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Title: T-72: Balkans on Fire
Post by: mussie on December 15, 2007, 04:41:47 PM: Years ago on my Atari 1040 STFM I had M1 tank Platoon...

I played the hell out of it and the Tank bug has hit me again, I am thinking of buying T-72: Balkans on Fire, its half price at one of the shops near where i work...

has any one played it, can anyone give me their opinion compared to the old M1 Tank platoon....

thanks
Title: T-72: Balkans on Fire
Post by: Viking on December 15, 2007, 06:38:28 PM: M1 Tank Platoon was a far ... FAR ... better game. T-72 is ... ok.
Title: T-72: Balkans on Fire
Post by: 68Wooley on December 15, 2007, 06:47:51 PM: M1 Tank Platoon was a truly awesome game.

What are the great modern tanking games?
Title: T-72: Balkans on Fire
Post by: Keiler on December 15, 2007, 07:05:49 PM: Steelbeasts Pro PE

http://www.steelbeasts.com
Title: T-72: Balkans on Fire
Post by: baine1 on December 16, 2007, 12:01:11 PM: The original steel beasts is pretty cool. The graphics stink, no 3d, but the game itself is fun. I'm not willing to shell out $125 for a computer game just yet, but I'm eagerly awaiting the release of SBII.
I tried playing the T72 demo, but the graphics were pretty choppy on my machine.
Title: T-72: Balkans on Fire
Post by: Keiler on December 16, 2007, 12:15:14 PM: Me neither. I got a copy for free since I belonged to the technical advisor team quite a while ago. Dont play it anymore, though, but its the most realistic stuff next to true military simulators there is for the public. Pro Pe is a spin-off of customized military training sims for PCs, used by various Militaries, West Point Academy for example, or the Danish and Swedich Militaries, amongst many others.

Matt
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Post by: Yeager on December 16, 2007, 01:39:18 PM: This sim is due for release on Feb 15 2008: Ive played the demo and it looks and feels fantastic!

T-34 vs Tiger

http://games.iddk.ru/en/?pg=gm39
Title: T-72: Balkans on Fire
Post by: Viking on December 16, 2007, 02:26:51 PM: I wonder if there will be a German campaign, or just a Russian?
Title: T-72: Balkans on Fire
Post by: Rino on December 16, 2007, 02:39:50 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Viking
I wonder if there will be a German campaign, or just a Russian?

The writeup says it has both.
Title: T-72: Balkans on Fire
Post by: bj229r on December 16, 2007, 02:53:11 PM: Every one of these things I've bought turns out to be online-only (despite what box says)
Title: T-72: Balkans on Fire
Post by: Viking on December 17, 2007, 10:50:58 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Rino
The writeup says it has both.

Excellent
Title: T-72: Balkans on Fire
Post by: Nilsen on December 17, 2007, 11:18:30 AM: Thx foe asking about T72... made me google it.

DL demo now
Title: T-72: Balkans on Fire
Post by: croduh on December 17, 2007, 12:09:13 PM: Heh, a game in which we fight on the side of Serbians to destroy Croatian rebels.

Hmmmm

interesting.Might try it tho anyway.
Title: T-72: Balkans on Fire
Post by: mussie on December 17, 2007, 01:46:03 PM: LOL

I went to EB (the store) and they said that i had called the other store in the city, 20 minute walk later I am told that they have the box but the discs are missing.....

:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

So I grabbed a copy of enemy engaged 2....

I get back to work and print the manual on the printer...

it starts printing and keeps printing and printing and printing and printing

500 pages of manual LOL

it looks pretty good, but I am gonna have to get myself track IR, its got a virtual cockpit and such, its also got voice control of wing men ect....

gonna take me a while to get a feel for it, will give you guys a review once I can fly properly....

I am gonna keep looking for another copy of T-72, from the reviews i read it sounds prety good....
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Post by: Nilsen on December 17, 2007, 02:09:55 PM: From what ive tested so far of T72 im not impressed. It would have to be REALLY cheap before i buy it.
Title: T-72: Balkans on Fire
Post by: Yeager on December 17, 2007, 02:22:52 PM: Nils, have you DLd the demo for T34 vs Tiger?

http://www.simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=2334635#Post2334635
Title: T-72: Balkans on Fire
Post by: mussie on December 17, 2007, 02:23:11 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Nilsen
From what ive tested so far of T72 im not impressed. It would have to be REALLY cheap before i buy it.

$29 bucks is what i was going to pay.....

christ i paid $90 bucks for M1 years ago.... mind you IT WAS WORTH EVERY PENNY :)

I remeber sendind a M163 PIVADS past a hill one day and me and my mate were looking at the map trying to decide the best approach on some commie bastards :p (no offence to our soviet friends) on a green pyramid...i mean hill to the west....

The next thing we knew the PIVADS opened up on the bastards and it was all over.....

Oh i wish we could get the old timers to start making games like they used to be.... these days its all about flashy graphics.... I want some playability and satisfaction damit..... :(
Title: T-72: Balkans on Fire
Post by: mussie on December 17, 2007, 02:24:26 PM: Quote
Originally posted by baine1
The original steel beasts is pretty cool. The graphics stink, no 3d, but the game itself is fun. I'm not willing to shell out $125 for a computer game just yet, but I'm eagerly awaiting the release of SBII.
I tried playing the T72 demo, but the graphics were pretty choppy on my machine.

what spec is your machine... ?
Title: T-72: Balkans on Fire
Post by: Nilsen on December 17, 2007, 02:35:02 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Yeager
Nils, have you DLd the demo for T34 vs Tiger?

http://www.simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=2334635#Post2334635

No I havent but thx for the link. Ill have a look tomorrow.