Locational damageAnd while on the topic of detail, planes and tanks take locational damage not only that but it's actually quite crucial in tank battles to ensure you hit the weak points as sometimes your shells won't be able to pierce the armour if you hit the wrong spots. Lots of planes and tanksAs mentioned, the game has hundreds of planes and tanks to unlock from the iconic fighters, bombers and tanks of WWII and beyond, to the more obscure (I like the fact that you can fly Australian CAC Boomerangs in the game, unfortunately you have to pay real money in order to unlock it).ĭecent amount of detailMaps seem large in War Thunder and there's a considerable amount of detail which is what you want in a an MMO simulation game (although it amazes me sometimes how they manage to pull it off even on modest systems). So, I think 10 hours is good enough for a taste of what the game is about and that's what my review will focus on – don't come in here expecting to know what the end-game content is like and how bad the grind is (although since the title is free-to-play, and based on some Steam reviews by those that have invested hundreds of hours in the game, I'm guessing it will be bad – has gotta make a buck somehow I suppose). It would take far too long to grind every one of the 800+ vehicles in the game and by the time I got to that stage, the game's servers would most likely be out of commission.
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So it was only a matter of time before I was roped in to give it a try 😊.Īlso, before I get into the review proper, some of you may have noticed I've only played just over 10 hours of War Thunder which doesn't seem like much time for a free-to-play MMO – but in order to do an MMO justice, you'd have to play the game religiously every day and not only that, re-review the game every time a major update comes out that changes all of the content. How I got it War Thunder is a very popular game amongst my circle of gaming friends, including two of the contributors here at Choicest Games: Choona and Luke. The game offers three modes with Arcade being the most forgiving (and intended for casual players), Realistic being the mode intended for veteran players or those who enjoy simulations, and Simulation being the least forgiving (for those who really want the most realistic experience possible). Completing objectives and winning games will reward you with experience points which you can use to unlock new planes and tanks, or upgrades for your existing ones. Okay, but what exactly is War Thunder? Well, it's an MMO/simulation game where you're able to either pilot historical fighter planes or tanks in battles against other players. The game now boasts 1,000 playable vehicles from several factions (including, but not limited to the US, UK, Japan, Germany and Soviet Union) and Gaijin are currently proposing to introduce naval vessels to its arsenal of tanks and planes. By the end of 2016, the game had 800 playable vehicles and 15 million players in total. On initial release, War Thunder had 200 aircraft available and 600,000 players. It was also in 2012 that Gaijin released War Thunder as an open beta in Russia (before the rest of the world were allowed to participate in 2013). They have predominantly developed simulation games in the past such as 2009's Wings of Prey, 2010's Apache: Air Assault and 2012's Birds of Steel, but have also developed games in other genres such as 2007's X-Blades and its spiritual successor, 2012's Blades of Time. What is itGaijin Entertainment is a Russian video game developer that has been around since 2002.
A brief pause in the fighting where you get to appreciate the scenery
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