War Front And Blitzkrieg 2: Fall of the Reich...

War Front And Blitzkrieg 2: Fall of the Reich Invade America

CDV's US detachment launched a double invasion in North America this week, with the release of two noteworthy strategy titles, both of them themed around the second World War. These are War Front: Turning Point, and Blitzkrieg 2: Fall of the Reich - the latter being a standalone expansion pack for Nival's Blitzkrieg 2 RTS, obviously enough. What strikes us as odd, however, is that CDV decided to release both games at the same time in America, practically coinciding with Supreme Commander's retail debut in the territory (bad idea?), but they adopted a completely different tactic for the European market. On the old continent, Fall of the Reich has been available since November 2006, while War Front is still another month away from its release planned for March 23. Someone care to explain us this kamikaze marketing maneuver?

Even though both of CDV's games basically have a WWII "theme", War Front: Turning Point actually follows a "what if..." scenario, arming players with unique super weapons and placing them on the most exciting battlefields of an alternate WWII, where things didn't turn out quite like we learned in school.

"What would happen if the German Dictator had been assassinated early on in WWII and the German war engine came under control of a new regime? Digital Reality, 10tacle Studios and CDV Software Entertainment USA aim to answer that question in War Front: Turning Point, bringing gamers an "alternate reality" real-time strategy game. Gamers will be exposed to a whole new WWII timeline, new battles and a variety of secret and experimental weapons. Eye-popping graphics and a refreshing plot will keep gamers pinned to their PCs as they attempt to alter or ensure the outcome of vastly different World War II."

Fall of the Reich, on the other hand, treads the same old path laid down by the Blitzkrieg series, only with new campaigns and stuff. The expansion takes players through the final days of WWII, in three major offensives: the "Siege of Budapest", "Fortress Kurland", and the Soviet "Operation Bagration". The rest, as they say, is history.

P.S. Here are some new War Front screenshots.

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