It’s got a bad case of “ Look at all that juice!” syndrome, otherwise known as repetitive voice lines that will drive you insane. Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics Review | Tactical errorsĮven in these best-case scenarios, Cthulhu Tactics has some rather unfortunate tendencies. It’s quite satisfying to pull off, especially on the rare occasions when the AI is firing on all cylinders. So, if you plan things right, you can have all four of your soldiers moving and attacking all in a single turn. Traveling a certain number of squares costs a certain number of points, as do each attack and ability you use. Cthulhu Tactics characters move and attack using a novel points system. Even on higher difficulties, the foes were more Hogan’s Heroes than Band of Brothers.Īt least there were a few gameplay tricks that were unexpected. Most battles consisted of me charging enemies while they ran away to their own detriment. There’s no momentum to any of it, and the only source of tension is the rare enemy bullet that lands its target. Placed in generic locales, your team trudges along until you find another group of enemies to wallop. Missions play out like stages in an arcade brawler. Regrettably, this sentiment also applies to gameplay. If anything stood out at all, it might be more memorable, but there’s just not much to any of it.Īdvertisement Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics Review | Press end turn to continue The story is all relayed via pre-level voiceover and in-game text blurbs between battles, and it’s not the easiest thing to put together. You’ll tactically march across forests and German bases tearing through their ranks to stop them from summoning dark forces. Opposite you is the secret paranormal division of the Nazis. You play as a troop of four soldiers taken from the secret paranormal divisions of the U.S. The fact that this might also be the most notable thing about Auroch Digital’s turn-based strategy game is a real shame indeed. As far as I recall, this is the first meeting between these two common video game foes. Sure, there are plenty of great games with occult Nazis, like the underrated 2009 Wolfenstein and other weird Lovecraft titles, like 10tons‘ Tesla vs Lovecraft. There aren’t that many pieces of media out there combining Lovecraftian horror with the Third Reich.
For every unoriginal bone in its body, it’s hard not have to give ACHTUNG! CTHULU TACTICS at least some credit.
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