
2017 · Kite Games · Real-time strategy · Real-time tactics
Sudden Strike 4
PlayStation console exclusive
Sudden Strike is back! The beloved Real Time Strategy series returns, this time with bigger battlefields, more units, better graphics, new scenarios and legendary commanders with individual abilities – all of which makes Sudden Strike 4 more tactical and realistic than ever before!
- Released
- 11 August 2017
- Platforms
- LinuxPlayStation 4WindowsmacOS
- Genres
- Real-time strategyReal-time tacticsSimulationStrategyWorld War II
- Developers
- Kite Games
- Publishers
- Kalypso Media Digital
- Modes
- Co-opMultiplayerSingle-player
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
- Themes
- HistoricalWarfare
- Engine
- Unity
About
Sudden Strike 4 is a real-time tactics video game set in World War II. It is the fifth game in the Sudden Strike series and the fourth standalone release. It is the first game developed by Kite Games, a collaboration of industry veteran game developers. Originally, it was scheduled to be released for PC and PlayStation 4 on June 27, 2017, but was delayed until August 11 for PC, and 15 for PlayStation 4.
Keywords
- world war ii - ww2
- pax west 2016
Media
The articlegameplay, story, development, reception
Gameplay
The single-player mode features 3 campaigns (German, Allied or Soviet) with over 20 missions and modding support is planned. Each of the missions in the different campaigns are based on real life World War II battles/invasions. For example, in the German campaign the player commands the Wehrmacht in the Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa, the Battle of Stalingrad, the Battle of Kursk and the Battle of the Bulge. The Invasion of Poland is used as a tutorial for the game and also acts as a prelude to the German campaign. Post-release DLCs feature additional campaigns set in other theatres such as the North African campaign, the Winter and the Continuation War, the Battle of Dunkirk and the Pacific War.
The game’s strategy closely follows that of its predecessors, focusing on the unique characteristics and skills of limited units instead of resource gathering and base building. Reinforcements play a role in the game, but they are scripted and predictable. The game also introduces skill trees and commander roles with famous World War II generals such as George Patton, Heinz Guderian, Bernard Montgomery, Omar Bradley and Georgy Zhukov.
Reception
Sudden Strike 4 received mixed reviews from critics upon release. On Metacritic, the PC version of the game holds a score of 70/100 based on 16 reviews and the PlayStation 4 version holds a score of 63/100 based on 12 reviews.
Releases by platformdates and regions as published
Editions and related releases
- Included in
- Sudden Strike 4: Complete Collection
- Downloadable content
- Sudden Strike 4: Finland - Winter StormSudden Strike 4: Africa-Desert WarSudden Strike 4: The Pacific War
- Expansions
- Sudden Strike 4: Road to Dunkirk
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Platform libraries
Years
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Genres
- Real-time strategy gamesList of games
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- World War II gamesReal-time tactics games › The Sudden Strike series
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