It's striking just how much Desert Rats reminds us of isometric RTS classic Sudden Strike, only in 3D.īereft of resource management, you're left to concentrate on the more tactical and subtle aspects of warfare, picking your units before the start of each level and later being backed up by an array of reinforcements.
Indeed, this 3D RTS could be one of the surprise packages of the year.ĭivided into two, ten-mission story-driven campaigns - Axis and Allies - you play as either a stiff-upper-lipped English or Chippy-bombing German hero.
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On to the game then, which, having spent a great deal of quality time with the latest preview code (we went to the beach, had an ice cream, raced on the go-carts.) we can confidently say is looking a bit tasty. The battle swung backwards and forwards for the best part of three years, mainly between General Erwin Desert Fox' Rommel's Africa Korps and General Bernard Montgomery's Desert Rats, with the Allies eventually coming out on top. Warning: Historical Facts PartĪfter the French capitulation in 1940, the Italians and Germans turned their attentions to North Africa. In fact, not that many people know much about it, so if you're one of the many who spent more time blowing soggy paper balls through hollowed-out biros at your classmates than you did listening to your Fisherman's Friendsmelling history teacher, here's a quick bit of background info before we get started on the game. Of all the WWII conflicts, the campaign in Africa is probably the most overlooked.