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Castle Itter - The Strangest Battle of WWII

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61%Game Brain Score
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100% User Score Based on 12 reviews

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Castle Itter - The Strangest Battle of WWII is a single player tactical turn-based strategy game. It was developed by Jérémy Zurcher and was released on April 30, 2021. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

The Battle of Castle Itter was fought near the Austrian village of Itter on 5 May 1945, in the last days of the War in Europe during World War II. US soldiers joined forces with Wehrmacht infantrymen, an SS officer, an Austrian resistance fighter, and recently freed French prisoners of war to defend the castle against an attacking force from the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division. During a game of …

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music1 positive mentions
  • Faithful and precise digital implementation of the original board game, including all rules and scenarios.
  • Quick and light gameplay with multiple difficulty modes, including a helpful novice mode for beginners.
  • Clean, intuitive interface with good optimization and accompanying features like a tutorial and companion book.
  • No available version for iPhone/iPad platforms, limiting accessibility for some players.
  • Lack of music variety; more soundtrack options would enhance the experience.
  • Time-consuming gameplay may detract from playing the physical board game for some users.
  • music
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music is well-received and complements the game nicely, though users would appreciate a greater variety of tracks.

    • “Quite intuitive interface plus great music.”
  • story
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's story is intriguing and enriched by a companion book that provides additional background, though some plot elements, like the tank mission, may seem confusing or unclear to players.

    • “The companion book that comes with the game provides a fascinating story of the event.”
    • “If you figure out how the tank is not just a suicide mission, I really want to know.”
  • gameplay
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay offers multiple modes catering to different skill levels, including beginner, veteran, and elite, with the latter two providing increased difficulty through tactical cards and varied initial counter setups. This variety ensures challenges suitable for both new and experienced players.

    • “Gameplay modes: we are getting all the boardgame setups: beginner, veteran, elite – the latter two with increased difficulty due to tactics cards and initial counter mix (more scouts and strum).”
  • optimization
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game is well optimized, running smoothly and efficiently without using excessive PC resources, while maintaining good visual quality.

    • “This is definitely a light and fast game. What I noticed is that the application does not use too many resources, especially on PC. It seems well optimized but still looks good.”
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Castle Itter - The Strangest Battle of WWII is a tactical turn-based strategy game.

Castle Itter - The Strangest Battle of WWII is available on PC, Mac OS, Windows and Linux.

Castle Itter - The Strangest Battle of WWII was released on April 30, 2021.

Castle Itter - The Strangest Battle of WWII was developed by Jérémy Zurcher.

Castle Itter - The Strangest Battle of WWII has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its music but disliked it for its story.

Castle Itter - The Strangest Battle of WWII is a single player game.

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