NetNews Usenet Archive 1993 #1/NN_1993_1.iso/spool/comp/sys/ibm/pc/games/29547

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From: [e-mail] (Bill Seurer)
Subject: V For Victory
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Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1993 16:11:25 GMT
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I got the Veliki Luki (or however it's spelled) battleset for Christmas.  It
is great.  Much better than Utah Beach (which is still quite good).  The
scenario is pretty tough from both sides (the Germans struggling against
the sea of Soviet forces and the Soviets struggling with their powerful but
unwieldy army).

Anyway, the game system has several enhancements over Utah Beach AND it really
is a battleset game despite what 360 said earlier.  If you have an early copy
of Utah Beach you can get a scenario update from 360 for $5.00 (for postage)
to allow you to play it with the newer V4V program that came with Veliki.

There are some new combat options (like "Shoot'n'Scoot" for motorized
artillery) and the computer seems a bit more competent in its play though
it still isn't aggressive enough in my opinion.

It looks like the next battleset will be Operation Market Garden since that
is on the Scenario Selection screen.
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- Bill Seurer     Language and Compiler Development      IBM Rochester, MN
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