Combat Mission: Shock Force left a lot to be desired and the Marines module (and the accompanying patch) definitely takes some steps in the right direction. The Marines are fun to play, and are modeled here with the accuracy and attention that people have come to expect from Battlefront. The mission variety is nearly as impressive and the game begins to become really enjoyable once the challenge level rises.
Presenattion - 7.0
Graphics - 7.5
Sound - 6.5
Gameplay - 6.0
Lasting Appeal - 6.5
Overall -
Combat Mission: Shock Force 2 aims to invigorate the strategy genre - does the addition of DLC bolster the combat sim? JDR gets out the camo gear for today's review.
GamingShogun.com writes: "Battlefront made a surprise announcement today stating that the final expansion to their Combat Mission Shock Force military simulation, NATO, has been released for sale at their official website. NATO features three new..."
Tacticular Cancer writes: "A little while ago I reviewed the Marines expansion for Combat Mission: Shock Force. While it was a solid expansion with some fun new units and an interesting branching campaign, it didn't really add anything new to the core game. Now Battlefront have released their second expansion called British Forces and I'm ready to take another look."
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