Matrix Games

Overview ( More Info )

Battles in Normandy brings to you the award-winning Decisive Battles of World War II system and some seriously intense gameplay. Choose to take the Allied side and you're faced with the overpowering burden of locking into mortal combat with some of the German Army's most vicious and experienced Eastern Front veterans. Or, select the Germans and face an all-consuming Allied army that has a near-endless pool of reinforcements and supply to draw from, intent on your complete destruction.

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Features

New game engine with improved user interface
New AI system
New user friendly game and map editor
Multiple resolution support
Special rules for Amphibious and Airborne operations
Extensive Rollover Help function
Carpet Bombing
Naval Bombardment
Mulberries (Artificial Harbors)
Bridge building, minefield and strongpoint creation
New supply rules
New rules for anti-aircraft and anti-partisan operations
New options for hidden units
New rules for extended movement and refitting units
Auto email and security functions for PBEM games
Extensive Tournament and Handicapping options for PBEM games
Evolved Units can change their characteristics mid-game

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The Wargamer
Overall, Battles in Normandy is probably the most enjoyable and challenging D-Day game ever to grace the computer screen.

Computer Games Magazine 5/5 Stars!
So Bright, So Strong! How do you improve the best wargame ever made?

The Discovery Channel
[Battles in Normady] rewards the careful and punishes the sloppy. Is there a better definition of a good war game?

Gamespot - 8.4/10
Take one of the best operational-level World War II wargame engines ever devised, improve it, and cross it with one of the most compelling campaigns in military history, and you get Battles in Normandy