WWII Strategy Games?

AFK_Matrix · 17 Dec 2008 at 17:33

I love to play stratergy games like Sins of a Solar Empire and Supreme Commander etc but was just wondering if there is any games out there that let you play on the WWII stage.

What I would like is a game that lets you play any of the nations involved be they Allies or Axis. And to be able to replay famous battles that happened in the war, but allow you to try and complete them and not have the outcome as it might have been in real life. I hope you understand what I mean, so for instance at the Battle of Midway you play the Japs and are given all the ships & planes etc and then you have to destroy the Americans with your own tactics etc.

Tummy · 17 Dec 2008 at 17:36

Company of Heroes ?

Indy500 · 17 Dec 2008 at 17:40

COH isn't open ended, I'd suggest something like the Combat Mission anthology (unfortunately the naval and air elements are limited to radioing in support only).

eddie_slovik · 17 Dec 2008 at 18:50

Definately Combat Mission, all that you require is there.

Darg · 17 Dec 2008 at 19:21

Strategy? WWII?

It has to be Hearts of Iron 2.

LabR@t · 17 Dec 2008 at 21:13

blitzcrieg?

snowdog · 17 Dec 2008 at 21:49

Desert rats vs Africa Korps?
Codename Panzers ?
CoH?
I'm not sure what you mean by your description

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Swi1ch · 17 Dec 2008 at 21:50

Codename: Panzers Part 1

Get to experience lots of classic battles from the German, American and British perspective.

It's not basebuilding though, it's a points system. You're assigned X amount of points for a mission, and before you start you spend them on your army. An infantry squad might be 50 points for example, and to equip them with a flamethrower might be another 10. It's worth a shot although the learning curve is steep.