Reviewer:
William Reardon from Wilmington, DE United States
I bought the original SPI War in Europe game in the 80s, and only played once. Since then, I've had time, space, or cat issues in the way. So I was happy to discover the DG computer version, and I've been enjoying it, but like others have experienced glitches. In my case the option to repair damaged manufacturing or resource centers doesn't appear in the Axis production list. In the game I'm currently playing, for example, the Axis captured Lille and Brussels in the spring of 1940 as they did historically, and it is now 1942 and they are still "damaged" with no option to fix them. (And unfortunately the game editor doesn't appear to offer a way to manually alter that status, either.) I work around this by editing the Axis cadre box each production cycle and giving them a couple of "free" battlegroups to make up for the lost production points. So, particularly since I've found those kind of workarounds, I have still found the game a very worthwhile purchase.
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A mixed bag but worthwhile to a grognard
October 4, 2021
Reviewer:
Joseph Rody from Tampa, FLA United States
I'm a big fan of monster war games and started during the heights of SPI's prime. War in Europe is supposed to be a big, dumb monster game and, to some degree, that is true. Compared to our current state of the art, the game play is simplistic but the strategy is not.
After many plays, you find optimum strategies and counters. The full flavor comes out once you get very familiar with the procedure and rules. I'm not certain this was deliberate and more likely a fortunate side effect of a game of this scope.
The software is far from perfect. As people have mentioned, there are glitches and quirks. Eventually you can find work arounds to most but not all of them. It is possible to play an entertaining game.
Overall, I agree with others that it is highly unlikely Decision Games will release more updates. If, for nothing else, it's not economically possible considering the game is not a big seller.
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Variety, customizable . . . and glitches
September 18, 2020
Reviewer:
Gordon Crighton from Orleans, MA United States
The game adds to what was available from SPI with optional units, editable capabilities and many different scenarios and campaign games. Editing capabilities allow you to create your own scenarios and campaign start points. However, the overall impression is of a package that's still in beta. There are annoying glitches (although you can work around them) and advertised features that don't work. I think this is a game that DG has basically abandoned; the last patch was 1.2.18 (not 1.2.15 as this website claims), but there is so much more to fix. Recommendation: if you're really into big games, buy it and prepare to discover all its quirks, but don't expect that DG will ever fix any of them.
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Where are the instructions?
June 8, 2020
Reviewer:
Jeffrey from Denton, TX United States
Finally found them...
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War in Europe
December 3, 2019
Reviewer:
Thomas Murray from Howell, MI United States
I will start by saying this was my favorite board game, back in the day. I never had enough money to buy the War in the Pacific and join them. In fact, it is a dream that DG will do so for an updated digital version. Besides money, I would have had no space to spread all the maps.
I would give this a 5 except there is a game stopping bug. The screen resolution prevents certain buttons from being accessed. Specifically, to accept French air point reinforcements, one needs to press a button, which is impossible, no matter how I change the resolution. The game cannot proceed.
The only work around is to start the game after France has fallen. But that takes away the beginning part of the war. Also, I would like there to be more options and variety in production and start the game a few years earlier and not have a hard stop in 1945. There should not be a counter limit in a computer game either. Some thoughts for a great game.
Enjoyable if flawed game 
A mixed bag but worthwhile to a grognard