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I voted Xbox, because while the GameCube is also a box, the Xbox is a HUGE box, with that ugly green colour. Also, I'm a bit surprised so many people dislike the Dreamcast. It doesn't look so bad to me. :/

Well, congratulations. It's a real feeling of accomplishment to beat something after such a long time. ^_^ I have lots of unbeaten games laying around my house. Lots of unwatched movies and half-finished books, too, for that matter. It took me years to finish Final Fantasy IV and VI (er, II...

Well, I haven't played HoI3 yet, but I'd probably buy HoI2 for now. From what I've heard, HoI3 is still very buggy, whereas I know HoI2 has everything worked out already. It's also a lot cheaper. HoI3 will be a great game, probably, but I'd say buy the older one for now and wait a few months...

You think so? In my current game as Germany, I feel that having a nice green Ukraine makes for an attractive, colourful contrast with the states around it. Then again, the French blue is a nicer colour to begin with than that dull German grey. Anyway, I wouldn't bother with a tactical...

Your honour demands you commit hara-kiri! Japan does hold the most industrialized and manpower-heavy parts of China, so all is not lost yet. I just wish they'd give up on Australia for now and focus on China.

Like you said, the bulk of your existing army will be marching through Russia anyway on the road to Vladivostok. Building a small transport fleet will just for transferring newly-created units may not be a bad idea if you have some IC to spare, but since they'd end up in South Asia instead of...

To do that, they'd have to get into the Mediterranean first, which would require them possessing either Gibraltar or Suez. Spain seems like a better option. The French are so spread out that I don't think they'd be able to contain the US before they secured a good foothold. In fact, I'd bet...

As much as I'd like to come up with something totally unexpected, the boss theme from Final Fantasy IV is my personal favourite. Here is a piano arrangement of it.

Would there be any value to denying that oil to the USSR? If not, I'd say go North.

Indeed. Considering the Allies' tech (based on the infantry in the last update's screencaps) and air advantage, beating the Soviets looks very doable, even with the inferior production. BTW, whatever happened to liberating Italy? I thought the plan was to release them after defeating Germany.

FWIW, I have been following this thread, and would like to see how this game turns out. I imagine I'm not the only lurker.

If it makes you feel any better, the boxed copy has no manual either, at least not a hard copy. Just a pdf version on the CD. With some patience, though, you should be able to figure out most of the basics, at least, with just the in-game information, especially with the tips in this thread.

A few of my own lessons, learned the hard way in my (ongoing) early games: Keep your coastlines covered. The AI may not be too great at amphibious landings, but they will take advantage of an unprotected coast. I learned this playing as Nat. China, and Japan made three landings within a few...

I like their initiative - I wager 50 interwebs on Japan as victor. Also, to be a little bolder, another 20 interwebs that, in North America, Canada declares war on the United States, giving the CSA a chance at an upset victory in the western hemisphere before being ultimately beaten by Japan...

Turkey is so far from everything else, they seem like a liability to me. Maybe we should consider taking Greece at some point to provide a little more breathing space on that front. Aren't we already allied with Germany? We should stick with them - they're similar to us culturally and...

I'll place my bet of ten internets on Japan as the upset victor.

Hearts of Iron II is highly recommended, especially if you liked the first one or Europa Universalis. You could probably guess that one from all the AARs on this board, though. The only problem is that it might be a bit tough to find in stores.

Still a bit of a beginner at HoI2, but what the heck - I'll take Chief of Staff, if you don't mind. Could you show us where we are on Research, and what sort of divisions we have? I recommend this option. I'm guessing our military, besides being on the smaller side, is also probably...

Would you have preferred they release something akin to Daikatana, just to get it finished? I suppose it's a matter of personal preference whether a lousy game is better than no game. Either way, I am sad to see such a storied running joke - and a formerly great developer - die. Surely...

My guess is that you simply prefer being around smart people, and thus seek them out. Since video games are very popular across a broad range of people, many of your intelligent friends also happen to play them. If you preferred hanging around nitwits all day, you'd probably have quite a...