Fit check
Is Strategic Command Classic: WWII worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- World War II strategy players who want campaigns starting at different stages of the conflict
- Players interested in Pacific theater operations involving multiple nations
- History-focused players who want alternate scenarios involving the postwar Allies and Soviet Union
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking short, tightly bounded matches may find the open-ended campaigns less suited to that format.
- Players looking for a single-theater experience may find the package's European, Pacific, and postwar scenarios broad in scope.
- Players seeking direct, hands-on combat may prefer a game centered on controlling individual units in battle.
Our take on Strategic Command Classic: WWII
The package spans World War II campaigns in Europe and the Pacific, then adds postwar scenarios about possible conflicts involving the Western Allies and the Soviet Union.
What is Strategic Command Classic: WWII?
This Gold Edition combines Blitzkrieg, Weapons and Warfare, Pacific Theatre, and Patton Drives East.
It includes six open-ended campaigns that start at different points in World War II, as well as shorter campaigns with stated victory conditions and turn limits. In the Pacific theater, players command forces from five major and 23 minor nations across a map measuring 198x82 tiles. Eight mini-campaigns cover individual operations, and a full campaign runs from the attack on Pearl Harbor through the middle of 1947. Patton Drives East presents alternate postwar scenarios involving the Western Allies and the Soviet Union. The game also includes an editor that can add scripted image and sound events, along with hundreds of in-game events.
How Strategic Command Classic: WWII plays
- 01Open-ended campaigns
- Six campaigns begin at different points in the war, from the invasion of Poland in 1939 to the D-Day landings in 1944.
- 02Pacific mini-campaigns
- Eight scenarios cover operations including Midway, Okinawa, Iwo Jima, and New Guinea.
- 03Postwar scenarios
- Patton Drives East explores alternate conflicts involving the Western Allies and the Soviet Union.
- 04Scripted events
- The editor can add image and sound events to the game.
Strategic Command Classic: WWII compared to similar games
Men of War: Assault Squad combines large-scale World War II strategy with direct, hands-on combat, while Strategic Command Classic: WWII centers on campaigns across Europe and the Pacific, plus alternate postwar scenarios. Xenonauts instead has players defend a Cold War-era Earth from alien invasion using small squads.
Strategic Command Classic: WWII: platforms & release
Is Strategic Command Classic: WWII worth it?
It is worth it if: world War II strategy players who want campaigns starting at different stages of the conflict. Skip it if: players seeking short, tightly bounded matches may find the open-ended campaigns less suited to that format.
Where can I download Strategic Command Classic: WWII?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Strategic Command Classic: WWII's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Strategic Command Classic: WWII on?
Windows only.
