Sudden Strike 3: Arms for Victory preview for the PC

Real-time strategy series Sudden Strike is back with Sudden Strike 3: Arms for Victory. All the hallmarks of the highly successful series are here, but there have been some big changes and developments since the last instalment. For starters, Sudden Strike 3 features 3D graphics, which open up a much more realistic battlefield environment. Then there are sea battles for the first time, and the enhanced AI is the best we've seen in a RTS game. We've had a hands-on preview of Sudden Strike 3: Arms for Victory - find out all about the game in this issue of PCGZine.
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Sudden Strike 3: Arms for Victory preview for the PC
For years, the Sudden Strike series has been the epitome of the realtime strategy genre, with a firm gameplay emphasis on the latter. Letting armchair generals take a role in the greatest land battles of all time, the series has been a huge success so far, playing off a largely unchanged formula. Come the third generation, however, and Fireglow think it's time to make a change. Welcome, gentlemen, to the third dimension.

OK, so that isn't really anything special, but the jump to 3D has drastic implications for Sudden Strike's gameplay. Where before, you could only play on two planes, the developers have now been able to create a much more realistic battlefield, with sweeping hills, rather than just severe ridges. This not only enhances the game's overall graphical appeal, but also adds another depth to the strategy, as you have yet another way to gain a strategic advantage over your opponents. Gain the upper ground.

However, you needn't worry about the number of units being reduced because of the jump to 3D either. With a whopping 4,000 units available at any one time for you to play with, the battles are going to be just as epic as ever, but thanks to a rather nifty unit selection scheme, selecting the appropriate units to front your army won't be a problem..