Oddly this is the only issue I found with any of the controls as the rest are fluid and responsive. This isn’t an issue as much when you’re just preparing to head into battle, but find yourself in the middle of a firefight and you’ll quickly come to shout at your men for not following orders. Unfortunately, the control system to do this will likely induce a little frustration as there are times in which pressing the B button to issue an order will see your troops do nothing. For example, if you wish to stick your heavy-duty units at the front in case of a surprise attack, or you want to send out the infantry first to get some scouting done before heading out, then you can do so. When moving multiple units at once, players are afforded the option to move specific sets of units at a time.
The majority of the gameplay in Sudden Strike 4 will see players trying to predict what to expect and arranging your units for the best possible defence should things go pear-shaped. Of course, there is the option of simply selecting all of your available units in one go, and sending everyone forward in a ‘hope for the best’ type effort is doable, but after the first few missions it’ll require a lot more tactical effort and planning, as well as a little patience when your commands aren’t quite followed. Unless you know exactly what you’re heading into, it can be difficult to know which troops to send in first as infantrymen can find themselves nothing more than simple cannon fodder for hidden snipers, whilst an onslaught of tanks can quickly see any vehicular presence destroyed in a few short and outnumbered moments. With no way of freely churning out more units, it doesn’t take long before you’re treasuring each and every one given to you at the start, ensuring you feel hesitant to send them any more than a few feet outside of your field of vision. The lack of any type of base is really what gives the game such a strong connection to the era it’s trying to portray. Given the additional reinforcements are hard to come by, you’ll be glad to see them when they finally stroll into action. Instead, the only thing you’ll need to focus on besides your battle ready forces are the occasional reinforcements that come running in during certain missions when things are beginning to look a little bleak. Sudden Strike 4 continues with some of the traditional trends of the strategy genre by presenting an angled top down camera view of the battlefield when in play, however, unlike many other strategy titles, there is no base building present in this WWII adventure. There are others that also make an appearance throughout though, allowing a little variation to your war fighters such as artillery and aircraft units, and it will require tactical prowess and efficiency if you hope to put them all to good use and come out with a victory at the end of the battle. Usually your squad consists of different groups of soldiers, with infantrymen and tank squads making up the bulk of your attack, whilst repair vehicles remain on standby for when issues begin to arise and your troops are no longer performing at their best. Regardless of which you choose and which faction you’re playing with, each mission generally begins the same way, with a starting brief giving a quick rundown of what’s expected from the mission ahead – usually asking players to infiltrate an area and defeat the enemy presence – before you’re whisked off to the battlefield, surrounded by the crew you’ll have to aid you in completing the mission at hand. With this being the European Battlefields Edition, players also have the chance to get in on both DLC campaigns, with the Road to Dunkirk Campaign and the Finland – Winter Storm Campaign included as part of the deal.
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