Frontline: World At War is the latest Installment in the long-running Frontline-Series from an dedicated One-Man Development Studio and once again offers classic Turn-Based Hexfield-Battles in the World War II-Setting on the Side of the Axis or Allies.

Although there is no manageable, consistent Core-Army as in SSI's "Panzer General" from the 90's, the Battles of the individual "Operations" and the "Grand Campaign"-Missions are impressive in their Map Size and the Variety of Units (over 350 included). Their beautiful and detailed Ingame-Models are also appealing on the zoomable Maps. Commanding the Army and utilizing the Special Abilities of the Units, surrounding & flanking the enemy, capturing essential Resources and Enemy Cities is almost as much fun as in the aforementioned PC-Classic from the famous American Developer SSI.

Another positive Aspect is the continuous Improvement of the Gaming-Experience through further Updates, which brought more Ease of Play and additional Features, such as complete New Air Units and their Counterparts on the Ground, to the Game after its initial Release. Crisp Battle Sounds and the included Radio Station, which broadcasts Messages from the Front (and plays some nice Soundtracks), are very conducive to the Battlefield-Atmosphere.

Frontline: World At War may be too easy for the real "Hardcore-Strategist" due to its "Beer & Pretzels"-Gameplay and simplified Supply-System. But I can recommend the Title to Newcomers of the Turn-Based-Strategy Genre or the Afterwork-Generals due to its forgiving Level of Difficulty and the overall good Gameflow. For the Price of 10 Bucks they will get surely some entertaining Hours on their Clock.