Codename: Panzers - Cold War

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 15 expert reviews

Excellent:

1
Good:

3
Average:

6
Bad:

5

Pros:

Stays true to the franchises roots, Straightforward design makes this suitable for RTS beginners.

Cons:

Derivative, shallow gameplay, Not many options when it comes to unit selection, A few performance problems.

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Last revision on February 22, 2012

Reviewers Liked

Stays true to the franchises roots, Straightforward design makes this suitable for RTS beginners

Reviewers Didn't Like

Derivative, shallow gameplay, Not many options when it comes to unit selection, A few performance problems

Expert reviews and ratings

Codename Panzers: Cold War fails to capitalise on the moderate success of preceding titles in the franchise. A fabulous game engine and detailed physics simply cant hide what is essentially a basic RTS with limited...

By GamePlanet on April 30, 2009

Codename: Panzers Cold War is not a benchmark real-time strategy game. With the massive amounts of RTS titles that have recently been released for the PC it seems like it will have a hard time reaching gaming audiences due to a somewhat overbearing...

By NZGamer on April 29, 2009

A convincing twist on the usual military real-time strategy...

By Computeractive on April 10, 2009

Mark ArnoldClassification: M15+6.5Codename: Panzers Cold War is a RTS by InnoGlow and Atari. It was originally developed by Stormregion and 10tacle, however, both of which went bankrupt in 2008, and that could go a long way towards understanding the...

By ImpulseGamer on April 01, 2009

The latest addition to the Codename Panzers lineup is too straightforward and simplistic....

By GameSpot on March 24, 2009

While Germanys estimable Panzer tanks may have gone the way of the dodo at the end of World War II, that little fact doesnt seem to matter much to InnoGlow (formerly Stormregion). The developer has pushed history under the bus with Codename Panzers:...

By cnet on March 24, 2009

Codename Panzers: Cold War is a decent enough RTS title that builds on its predecessors and offers a solid interface and fun gameplay, but doesn’t really bring enough new to the table to make it stand out in the highly competitive RTS...

By GameZone on March 23, 2009

While in reality the Cold War was won by diplomacy and economics, real-time strategy contender Codename: Panzers - Cold War has decided that’s boring. Real wars are fought with bullets and dying. Thus, history must be re-written. Basically, this...

By Games Radar on March 10, 2009

Codename: Panzers - Cold War has had a bit of a troubled development thanks to the collapse of its developers Stormregion and its publisher 10tacle last April. But thanks to Atari rescuing it, Codename: Panzers - Cold War is finally upon us. With its...

By Play TM on March 05, 2009

A sophisticated, delightfully paced and remarkably different entry into the RTS genre. 8.0/10Print this pageUser reviews (0)Share this pageNoticed something wrong? Report error/mistake.Add to my profile pageGame...

By NowGamer on February 20, 2009

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