Panzer General II

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Panzer General II

Developer(s)	Strategic Simulations, Inc.
Designer(s)	SSI Special Projects Group
Series	Living Battlefield
Latest version	(latest official) 1.02
Release date(s)	September 30, 1997
Genre(s)	Turn based strategy
Mode(s)	Singleplayer, 4 player multiplayer via internet, network, or PEBM
Rating(s)	(ESRB) Kids to Adults
Platform(s)	Windows
Media	CD
System requirements	Pentium 90 or greater, 16 MB RAM, 1 MB SVGA video card, 4X CD ROM, 28.8 Kbps modem for multiplayer
Input	Mouse and keyboard

Panzer General II is a Turn-based strategy computer game by Strategic Simulations, Inc. Released September 30th, 1997, Panzer General II is the sixth SSI game in the "General" series and the first in the "Living Battlefield " series. It takes place during World War Two, covering events from the Spanish Civil War in 1938 to hypothetical battles in 1946. In the April 2000 issue of the magazine PC Gamer, it was voted the 44th best computer game of all time.

1 Gameplay
2 References
3 Panzer General II Community Links
- 3.1 Fourms
- 3.2 Websites

[edit] Gameplay

Each scenario of Panzer General II represents a specific battle. All are played on a map, divided up into hexagons which represent between one and two kilometers.^[1] The objective is to defeat an enemy by capturing all of their special victory hexes in a specified number of turns. The game features four kinds of capatureable hexes: ownership, designating a player's ownership of a city, town or other important feature; supply, allowing unit deployment; victory, indicating critical cities or objectives; and victory-supply, combining victory and supply. All of the captureable hexes are marked with a flag indicating the current owner.

The player attacks enemies and captures hexes using units, which approximately represent a battalion, regiment or squadron. There are eight types of units, each with their own special abilities and disadvantages: Infantry, Tank, Anti-Tank, Recon, Air Defense, Fighter, Artillery, and Bomber.

Upon gaining experience, units may receive special abilities, called leaders in Panzer General II. See List of Leaders in Panzer General II for more details.