Steel Panthers II: Modern Battles

Steel Panthers II: Modern Battles (1996)

by SSI (Strategic Simulations, Inc.), Mindscape
Genres:Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Simulator
Themes:Warfare
Game modes:Single player, Multiplayer
Story:Steel Panthers 2 - Modern Battles is the sequel to original Steel Panthers. This game however covers the battles of the latter half of the 20th century. You can experience the Korean War in the early 1950s, Operation Desert Storm in the Persian Gulf in the early 1990s, and also several hypothetical late-1990s scenarios. The major improvements in the strategy over the Steel Panthers are the missile-armed units, refined mobility, and the ability of a unit to look in almost any direction instead of straight at a hex side, movable artillery, and helicopters.Show more
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user avatar@Maurice0081user avatar@Maurice0081
February 08, 2025
Steel Panthers 2 is the title that turned me on to the war gaming genre. I've owned every game in the series and I've played them for hours and hours on end. I was excited when GOG released a SSI collection, but I was so disappointed when none of the Steel Panthers games were included. Please bring back the original and all the sequels!
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