Theatre of War (video game)

Theatre of War
Theatre of War
Developer	1C Company
Publishers	RUS: 1C Company; WW: Battlefront.com; Kalypso Media: CDV Software;
Producer	Yury Miroshnikov
Designer	Oleg Bazarnov
Programmer	Igor Skripachev
Artist	Pavel Mitrofanov
Platform	Microsoft Windows
Release	20 October 2006 (Russia); 19 April 2007 (Europe)
Genre	Strategy
Modes	Single player, multiplayer

Theatre of War (Russian: Вторая мировая) is a real-time tactical strategy game centering on the decisive battles in the European Theatre of World War II 1939–1945. The game allows the player to control armed forces of France, Germany, Poland, The USSR, United Kingdom or the United States (combined in actual campaign) in over 40 missions. Players will command a special task force composed of different kinds of units, including tanks, APCs, field guns, mortars, various infantry regiments and will also have an opportunity to call for artillery and air support. With a focus on unit detail and combat realism, would-be generals are faced with authentic battle scenarios, taken straight from actual World War II records and maps.

Still image from the game
(tank shown here is the Somua S35)

The game was developed by 1C Company and released for purchase via the Internet on 19 April 2007. It received two sequels, Theatre of War 2 and Theatre of War 3.

Reception

References

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1 2 Todd, Brett (14 May 2007). "Theatre of War Review -GameSpot". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 21 June 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2008.
↑ "Theatre of War for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 3 May 2026. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
↑ O'Hagan, Steve (29 May 2007). "Theatre of War review". GamesRadar+. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
↑ Butts, Steve (16 May 2007). "Theatre of War (PC) Review - IGN". IGN. Archived from the original on 20 May 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2008.