War Leaders: Clash of Nations
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War Leaders: Clash of Nations is a turn-based global strategy game
bundled with a real-time tactics game mode, similar to that of the Total War series.
It was developed by Enigma Software Productions and published by Akella
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(UK), Benito Mussolini
(Italy), Hideki Tōjō
(Empire of Japan), Charles de Gaulle
(France) Adolf Hitler
(Nazi Germany) and Joseph Stalin
(USSR). There are three historical accuracy levels: Low, Medium, and High. In Low accuracy level, the player's faction can make alliances and declare war against any other major nation, while in Medium and High levels, the alliances are Axis/Allies and cannot be changed. To win the game in Low accuracy mode, the player must defeat all other nations or rule 80% of the world's territories (territories can be part of major nations or are the entirety of minor nations, with the exception of Holland, Belgium, Poland, China, Spain, and Portugal, minor nations that have more than one territory). In Medium accuracy mode, it is necessary to defeat all other nations by 1950, as in High accuracy. To defeat a major nation, you must kill or capture the "War Leader" animated figure representing the leader of the country or capture all of the nation's territories.
Battles can be fought in Campaign Mode like they are in Battle Mode, but the units that make up each "army" are pre-set, based on units created by the player through various "buildings", such as barracks, elite troop barracks, and aircraft factories. The player can choose to skip the battle and just learn the outcome, or else can retreat from battle. There are five outcomes for a battle: Major Defeat, Minor Defeat, Minor Victory, Major Victory, and Heroic Victory. A Heroic Victory gives the victorious army a "hero" character, and morale levels for the player's troops are raised. Sometimes, if a player wins a Major or Heroic victory, a "general" character is given to the victorious army.
There is a Multiplayer mode, as well as Battle mode, where Custom and Quick battles are playable. In a Quick Battle, the player chooses a battle with pre-set units (each country has different levels of units-infantryman, elite soldier, commando, machine-gunner, etc.) and a pre-set faction. There are two different types of Custom Battles: Annihilation and Kill the General. In Annihilation mode the player can choose his/her faction, the computer artificial intelligence
's faction, and the units he/she wants to use in the game. All opposing units must be defeated in order to win. In Kill the General mode, a General (George S. Patton
for the US, Bernard Law Montgomery for the UK, Erwin Rommel
for Germany, Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
for France, Georgi Zhukov for the USSR, Tomoyuki Yamashita
for Japan, and Giovanni Messe
for Italy) is pre-set, while other units are chosen by the player. The opposing faction's General must be killed in order to win.
Strategy video game
Strategy video games is a video game genre that emphasizes skillful thinking and planning to achieve victory. They emphasize strategic, tactical, and sometimes logistical challenges. Many games also offer economic challenges and exploration...
bundled with a real-time tactics game mode, similar to that of the Total War series.
It was developed by Enigma Software Productions and published by Akella
Akella
Akella is a Russian software company specializing in the development, publishing and distribution of computer games and multimedia products. The founders of Akella met in 1993 and decided to start a company together, and in 1995 formed Akella...
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Plot
War Leaders: Clash of Nations is set in World War II. In Campaign Mode, the player can chose to play as one of seven real-life "war leaders"-Franklin Roosevelt (USA), Winston ChurchillWinston Churchill
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, was a predominantly Conservative British politician and statesman known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the century and served as Prime Minister twice...
(UK), Benito Mussolini
Benito Mussolini
Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was an Italian politician who led the National Fascist Party and is credited with being one of the key figures in the creation of Fascism....
(Italy), Hideki Tōjō
Hideki Tōjō
Hideki Tōjō was a general of the Imperial Japanese Army , the leader of the Taisei Yokusankai, and the 40th Prime Minister of Japan during most of World War II, from 17 October 1941 to 22 July 1944...
(Empire of Japan), Charles de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle was a French general and statesman who led the Free French Forces during World War II. He later founded the French Fifth Republic in 1958 and served as its first President from 1959 to 1969....
(France) Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party , commonly referred to as the Nazi Party). He was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and head of state from 1934 to 1945...
(Nazi Germany) and Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin was the Premier of the Soviet Union from 6 May 1941 to 5 March 1953. He was among the Bolshevik revolutionaries who brought about the October Revolution and had held the position of first General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union's Central Committee...
(USSR). There are three historical accuracy levels: Low, Medium, and High. In Low accuracy level, the player's faction can make alliances and declare war against any other major nation, while in Medium and High levels, the alliances are Axis/Allies and cannot be changed. To win the game in Low accuracy mode, the player must defeat all other nations or rule 80% of the world's territories (territories can be part of major nations or are the entirety of minor nations, with the exception of Holland, Belgium, Poland, China, Spain, and Portugal, minor nations that have more than one territory). In Medium accuracy mode, it is necessary to defeat all other nations by 1950, as in High accuracy. To defeat a major nation, you must kill or capture the "War Leader" animated figure representing the leader of the country or capture all of the nation's territories.
Battles can be fought in Campaign Mode like they are in Battle Mode, but the units that make up each "army" are pre-set, based on units created by the player through various "buildings", such as barracks, elite troop barracks, and aircraft factories. The player can choose to skip the battle and just learn the outcome, or else can retreat from battle. There are five outcomes for a battle: Major Defeat, Minor Defeat, Minor Victory, Major Victory, and Heroic Victory. A Heroic Victory gives the victorious army a "hero" character, and morale levels for the player's troops are raised. Sometimes, if a player wins a Major or Heroic victory, a "general" character is given to the victorious army.
There is a Multiplayer mode, as well as Battle mode, where Custom and Quick battles are playable. In a Quick Battle, the player chooses a battle with pre-set units (each country has different levels of units-infantryman, elite soldier, commando, machine-gunner, etc.) and a pre-set faction. There are two different types of Custom Battles: Annihilation and Kill the General. In Annihilation mode the player can choose his/her faction, the computer artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence is the intelligence of machines and the branch of computer science that aims to create it. AI textbooks define the field as "the study and design of intelligent agents" where an intelligent agent is a system that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its...
's faction, and the units he/she wants to use in the game. All opposing units must be defeated in order to win. In Kill the General mode, a General (George S. Patton
George S. Patton
George Smith Patton, Jr. was a United States Army officer best known for his leadership while commanding corps and armies as a general during World War II. He was also well known for his eccentricity and controversial outspokenness.Patton was commissioned in the U.S. Army after his graduation from...
for the US, Bernard Law Montgomery for the UK, Erwin Rommel
Erwin Rommel
Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel , popularly known as the Desert Fox , was a German Field Marshal of World War II. He won the respect of both his own troops and the enemies he fought....
for Germany, Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
Philippe François Marie, comte de Hauteclocque, then Leclerc de Hauteclocque, by a 1945 decree that incorporated his French Resistance alias Jacques-Philippe Leclerc to his name, , was a French general during World War II...
for France, Georgi Zhukov for the USSR, Tomoyuki Yamashita
Tomoyuki Yamashita
General was a general of the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II. He was most famous for conquering the British colonies of Malaya and Singapore, earning the nickname "The Tiger of Malaya".- Biography :...
for Japan, and Giovanni Messe
Giovanni Messe
Giovanni Messe was an Italian general, politician, and Field Marshal . He is considered by many to have been the best Italian general of the Second World War.-Early life and career:Born in Mesagne, Apulia, Giovanni Messe pursued a military career in 1901...
for Italy) is pre-set, while other units are chosen by the player. The opposing faction's General must be killed in order to win.