The new next generation Panzer Front game, entitled Panzer Front Ausf B (German for type 2) has been released in Japan. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This picture shows the quality of and level of detail in the games tanks. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A new touch is the indicator in the bottom left which shows which way your looking, and which direction the turret is facing and possibly a speed indicator too on the left of the compass. The terrain looks great and look at the fountain of dust from a stray shell! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A lovely Cammo job on the British tanks! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The map screen in close up. That's a lot of blue units to order around. Including infantry, which means there could be more emphasis placed on actually winning the ground, and not just blowing up tanks. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The map screen is nicely familiar, but something new, is that the supply point is no longer a static square. It is now a mobile part of your force, and you can take it with you. The blue section with the yellow X may very well be it | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Another view of the map screen showing the scale of the game. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The binocular view as had a hollywood makeover too. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This picture shows an 88mm anti tank gun in a nice sandbag wall. but also it seems to show an anti tank position as the turret indicator in the bottom left corner. which means that there may be quite a lot of flexibility over which type of unit you control in a mission. Maybe more than one? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hooray! The Italians have put in an appearance! Not sure who's side they'll be on yet though.. Nice detail you can see here though is crew members in the turrets. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* Crew members can become injured and killed. *Crew can be ordered to bail out. * Huge campaign maps, with hills and valleys. *Minefields. *Infantry have anti tank weapons. *Artillery strikes can still be called in. *Improved shooting physics. *As yet no online play. |
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New details! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The ausf B leaflet. (Click to enlarge) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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