PBEM: Yes
  • Game Editor: Yes
  • Resolution: 1280x1024 or 1024x768
  • Manual: PDF E-Book only, 54 pages

System Requirements

  • Windows 98 / Me / 2000 / XP
  • Pentium II 600 MHz CPU
  • 256 MB RAM
  • DirectX 8.1
  • 8 MB Video Card 16bit color
  • Sound Card (DirectX 8 comp.)
  • 8x CD-ROM
  • 600 MB free Hard Disk space
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Details

Release Date
May 25, 2005
Developer
Strategic Studies Group

View AllAwards

Reader's Choice Award, Best Wargame

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