Frontline: Road to Moscow

Overall a good game. AI could be a little smarter , the Leningrad scenario the supply/reinforcement button doesn't work, and the belgograd scenario one of the soviet units is hidden off map so one of the conditions Can never be met. Oh, and saved games don't save all the captures so they need to be retaken.

First of all, it's not an awful game, but do not expect it to be Siltherine quality like Panzer Corps. The more I played it, the more disappointed I felt. I would call the current build "intern quality". For the designer, the bottom line is you need to test your game before release. Bugs: 1. The attack value vs artillery is always 0 in the purchase bar. The health of Pak 43 is empty. Goliath icon title is heavy truck. Sometimes can not show the damage of Wespe (20 shown as 2). 2. Very hard to check the unit data near top screen (data shows off screen); 3. The save/load is having issue. All captured towns will become not captured again. You could go back and get the bonus again; 4. In one game, a Panther ran straight off the screen and never came back. And the game hung up there to wait it to come back. 5. There is no way to select an alternative path. Your units will run through a minefield even though there is a perfect path with the same length; 6. Several victory conditions can not be triggered. Like capturing all cities in Kursk. I saw someone asked about this bug in their forum months ago but is still not fixed; 7. Sometimes, the move range shows the unit can go to some location but when you click, nothing happens. Others: 1. There is no way to turn on the hex; 2. AI is not smart. It will use machine gun to attack a tank instead of infantry. The game feels repetitive. Prepare artillery, bunk down the tanks, and wait the enemy to come; 3. The clouds!!! Worst idea ever!!! If you send your troops in the cloud, good luck. In one scenario, one truck was under the cloud. I never noticed it until it was destroyed. Another game, a railgun was hidden under the cloud. I just did not get it why they design something causing nothing but trouble.

This game really has a lot going for it - it is fun to play and addictive. But - it has so many significant programming issues that it is virtually unplayable. Scenarios will suddenly end before play is finished - frustrating when you've spent an hour or more fighting for a victory. Accidentally brush the end of turn button and it jumps to the AIs turn. (there should be a dialog asking if you really are finished with your turn -standard practice in computer games). The edge of the screen is unreadable but units are often here but out of reach. The AI could be much more clever, but the main point is that the programming is so sloppy that the game is unplayable. You never know when it will quit on you. I purchased all of the scenarios so Im out about $10. Not the end of the world, but this game should not be for sale until these huge bugs are fixed. There in no excuse for this being released in this condition.

A fun game well worth the modest price tag.

Enjoyed initially but it honestly got boring and monotonous.