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- Ken
Follows the board-game pretty closely. Anyone who enjoys the style of the board-game will probably enjoy this computer version. The AI strategy could be better though. Overall I enjoy playing this version on computer. A lot of the time consuming tasks of the board game are calculated automatically by the computer saving a lot of time.

Rating:

- Axis and Allies was great!
I have loved the board game for years. This is a perfect translation. It makes the game a little better in some ways as you don't have to set up the game board which normally takes hours. You can also play online with friends via the internet, which is a lot of fun. (I use a program called Hamachi it lets you create an artificial LAN over the internet)

It holds true to the game. The AI is actually challenging and will do things you would never expect even after years of playing.

Rating:

- Nice to play against humans, but AI has very little intelligence
First of all let me say that the boardgame is a great classic. I've been playing it ever since it came out decades ago.

Things I like about the computer version:
1) The look of the map
2) The look of the units
3) The helpful counter that tells you how much further a unit can move
4) The easy pop-up screens to purchase units and develop techs

Things I dislike about the computer version:
1) The AI is dreadfully awful even on the highest rankings
a) Playing the Axis against the most difficult AIs I easily had an economic victory in 3 rounds the first time I played; 4th round the second time
b) Playing the Allies I overran Germany & Japan with very little resistance
c) The AI is way too happy to sacrifice a plane to save a ground unit
d) The AI doesn't have a clue about building factories in critical places
2) The otherwise nice pop-up screens for purchasing units get in the way of seeing what is actually underneath on the map

Rating:

- Nice game, but weak AI
Out of the box, this game is very buggy, and I recommend finding and downloading the latest patch. It made a big difference for me.

Once the patch is installed, the game follows the 2nd and 3rd edition board game rules, and offers a nice range of customizable rule-change options. The big problem is that the AI is very weak, even on the highest level. If you play as the Axis, you'll find that Russia is passive, and Germany can storm eastward towards Moscow with very little resistance. (Now and then there will be a counterattack, but never something so strong that Germany can't reclaim in the next turn what it lost. And this is especially disappointing because the strategy tutorials emphasize that Russia has to be active and attack one of the three German border territories right in its first turn. The AI does not follow its own advice.)

At any rate, once Germany seizes Moscow, the game is effectively over. Russia will do NOTHING once its capital is lost, allowing Germany to bide its time picking off Russian territories one by one, and then mustering its troops to polish off the remaining troops (usually in Karelia) when the coast is clear. By this point, Germany's economy should be at least 50 IPC's.

If you play as the Allies, you'll find that GERMANY is too passive, and Russia should seize Berlin before too long--again effectively ending the game, since Japan cannot survive alone against the three Allies. I'm not exaggerating. A skilled board player will easily wipe out the computer on the highest AI setting. That means you'll get tired of this game quickly.

One other complaint: The soundtrack is downright embarrassing (unless you enjoy cheesy renditions of God Save the King on a 1980's style synthesizer). I know this game dates back to 1998, but Civilization had a much better soundtrack five years earlier than that.

And finally: The cinematic sequences are annoying and sometimes cause the game to crash. Turn them off. Also, if the Axis wins, the game will play a film sequence showing happy Nazi officials and their Japanese allies smiling to cheering crowds and shaking hands with each other. I think that's a little offensive.

Rating:

- Axis and Allies
Good game, though dated graphics lack the flash and computer AI is weak in later stages of the war. Would recommend to anyone who has played the board game.

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