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If you like military, choose this one!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: June 08, 2007
Author: Amazon User

It's not a typical online WWII or shooting game, but the one that you play with computer enemy. It has turns limit, and you can control several units including tank, infantry, artillery, fighter, etc. The scene is 3D, but I recommend Panzer General 2 more. Because in PG2 there are at least 5 countries, however in PG3 you can only choose Soviet Union or Germany.

Took a lot of getting used to

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: February 19, 2007
Author: Amazon User

By now, the General game engine is getting old and dry, but that doesn't mean I don't still enjoy it. Panzer General III takes this game engine to an entirely new level. Being able to hire and promote leaders to give units a certain attribute boost is a great addition to an already satisfying game. I can't give a full 5 stars on this one, though, because the same game engine is being used that SSI has used for all of it's previous General titles. I happen to like that game engine, but this one also took a lot more getting used to. The learning curve, even for someone who has already mastered most of the previous titles, was quite steep.

Damaged Disk

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 9
Date: January 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

The seller claimed that this disk worked but it looks like it was run through a washing machine. I was unable to run it so I can't give a review. I suggest you buy it new and save yourself some time and consider the extra money well spent.

ALMOST PERFECT

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: December 29, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I like this game because it fixed the big problems of its predecessor PG3D Assault. Firstly, it only costs 1 slot for any unit regardless of experience level. This means I no longer have to put up with ridiculous 3 to 1 or even 5 to 1 odds.

Secondly, the crashes when I ambush the computer are gone.

The units also are better animated than before. Now, you see things like tanks traversing their turrets towards their targets to fire.

However, this game creates new headaches. I don't like the numerous exit-this-many-units-off-the-map-by-8turns or you lose scenarios. They are unrealistic. I don't know of any real WW2 battle where something like this had to be done. The time table for these operations are also way too short.

This game is also stingier than PG3D Assault in giving out promotions and extra roster slots.

This game is definitely superior to PG3D Assault.

Also, I wish it had more hypothetical US/Allies vs. Communists battles.

Achtung panzers! Forward to battle.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: December 05, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I have been playing this game for about 5 years now and still do enjoy it. It gives a realistic feeling to the battles on the eastern front from a strategic point of view.
The only problems I had was the Rostov scenario was not operational. In the scenario builder versions, the Russians seem to run out of steam as to quality fighting units as they are destroyed by the Germans. This was not the case in real life. The T-34's just kept on coming. I also wish that the player had more control over what weaponsry he could choose from in the scenario builder much like in PGII. This is a dated review. I would hope that SSI would update and make a new game.

A waste of time and money

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 13
Date: December 02, 2004
Author: Amazon User

As an avid fan of PG2 and still love to play the game, even with the advent of x-box and the other console games. I was hoping that this game would live up to my much beloved PG2.

I was sadly mistaken, this game SUCKS! I even upgraded my video card to handle it and what a waste. I played it once and yeah the graphics are cool, but the game is slow and has nothing of the depth and features of PG2.

Im staying with PG2 and thinking of selling my game to some sucker on EBAY.

Different taste of PG

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 12
Date: August 18, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Pnzer General series are the best wargames for years. Every PG is better than the previous one. PG2 was fantastic and still it is. But I don't know I am playing PG3 for months and still I couldn't find the taste of PG2. Graphics, animations and sound is very good, they are 3D. The battles are from eastern front. But I didn't like the slot thing. I would like to see good old prestige points instead of slots. In PG3 we can't build a large army as we did in PG2. Only 10-12 units including 2 bomber and 1 fighter is not enough. Of course your enemy has the same number of units. It doesn't give me the taste of PG2's huge battlefields. We can't have numbers of same unit. Like we can only have 1 king tiger or 2 panther in a scenario. I used to have tens of tanks and artillery in PG2 and in PG3 it is like small tactical combats and also the maps are smaller than PG2. Of course game has many good points. As I said 3D graphics and animations are really good. Watching our tanks rolling down the hills or our bombers diving for attack is well done. And it is harder than the previous PG's. This time we can move our units more than once and we can attack to enemy units more than once in one turn. I remember in one turn I opened fire for six times with my Panther. We can move our artillery and infantry with trucks, disembark them, attack, and embark again and move in one turn. There are 3 different scenario types, the classic one capture enemy cities, second one get your units out of map which you are trying to move your units out from the map from designated places and the third one is the search and destroy missions which we are trying to destroy some specific enemy units. Those are the good stuff. I liked it but not as much as PG2. But if you are a Panzer General fan like me, you'll play it till you like it.

No hot seat mutiplayer!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: February 12, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The game has great graphics and sound, but too many bugs that can't be corrected by patches. And no hot seat multiplayer, it REALLY needs that option. Another thing that bugs me (ha ha) is that in the battle maker you can't change the placement of victory locations. Also it can be disappointing to not be able to play your 3 player game except on the internet. Still PGIII is a big improvement over Panzer General 2 in that in PGII the only way to win is to take over all the victory locations or destroy all the enemy's units. In PGIII there are 4 ways to win, which really adds to the flavor of the game.

Only Eastern Front

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: January 15, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Not like the first and second version of this series, PG 3 only guves you the estern front. So no Normandy, no Battle of Bulge. This makes the whole game a little bit short than it should be and reduce the possible fun this game should be.

On the other hand, the experience and command system is very good idea to reflect not just the machine, but the man who commend the unit to make the record good or bad.

Good for casual WW2 war game players. I believe most of the players are focus on the real-time games right now.

Do not buy this if you run windows ME

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 9 / 10
Date: September 18, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Do not buy this game if you have windows ME, the game won't run, no tech support of any kind or patches are avaliable. SSI says they don't support the game any more.

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