Gamespot Axis and Allies review (sigh)

Lorini · Post by **Lorini** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 11:46 am

The review is here.

So, the AI just sucks. Well, I was looking forward to playing it, but I guess it's back to Kohan 2.

Lorini

EngineNo9 · Post by **EngineNo9** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 2:46 pm

IGN had a slightly different take. I didn't read the whole thing, but overall they scored it a bit higher and in the final scores he says "the AI is quite a challenge".

ioticus · Post by **ioticus** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 3:18 pm

EngineNo9 wrote:IGN had a slightly different take. I didn't read the whole thing, but overall they scored it a bit higher and in the final scores he says "the AI is quite a challenge".

True, but it said the WW2 mode was weak, which is what I'm most interested in. I wish the reviewer had commented on the strategic AI, but it doesn't sound encouraging given the Gamespot review. It sounds to me like the WW2 mode was hastily slapped together without much thought, perhaps in an attempt to appease fans of the board game. Having played Rise of Nations Conquer the World campaign, A&A WW2 appears weak in comparison.

Rabid moth · Post by **Rabid moth** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 4:57 pm

From my experience with the demo, the A.I is pretty damn awful. I like the game mechanics a lot but the skirmish AI is just bad...

ioticus · Post by **ioticus** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 5:33 pm

Rabid moth wrote:From my experience with the demo, the A.I is pretty damn awful. I like the game mechanics a lot but the skirmish AI is just bad...

Which is very surprising given how good the AI is in the Kohan games. In fact, I think the AI in Kohan is probably the best in the business.

D'Arcy · Post by **D'Arcy** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 4:09 am

My impression from the demo was that a Conscription/Conscript/Carpet Bombing rush is completely unbeatable. That review confirmed my suspicions.

I guess the AI fails because it tries to play A&A as if it were Kohan. It tries a balanced approach, but the mechanics favour infantry rushing.

Head · Post by **Head** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 3:36 pm

I might give it a try. I would love to have Steel Panthers game play with these graphics though.