Yup, it's that time of the year again and there's again a Grand Prize for you to win : AGEod has graciously offered a copy of one of their games to one lucky participant. And to make it absolutely clear : voting for their games will *not* increase your chances of winning it (*).
The Rules :
1) 1 (wo)man, 1 post - all votes in the open, no emails. 2) The game must have been published in 2008 or late 2007 – in other words : if you think a game published late in 2007 didn’t get a fair chance last year, feel free to add it. 3) Post your 1st, 2nd and 3rd place choices - 1st place gets 5 points, 2nd gets 3 points, 3rd gets 1 point. 4) Votes must be in before midnight (GMT) January 15th, 2009 5) In case of a tie, the award is shared. 6) People who for various reasons don't want to post an open vote can send me a mail - these votes will *not* be counted for the purpose of this election, but I'll post a separate result if the number of entrants is significant. 7) I've temporarily unplonked a couple of posters so that I see their vote as well.
This is what's at stake for the developers - again created by Daniel Lamb :
To refresh your memory on what games got published this year :
Montjoie Early American Wars : Mexican-American War American Civil War : Antietam Ancient Warfare : Gallic Wars Squad Battles - Winter War Origins of World War 2 Panzer Command : Kharkov Clash of Steel II Strategic Command 2 - Patton Drives East HexKit XIII Century Gary Grigsby's War Between the States Birth of America 2 - Wars in America Kharkov : Disaster on the Donets World War 2 - Road to Victory Combat Mission : Shock Force - Marines Module Commander : Napoleon at War Ironclads : American Civil War Close Combat : Wacht am Rhein Squad Battles : The Spanish Civil War Modern Air Power: Air War Over the Mideast World War One : La Grande Guerre 14-18 World War II - General Commander - Operation : Watch on the Rhein Strategic Command WWII - Pacific Theater War Plan Pacific Distant Guns : Jutland
If you think I missed one (or several) feel free to add them - this is not a list of nominees.
My vote :
As always I'm putting fun before technical merit - but that's just me.
1st place : War Plan Pacific - no doubt the most fun I had (and having) with a wargame this year. 2nd place : Panzer Command : Kharkov - got an hour to kill and like Russian tanks blowing up in 3D ? - this is your game 3rd place : Gary Grigsby's War Between the States - imho technically the best wargame produced this year - complex, but not a monster.
Greetz,
Eddy Sterckx
(*) This is how the winner of the AGEod game will be decided :
1) Every entry/voter is given a random number by me 2) When the election is over I zip this list, password protect it and send it to Mr. Beretta and everyone else asking for it - without the password. 3) I'll ask Mr. Giftzwerg to pick and post a number between 1 and ... 4) I release the password so Mr. Beretta and everyone else can check who won the game.
Since I bought just one wargame this year, I'm going to give it my vote. That may mean that I don't have a good idea what the competition was actually offering, but after all, buying a game is a form of voting too! ;-)
Close Combat: Wacht Am Rhein
Despite the many flaws of the underlying code which (I'm guessing) is far too complex to fix, both this game and the earlier Cross of Iron are great games. Yes, I often end up shouting at my monitor in anger and grinding my teeth in utter frustration at the brain-dead and cheating AI, and yes there's a bug somewhere in the code that has thus far prevented me from finishing a strategic campaign, but the game itself scratches an itch that I've had since I was a teenager re-enacting famous battles with miniatures on table-tops.
There just isn't any competition in this niche. Steel Panthers had something of the same sort of feel but that was turn-based. The original Combat Mission games showed promise but were ruined by their inflexible timing. The Close Combat games are/were a wonderful concept poorly executed - and *damn* I wish somebody would rewrite the game engine from scratch!
-- "Man will always be Man. We tried so hard to create a society that was equal, where there'd be nothing to envy your neighbor. But there's always something to envy: a smile; a friendship; something you don't have and want to appropriate. In this world, even a Soviet one, there will always be rich and poor; rich in gifts - poor in gifts, rich in love - poor in love." - Comrade Commissar Danilov in "Enemy at the Gates"
1. Close Combat: Wacht am Rhein. The 15-minute battles are really perfect for a quick wargaming snack ;-) In case of a diner, I can take three or four of these 'snacks' and have an hours fun!
2. War Plan Pacific;
3. Mount and Blade (like to add this one, war in horseback is fun!).
1 - Birth of America 2 - Wars in America (5 points)
Yes, it's a remake/expansion, but it gave me more pleasure-for-euro than any other title I bought. This game made me buy books about the wars covered by the system (I delved for the first time into what the "War of 1812" was about and how it was fought, finally), and it is overall my wargame of choice for 2008.
2 - Panzer Command : Kharkov (3 points)
It was the compatibility with the earlier "Winter Storm" that made it. Simpler than CM:BB, a little more "grand tactic" in its portrayal of the battlefield, and with good graphics. The PC series is no substitute for an improved CM, in my book, but it betters anything done by Battlefront after CM:AK
3 - War Plan Pacific
I played only the demo, for now, but it was enough to have a blast. I'll buy it in the New Year along with SAS WWII
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NOTES/COMMENTARY
Let's look at my *real* 2008 wargames, shall we?
JT Campaign Series: I started again to play MP with some friends, and I just love the cleaness of the system and how it allows you co concentrate on grand-tactical maneuvering while not losing the "flavour" of technical capabilities of the single units (overmaneuvering German PkwIIIs in the snow with your T-34s in this game is still, for some reason, more a blast than in other systems).
Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin: Still above and beyond... you know what :o)
Hearts of Iron 2 + mods and expansions: Every time I read a book about WWII from a strategic/economical point of view I fire up this game.
Brigade Combat Team: Old, but clean and to the point. While I love both TacOps and AATF (and the backward compatibility of the latter), in 2008 it was BTC that gave me my fix of "Red Storm Rising".
Harpoon Classic Admiral Edition: A shining example about how Harpoon *can* be coded and maintained (guys, when will you give us MP?). ANW would be the perfect complement. Amen to that.
The Complete Carriers at War: Yes, the SSG's production from the '90s, bought last year via NWS. Still the best game on the matter, and way above the remake.
Highway to the Reich: A classic that never left my HD.
So, except for BoA2, my 2008 was made by old titles. Also, when a *demo* beats every other title on the map for the third position, you understand how meager was the year we just left. 2009, however, does seem full of promises. I'll start with SES WWII.
In article <1bab4c6d-45f1-4841-8127-dfd89f24dc75 @r37g2000prr.googlegroups.com>, eddyster...@hotmail.com says...
> Yup, it's that time of the year again and there's again a Grand Prize > for you to win : AGEod has graciously offered a copy of one of their > games to one lucky participant. And to make it absolutely clear : > voting for their games will *not* increase your chances of winning it > (*).
1st Place: PANZER COMMAND: KHARKOV
Easily the best wargame this year. Solid, polished, great editor.
2nd Place: WORLD WAR 2: ROAD TO VICTORY
Played the hell outta this one. If it had featured the painfully obvious 1942, 1943, and 1944 scenarios that should have been present, it would have been #1.
3rd Place: HEXKIT
Fun little game. Played it a lot and it deserves a vote.
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Yup, it's that time of the year again and there's again a Grand Prize for you to win : AGEod has graciously offered a copy of one of their games to one lucky participant. And to make it absolutely clear : voting for their games will *not* increase your chances of winning it (*).
The Rules :
1) 1 (wo)man, 1 post - all votes in the open, no emails. 2) The game must have been published in 2008 or late 2007 – in other words : if you think a game published late in 2007 didn’t get a fair chance last year, feel free to add it. 3) Post your 1st, 2nd and 3rd place choices - 1st place gets 5 points, 2nd gets 3 points, 3rd gets 1 point. 4) Votes must be in before midnight (GMT) January 15th, 2009 5) In case of a tie, the award is shared. 6) People who for various reasons don't want to post an open vote can send me a mail - these votes will *not* be counted for the purpose of this election, but I'll post a separate result if the number of entrants is significant. 7) I've temporarily unplonked a couple of posters so that I see their vote as well.
This is what's at stake for the developers - again created by Daniel Lamb :
To refresh your memory on what games got published this year :
Montjoie Early American Wars : Mexican-American War American Civil War : Antietam Ancient Warfare : Gallic Wars Squad Battles - Winter War Origins of World War 2 Panzer Command : Kharkov Clash of Steel II Strategic Command 2 - Patton Drives East HexKit XIII Century Gary Grigsby's War Between the States Birth of America 2 - Wars in America Kharkov : Disaster on the Donets World War 2 - Road to Victory Combat Mission : Shock Force - Marines Module Commander : Napoleon at War Ironclads : American Civil War Close Combat : Wacht am Rhein Squad Battles : The Spanish Civil War Modern Air Power: Air War Over the Mideast World War One : La Grande Guerre 14-18 World War II - General Commander - Operation : Watch on the Rhein Strategic Command WWII - Pacific Theater War Plan Pacific Distant Guns : Jutland
If you think I missed one (or several) feel free to add them - this is not a list of nominees.
My vote :
As always I'm putting fun before technical merit - but that's just me.
1st place : War Plan Pacific - no doubt the most fun I had (and having) with a wargame this year. 2nd place : Panzer Command : Kharkov - got an hour to kill and like Russian tanks blowing up in 3D ? - this is your game 3rd place : Gary Grigsby's War Between the States - imho technically the best wargame produced this year - complex, but not a monster.
Greetz,
Eddy Sterckx
(*) This is how the winner of the AGEod game will be decided :
1) Every entry/voter is given a random number by me 2) When the election is over I zip this list, password protect it and send it to Mr. Beretta and everyone else asking for it - without the password. 3) I'll ask Mr. Giftzwerg to pick and post a number between 1 and ... 4) I release the password so Mr. Beretta and everyone else can check who won the game.
1st place: Panzer Command : Kharkov. The only "true" wargame I bought this year. A solid entry, even if it STILL hasn't got that special feel. And I grew really tired of the german voices... The AI is improving, though. Get it right next time!
2nd place: Armored Brigade, if that qualifies. There certainly was a lot of updates, and it is interesting to follow Veitikka developing this. But RELEASED in 2008?
3rd place: Mount and Blade, got it to Xmas and it is fun
Hmmm, I can feel my wargaming interest slowly fading these days. I guess I'm not up to reading all those detailed rulebooks any more. It is much easier to jump in a FPS and blast away - I played STALKER a lot. And Fallout.
1. War Plan Pacific (based on the demo - the game I pre-ordered has not arrived yet), 2. ... 3. ....
It has been a crappy year for wargames. Especially compared to mainstream genres, where some real classics have come out (King's Bounty, Mount&Blade, Fallout 3, Far cry 2, EU3 In Nomine, Civ4 Fall from Heaven 2 (Total conversion mod which turns it into a sort of MoM2)).
Or maybe my wargaming expectations were simply set too high by the previous few years.
On Thu, 1 Jan 2009 00:36:02 -0800 (PST), "eddyster...@hotmail.com"
<eddyster...@hotmail.com> wrote: >Yup, it's that time of the year again
Goodness gracious, didn't THAT come as a surprise!!!
I only bought the one new release game this year and I started a couple of scenarios which had to be discontinued as I installed each of the two patches so far released.
At the moment, (August 1943 game time) playing as German against all AI players enhanced with +50% PPs (Easy) I have: +crushed and completely conquered the USSR, (I've never played EastFront games before) +left the Med to the Italians (who have been comprehensively chased out of North Africa) didn't go near Yugoslavia or Greece- too busy and the PPs weren't worth the effort, +built the Kriegsmarine up to a mighty force now rivalling the combined RN&USN surface fleets +defeated an English amphibious invasion of Denmark +held an Allied invasion of Norway to a line south of Narvik and am conducting a successful strategic bombing campaign against the UK.
Now waiting on an Allied invasion of France BUT!!! I have the Vichy regime poised politically to join the Axis, probably within six more months and R&D on Tanks & Artillery is well advanced.
However, most of my gaming time is being spent in TW: Mediaeval II (one of the games I'm catching up with after buying a new machine at the beginning of the year) and I have yet to finish TW: Rome, too. But they're OLD games, aren't they.
> Yup, it's that time of the year again and there's again a Grand Prize > for you to win : AGEod has graciously offered a copy of one of their > games to one lucky participant. And to make it absolutely clear : > voting for their games will *not* increase your chances of winning it > (*).
> The Rules :
> 1) 1 (wo)man, 1 post - all votes in the open, no emails. > 2) The game must have been published in 2008 or late 2007 – in other > words : if you think a game published late in 2007 didn’t get a fair > chance last year, feel free to add it. > 3) Post your 1st, 2nd and 3rd place choices - 1st place gets 5 points, > 2nd gets 3 points, 3rd gets 1 point. > 4) Votes must be in before midnight (GMT) January 15th, 2009 > 5) In case of a tie, the award is shared. > 6) People who for various reasons don't want to post an open vote can > send me a mail - these votes will *not* be counted for the purpose of > this election, but I'll post a separate result if the number of > entrants is significant. > 7) I've temporarily unplonked a couple of posters so that I see their > vote as well.
> This is what's at stake for the developers - again created by Daniel > Lamb :
> To refresh your memory on what games got published this year :
> Montjoie > Early American Wars : Mexican-American War > American Civil War : Antietam > Ancient Warfare : Gallic Wars > Squad Battles - Winter War > Origins of World War 2 > Panzer Command : Kharkov > Clash of Steel II > Strategic Command 2 - Patton Drives East > HexKit > XIII Century > Gary Grigsby's War Between the States > Birth of America 2 - Wars in America > Kharkov : Disaster on the Donets > World War 2 - Road to Victory > Combat Mission : Shock Force - Marines Module > Commander : Napoleon at War > Ironclads : American Civil War > Close Combat : Wacht am Rhein > Squad Battles : The Spanish Civil War > Modern Air Power: Air War Over the Mideast > World War One : La Grande Guerre 14-18 > World War II - General Commander - Operation : Watch on the Rhein > Strategic Command WWII - Pacific Theater > War Plan Pacific > Distant Guns : Jutland
> If you think I missed one (or several) feel free to add them - this is > not a list of nominees.
> My vote :
> As always I'm putting fun before technical merit - but that's just me.
> 1st place : War Plan Pacific - no doubt the most fun I had (and > having) with a wargame this year. > 2nd place : Panzer Command : Kharkov - got an hour to kill and like > Russian tanks blowing up in 3D ? - this is your game > 3rd place : Gary Grigsby's War Between the States - imho technically > the best wargame produced this year - complex, but not a monster.
> Greetz,
> Eddy Sterckx
> (*) This is how the winner of the AGEod game will be decided :
> 1) Every entry/voter is given a random number by me > 2) When the election is over I zip this list, password protect it and > send it to Mr. Beretta and everyone else asking for it - without the > password. > 3) I'll ask Mr. Giftzwerg to pick and post a number between 1 and ... > 4) I release the password so Mr. Beretta and everyone else can check > who won the game.
1. Panzer Command Kharkov
2. Gary Grigsby War Between the States
3. War Plan Pacific
As others have stated, this was not a banner-year for wargames.
> To refresh your memory on what games got published this year :
> Montjoie > Early American Wars : Mexican-American War > American Civil War : Antietam > Ancient Warfare : Gallic Wars > Squad Battles - Winter War > Origins of World War 2 > Panzer Command : Kharkov > Clash of Steel II > Strategic Command 2 - Patton Drives East > HexKit > XIII Century > Gary Grigsby's War Between the States > Birth of America 2 - Wars in America > Kharkov : Disaster on the Donets > World War 2 - Road to Victory > Combat Mission : Shock Force - Marines Module > Commander : Napoleon at War > Ironclads : American Civil War > Close Combat : Wacht am Rhein > Squad Battles : The Spanish Civil War > Modern Air Power: Air War Over the Mideast > World War One : La Grande Guerre 14-18 > World War II - General Commander - Operation : Watch on the Rhein > Strategic Command WWII - Pacific Theater > War Plan Pacific > Distant Guns : Jutland
1) Montjoie 2) Birth of America 2 3) War Plan Pacific
> In article <1bab4c6d-45f1-4841-8127-dfd89f24dc75 > @r37g2000prr.googlegroups.com>, eddyster...@hotmail.com says...
>> Yup, it's that time of the year again and there's again a Grand Prize >> for you to win : AGEod has graciously offered a copy of one of their >> games to one lucky participant. And to make it absolutely clear : >> voting for their games will *not* increase your chances of winning it >> (*).
Looks like I didn't buy that many current wargames last year. Here are my votes:
1. CM Shock Force 1.11 - I know this game got released a while back, but the new patch really does make this game play like a dream. I've been playing this one solidly between my coding!
2. Panzer Command Karkov - A great game, though the series took me a little while to get into due to my CM bias. This is a good game, only limited by the provided maps.
3. Armored Brigade - Someone else mentioned this one. I have the v495 version released last year and it is my first contact with this game. It is awesome! Everything works so well and is easy to use. All it lacks are a scenario editor and an OOB editor. The former is very important as one can only play random battles at the moment which seems a bit of a waste of the system.
Looking forward to many games next year, most to be released by Matrix. Here is hoping that they see the light of day next year!
On 2 jan, 02:03, "Rob P" <robertapoll...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> 1. CM Shock Force 1.11 - I know this game got released a while back,
Well, that's the problem really - the "patch x.xx got released *this* year, and now the game rocks" is not good enough to make it a 2008 release. Sorry, but they had their shot for WOTY in 2007.
> 3. Armored Brigade
Although I agree that it's pretty awesome, this game is still in beta and is not officially released yet. I can imagine it being a very strong candidate for next year's election though.
So, what do I do now ? Give Panzer Command : Kharkov 3 points, or do you want to restate your vote ?
On 1 jan, 20:45, Henius <heniu...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Another "thin" entry:
> 1st place: Panzer Command : Kharkov. The only "true" wargame I bought > this year. A solid entry, even if it STILL hasn't got that special > feel. And I grew really tired of the german voices... The AI is > improving, though. Get it right next time!
> 2nd place: Armored Brigade, if that qualifies. ?
No - see reply to Rob P.
> 3rd place: Mount and Blade, got it to Xmas and it is fun
Added to the list
Want to restate your vote or do I go with
Panzer Command : 5 points Mount and Blade : 1 point ?
> 2. Panzer Command Karkov - A great game, though the series took me a > little while to get into due to my CM bias. This is a good game, only > limited by the provided maps.
Eddie, what about the 2 expansion packs for EU3, In Nomine and Napoleon's Ambition? Assuming they're eligible, 3 points to EU3:IN. I have trouble against the AI never mind real hoomans.
2 points to War Plan Pacific. Only the demo so far but I'm saving my pennies. At first glance, everything seems so random (they need to fix the Allied AI) but, the more I play, the more I slip back to memories of the 80s and Avalon Hill's VITP. Using that mindset again, eveything starts to fall into place.
And 1 to ... Hmm, haven't bought much recently. Daughter plays Mount & Blade but can't say I'm impressed. Looking forward to a few this year (BftB, Lock'n Load, Supremacy at Sea).
>> To refresh your memory on what games got published this year :
>> Montjoie >> Early American Wars : Mexican-American War >> American Civil War : Antietam >> Ancient Warfare : Gallic Wars >> Squad Battles - Winter War >> Origins of World War 2 >> Panzer Command : Kharkov >> Clash of Steel II >> Strategic Command 2 - Patton Drives East >> HexKit >> XIII Century >> Gary Grigsby's War Between the States >> Birth of America 2 - Wars in America >> Kharkov : Disaster on the Donets >> World War 2 - Road to Victory >> Combat Mission : Shock Force - Marines Module >> Commander : Napoleon at War >> Ironclads : American Civil War >> Close Combat : Wacht am Rhein >> Squad Battles : The Spanish Civil War >> Modern Air Power: Air War Over the Mideast >> World War One : La Grande Guerre 14-18 >> World War II - General Commander - Operation : Watch on the Rhein >> Strategic Command WWII - Pacific Theater >> War Plan Pacific >> Distant Guns : Jutland
1) WPP 2) World War One 3) Jutland (without DRM)
I didnt buy wargames last year, I only tried a few demos. And I will not buy re releases like CAW. Im waiting for WWII-SAS (as digital download if possible). Last month Officers was released in Europe, but its more a RTS than a wargame. I tried the demo and didnt like it, its a mouse clickfest.
On Jan 2, 9:46 am, "eddyster...@hotmail.com" <eddyster...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On 2 jan, 10:29, "M. Ziegler" <ziegle...@gmx.de> wrote:
> > Im waiting for WWII-SAS (as digital download > > if possible).
> It's out now - got the shipping confirmation mail this morning. Looks > like 2009 has taken a flying start.
> As to digital download : +1 here - S&H, Customs and Burn installer to > CD are pretty high on the list of things I don't like paying for.
> Greetz,
> Eddy Sterckx
I just received WPP. I guess customs needed some time to slap on £2.97 VAT and to charge me £8 for the privilege of "international handling". Which is as much as the S&H to get the fecking envelope from the US all the way to the UK customs office in the first place.
I like having physical media, but not quite enought to pay double the base sale price.
On the plus side, now I can finally start playing the wargame I already voted as W-GOTY!
> On 2 jan, 02:03, "Rob P" <robertapoll...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> 1. CM Shock Force 1.11 - I know this game got released a while back,
> Well, that's the problem really - the "patch x.xx got released *this* > year, and now the game rocks" is not good enough to make it a 2008 > release. Sorry, but they had their shot for WOTY in 2007.
>> 3. Armored Brigade
> Although I agree that it's pretty awesome, this game is still in beta > and is not officially released yet. I can imagine it being a very > strong candidate for next year's election though.
> So, what do I do now ? Give Panzer Command : Kharkov 3 points, or do > you want to restate your vote ?
From me it will have to be Panzer Command: Karkov 3 points! With no second or third.
Though saying that CM Shock force did have the 'Marines' module released last year.... does this count?
2008 was a weird year for me in that I spent most of my time playing older wargames and not buying many new ones. I think this will change in 2009 as there are a number of wargames due for release which I have been keeping my eye on!
On Jan 2, 4:36 am, ERutins <er...@matrixgames.com> wrote:
> > It has been a crappy year for wargames. Especially compared to > > mainstream genres, where some real classics have come out
> Out of curiosity, how many of the wargames on the list did you > actually play?
Erik,
I've played a bunch of demos and some preceding titles in series, but actually do not own any of the actual titles (bar WPP). Bit surprised myself - I had to check the list twice to make sure!
This year has (for me) been mediocre in the offerings rather than disappointing in actual buys; for example, I did not feel much like buying yet another HPS AI-less game or Matrix or freeware remake of an older game I've played to death already. And some of the other titles got pretty bad write-ups in reviews or usenet posts (eg XIII Century, NapoleonAW).
I suspect that I might have pulled the trigger on some of the games if I had not been caught up in some very good mainstream timesinks (ie FO3 and King's bounty).
To summarise:
Montjoie -> more a Euro-boardgame than a historical wargame. Early American Wars : Mexican-American War -> annoyed by the HPS/ Tiller system American Civil War : Antietam -> annoyed by the HPS/Tiller system Ancient Warfare : Gallic Wars -> maybe...but so ugly...and HPS/Tiller- based Squad Battles - Winter War -> annoyed by the HPS/Tiller system Origins of World War 2 ->???? Panzer Command : Kharkov -> game system does not appeal Clash of Steel II -> fooled around with this, but already played original to death Strategic Command 2 - Patton Drives East -> gimme hexes and I'll give you cash HexKit ->????? XIII Century -> -> poor reviews Gary Grigsby's War Between the States -> maybe...but already have a few ACW. Birth of America 2 - Wars in America -> after BOA1, Nap and ACW I do not really need a BOA2 Kharkov : Disaster on the Donets -> gimme scenarios and I'll give you cash (1) World War 2 - Road to Victory -> maybe...if some scens get added or the price drops Combat Mission : Shock Force - Marines Module -> poor reviews Commander : Napoleon at War -> poor reviews Ironclads : American Civil War -> poor reviews Close Combat : Wacht am Rhein -> this looks awfully familiar Squad Battles : The Spanish Civil War -> annoyed by the HPS/Tiller system Modern Air Power: Air War Over the Mideast -> annoyed by the HPS/ Tiller system World War One : La Grande Guerre 14-18 -> this itch has been scratched (also: not done by AgeOD) World War II - General Commander - Operation : Watch on the Rhein ->-> poor reviews Strategic Command WWII - Pacific Theater -> gimme hexes and I'll give you cash War Plan Pacific -> WARGAME OF THE YEAR (rather by default) Distant Guns : Jutland -> uninterested in subject matter. Enjoyed the DRM debacle, though.
(1). Kharkov - DOTD has the distinction of being the first Matrix- published SSG game I've skipped. I prefer quality to quantity, but not to the tune of coughing up full price for 4 (Battlefront) or 1 (Kharkov) scenarios.
