Axis and Allies Demo Availible

digger760 · 08-10-2004, 13:21

Lets hope Atari hav't ruined the classic board game.

http://www.download.com/Axis-Allies-...ss&subj=newwin

Stapel · 10-10-2004, 20:32

Looks great, but it downloads at 19kb/s...

4 hours to go!

Pastorius · 10-10-2004, 22:54

I have it in 30 minutes [

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1700k down

err...slowed down to 73k

that means it takes 3 hours less than you Stapel

digger760 · 11-10-2004, 11:00

I got it in just over 20 mins

:

7.67KB

Wont have a chance to look at it till tonight though

Pastorius · 11-10-2004, 14:41

First impression: interface is good, but it lacks those RoN qualities. gameplay is good, but I dont get the same feeling about battles that I get from other RTS games.

Stapel · 11-10-2004, 16:04

Usually, I have 120kb/s here, So I was thinking it was them... Anyway, This morning, when I woke up, it was there.

It is SLOW!
And do have a 2.8 with a billion bytes of memory!

The game seems cool.
But it has NOTHING to do with A&A.......

digger760 · 12-10-2004, 11:30

played it last night and did'nt have a clue what was going on. In the demo you play a scenario which involves capturing the southern part of Stalingrad. But I could not see much tactic involved in it. I just massed tanks and infantry and attacked.

I did like the morale factor as my troops normally fled in panic to a safe location rather then be destroyed. Then I would send them back to the supply zone and they would recover to full strength and re-attack. It was only after i finished that i relised the difference between oil supply, ammo supply and the "other supply", during the game i simply used them to extend my supply zone, without knowing there other effects (i.e units consume oil and ammo and if you have to many units you wont have enough oil and ammo to keep them going).

I think i wil have to have another go as the 1st attempt i only scratched the surface.

Pastorius · 12-10-2004, 14:30

Yep. Terribly slow. I have a 1.7 with only 512 mb of ram and a 128mb videocard, so I didnt expect fantastic performance, but still - given the graphics quality, that was extremely slow.

I experienced the same as digger - not much strategy (3 formations to choose from, different types of units)

What I liked though: chain of supply, having the option to call in airstrikes, recon missions, engineer troops.

What I didnt like: the actual warfare: it seemed like they just went over to eachother, stood next to eachother and fired away. Only thing that was a bit positive was the look of the battle animations. Lots of stuff firing, being hurled, mortar fire, etc. And then morale dropped and troops routed. and since troops were "autoreplaced" by having supply depots - I could get back to attacking with the same divisions as I had built before, and the enemy was destroyed. In the battle of Stalingrad - the German troops just stood there - no pursuit of my retreating troops, no artillery pounding - nothing to make it challenging. I was playing the normal difficulty though, and it is just a demo, so it doesnt necessarily reflect the finished AI. But it wasnt very satisfying.

08-10-2004, 13:21	#1
digger760 King Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The Fake Dog Poo Factory. Posts: 1,887	Axis and Allies Demo Availible Lets hope Atari hav't ruined the classic board game. http://www.download.com/Axis-Allies-...ss&subj=newwin

10-10-2004, 20:32	#2
Stapel Emperor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Netherlands. Posts: 3,196	Looks great, but it downloads at 19kb/s... 4 hours to go! __________________ Vrooooooooooommmmmm Stapel doesn't like cricket

10-10-2004, 22:54	#3
Pastorius Custard used tile Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Opening a can Posts: 3,158	I have it in 30 minutes [] 1700k down err...slowed down to 73k that means it takes 3 hours less than you Stapel __________________

11-10-2004, 14:41	#5
Pastorius Custard used tile Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Opening a can Posts: 3,158	First impression: interface is good, but it lacks those RoN qualities. gameplay is good, but I dont get the same feeling about battles that I get from other RTS games. __________________

11-10-2004, 16:04	#6
Stapel Emperor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Netherlands. Posts: 3,196	Usually, I have 120kb/s here, So I was thinking it was them... Anyway, This morning, when I woke up, it was there. It is SLOW! And do have a 2.8 with a billion bytes of memory! The game seems cool. But it has NOTHING to do with A&A....... __________________ Vrooooooooooommmmmm Stapel doesn't like cricket

11-10-2004, 11:00	#4
digger760 King Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The Fake Dog Poo Factory. Posts: 1,887	I got it in just over 20 mins : 7.67KB Wont have a chance to look at it till tonight though

12-10-2004, 11:30	#7
digger760 King Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The Fake Dog Poo Factory. Posts: 1,887	played it last night and did'nt have a clue what was going on. In the demo you play a scenario which involves capturing the southern part of Stalingrad. But I could not see much tactic involved in it. I just massed tanks and infantry and attacked. I did like the morale factor as my troops normally fled in panic to a safe location rather then be destroyed. Then I would send them back to the supply zone and they would recover to full strength and re-attack. It was only after i finished that i relised the difference between oil supply, ammo supply and the "other supply", during the game i simply used them to extend my supply zone, without knowing there other effects (i.e units consume oil and ammo and if you have to many units you wont have enough oil and ammo to keep them going). I think i wil have to have another go as the 1st attempt i only scratched the surface.

12-10-2004, 14:30	#8
Pastorius Custard used tile Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Opening a can Posts: 3,158	Yep. Terribly slow. I have a 1.7 with only 512 mb of ram and a 128mb videocard, so I didnt expect fantastic performance, but still - given the graphics quality, that was extremely slow. I experienced the same as digger - not much strategy (3 formations to choose from, different types of units) What I liked though: chain of supply, having the option to call in airstrikes, recon missions, engineer troops. What I didnt like: the actual warfare: it seemed like they just went over to eachother, stood next to eachother and fired away. Only thing that was a bit positive was the look of the battle animations. Lots of stuff firing, being hurled, mortar fire, etc. And then morale dropped and troops routed. and since troops were "autoreplaced" by having supply depots - I could get back to attacking with the same divisions as I had built before, and the enemy was destroyed. In the battle of Stalingrad - the German troops just stood there - no pursuit of my retreating troops, no artillery pounding - nothing to make it challenging. I was playing the normal difficulty though, and it is just a demo, so it doesnt necessarily reflect the finished AI. But it wasnt very satisfying. __________________