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Order of Battle: World War II

PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Mac • 2015

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Quick resume

Order of Battle: World War II is a breath of fresh air for all strategy fans. It is a game that takes wargaming to a new level by upgrading every single game element and rebooting the genre for a new generation of players.

Global score

78/100

Genres

Simulator, Strategy, Free To Play, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical

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    Pros

    • Deep and engaging wwii strategy gameplay
    • Integrated land, air, and naval combat
    • Historical and less common theaters covered
    • Unit progression and commander system
    • Scenario editor and community content

    Cons

    • High dlc cost and fragmented content
    • Ai can be scripted and sometimes predictable
    • Long ai turn times and occasional lag
    • Limited multiplayer features
    • Some ui and usability issues

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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      "Players have significant control over unit deployment, movement, and strategy, with freedom to direct battles and choose commanders."

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    • Competence

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      "The game requires strategic thinking, managing research and production, and adapting to AI tactics, providing skill challenges and feedback."

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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      "Players report long sessions, addictive gameplay loops, and high replayability."

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    • Cooperation

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      "Focus is mostly on individual play and competition; multiplayer exists but is often dead or limited"

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    • Creativity

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    • Domination

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      "Gameplay emphasizes balanced tactical control and survival rather than exerting superiority or dominance over others."

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      "Gameplay emphasizes balanced tactical engagements and mutual respect for game mechanics rather than dominance over others."

    • Escapism

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      3

      "Players use the game to immerse in alternate WWII scenarios and escape real life through strategic gameplay."

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      "Players use the game as a deep strategic diversion from real life, engaging in historical WWII scenarios."

    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of interest and enjoyment, not obligation or external pressure."

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    • Experimenting

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      "Players try different strategies, unit combinations, and approaches to overcome challenges and explore game mechanics."

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    • Exploration

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      "Campaign maps and historical scenarios offer some discovery, though the map is more abstract and boardgame-like."

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      "Players discover new scenarios and campaigns, including less common WWII theaters, but maps are mostly known and scenario-based."

    • Expression

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      "Commander customization and unit formations allow personal expression within gameplay."

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      "Unit renaming, commander assignments, and scenario editor allow personal expression within the game."

    • Fantasy

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      "Game focuses on realistic WWII settings and historical campaigns."

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    • Fellowship

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      "Limited multiplayer community and social interaction; mostly solo play."

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    • Growth

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      "Players develop skills, learn game mechanics, and improve through repeated play and challenge."

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    • Health

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      "Turn-based, sedentary gameplay with no physical activity involved."

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    • Idle

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      "Requires focused attention and strategic planning; not a casual or background game."

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    • Intimacy

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      "Minimal social or emotional connection; interactions are mostly strategic and impersonal."

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    • Leadership

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      "Players lead troops and commanders, making strategic decisions and managing units."

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    • Progression

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      "Players accumulate units, upgrades, and unlock new abilities through gameplay and campaigns."

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    • Relaxation

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      "Game offers moments of flow and exploration but also sustained tension from challenging combat."

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    • Sensation

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      "Visual and audio effects enhance immersion but are functional rather than sensory-rich or hedonic."

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    • Status

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      "Achievements exist but social recognition or popularity is not a central motivation."

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    • Story

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      "Strong narrative immersion through historical context, evolving campaigns, and character progression."

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    • Strategy

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      "Core gameplay revolves around tactical and strategic planning, problem solving, and decision making."

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    • Thrill

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      "Players experience suspense and excitement from challenging battles and risk of defeat."

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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      "Players must manage resources and avoid unit losses to survive and win battles."

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    Analysis

    Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Leadership, Survival, Violence, Strategy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Competition, Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy.

    How to use the graph
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    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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