Reviewers often describe the game as both a masterpiece of tactical realism and a nightmare of micromanagement.
Some fans find the music "bizarre" and recommend turning it off—though some GOG players report that turning off the music can occasionally cause all game sound to cut out. Verdict for Modern Players
Success requires manually buttoning down tanks, towing artillery, and even ordering individual soldiers to go prone. If you enjoy herding "10-pixel infantrymen" through a forest while they get run over by your own trains due to bad pathfinding, this is your game.
Weapon effects are rich, but the voice acting is famously "terrible". Expect Germans to pronounce Russia as "Rosita" and Russians to call Berlin "Byeerleen".