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6 January 2009

Theatre of War 2 AAR: The Battle of Sidi Bouzid

AFTER ACTION REVIEW posted on 17 DEC 2008 by Jim Zabek

Check out this AAR of Theatre of War 2 where American and German tanks slug it out in the desert.

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Jumpgate Q&A

AFTER ACTION REVIEW posted on 15 JUL 2008 by Wargamer Staff

NetDevil recently released a Q&A of their work on Jumpgate.

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Birds of a Feather: Comparing Strategic Command 2 Weapons and Warfare with Commander – Europe at War

AFTER ACTION REVIEW posted on 15 DEC 2007 by Jim Cobb

Two games as immersive and entertaining as they are so inscrutably similar deserve special attention. Jim Cobb plays them side-by-side in this study of fraternal twins. But which game is superior? Only you can decide.

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Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword

AFTER ACTION REVIEW posted on 30 OCT 2007 by Jim Cobb

Find out just how far the excitement can go in this latest expansion of the Civilization series.

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Hornet Leader PC - Part 2

AFTER ACTION REVIEW posted on 5 OCT 2007 by Dan Verssen

The PC version of this popular air sim card game is about to be released. Hornet Leader PC creator Dan Verssen takes to the skies yet again in day two of his after action report. Read on to see if he can stave off a shocking air attack by the Libyans.

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Enemy Territory: Quake Wars - After Action Report

AFTER ACTION REVIEW posted on 1 OCT 2007 by Sean Drummy

Full speed ahead! Sean Drummy puts the pedal to the metal and takes it to the Strogg in this Enemy Territory: Quake Wars after action report. Read on to see how brains and firepower can meet up to create some pretty potent “Strogg-be-gone!”

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Hornet Leader

AFTER ACTION REVIEW posted on 23 SEP 2007 by Dan Verssen

Guts, Brains, and Firepower—Hornet Leader PC creator Dan Verssen takes to the skies in this after action report and tries to turn an enemy factory into smoldering rubble. Read on to see what the PC version of this popular air sim card game is shaping up like.

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Squad Battles: Soviet-Afghan War

AFTER ACTION REVIEW posted on 25 AUG 2007 by Andrew Glenn

Two Russian Helicopters have been downed in Afghanistan and the Mujahideen threaten to overrun the survivors. Will the Wargamer's Andrew Glenn come to their rescue before it is too late? Read this After Action Report of the Order of the Red Star scenario from HPS Simulation's latest Squad Battles title, Soviet-Afghan War.

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Combat Mission: Shock Force

AFTER ACTION REVIEW posted on 24 AUG 2007 by Craig Handler

Ride into battle with the men of A Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st SBCT, as they assault heavily defended Syrian positions at As Shammas. The Wargamer's Craig Handler is there, bringing you breaking news in this latest front of the War on Terror!

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Close Combat – Cross of Iron AAR #3

AFTER ACTION REVIEW posted on 5 JUL 2007 by Jim Zabek

In his final AAR in a series of three, see if Jim Zabek can make it three-for-three. Read as he tries to stave off the Soviet army in the Second Battle for Kharkov.

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Close Combat – Cross of Iron AAR #2

AFTER ACTION REVIEW posted on 30 JUN 2007 by Jim Zabek

The second in a series of Close Combat – Cross of Iron AARs, The Wargamer’s Jim Zabek takes readers back to the Eastern Front to try and halt the Soviet advance.

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Close Combat - Cross of Iron AAR

AFTER ACTION REVIEW posted on 27 JUN 2007 by Jim Zabek

The Wargamer’s Jim Zabek shares some of his experience in holding every inch of ground as the Soviets begin their long trek toward Berlin. Find out how it goes in this AAR.

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Zen and Hearts of Iron: Doomsday - A Path to Peace AAR

AFTER ACTION REVIEW posted on 21 FEB 2007 by Steve Stafford

"In the course of playing Hearts of Iron: Doomsday, I have searched for alternative strategies, in particular, ones that required less micromanagement, and less intensity than the aggressive, interventionist conquest strategy. Quite simply, I sought to find the clearest, most direct route to defeating enemies that were most threatening to my security and to my expansion." Enter Zen Hearts of Iron...

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Europa Universalis III: The War of Castilian Succession

AFTER ACTION REVIEW posted on 11 DEC 2006 by Chris Stone

Paradox's own Chris Stone offers a brief AAR for their highly anticipated grand strategy sequel, Europa Universalis III. Read on to find how development is going for their latest beta build of the game.

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Airborne Assault – Conquest of the Aegean

AFTER ACTION REVIEW posted on 16 NOV 2006 by Bill Krieger

Guest writer Bill Krieger offers his in depth after action report on the Spartans at the Pass scenario in Conquest of the Aegean. Strap on that helmet and brush up on your Greek because World War II is about to hit this Mediterranean paradise.

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For Liberty - Part II

AFTER ACTION REVIEW posted on 17 OCT 2006 by Martin van Balkom

In this second and final part, Martin van Balkom concludes his after action report of the American Revolutionary War turn-based wargame, For Liberty! Things are heating up for the American freedom fighters, so read on to see whether American liberty prevails.

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For Liberty! - Part I

AFTER ACTION REVIEW posted on 15 OCT 2006 by Martin van Balkom

Martin van Balkom gives gamers some hands-on insight for Battle Front's newest strategy title, For Liberty! In this comprehensive multi-part AAR gamers can get a peak of what it's like to be a Revolutionary War general turn-based strategy style.

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People's Tactics II

AFTER ACTION REVIEW posted on 19 SEP 2006 by Victor Reijkersz and Juergen Stephan

Take a peek into the ongoing development of this turn-based strategy wargame.

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Theatre of War - France 1940

AFTER ACTION REVIEW posted on 5 AUG 2006 by Rune

Rune, a beta tester on the upcoming real-time tactical World War II game offers a firsthand account of a small skirmish amidst the German blitzkrieg into France.

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Panzer Command: Operation Winter Storm AAR

AFTER ACTION REVIEW posted on 26 JUN 2006 by Erik Rutins

In this exclusive AAR, The Wargamer gets an inside look at the highly anticipated WWII strategy game, Panzer Command: Operation Winter Storm. Read on to find out what Matrix Games has in store for gamers when the title hits shelves on June 29th.

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