Graviteam Tactics: Operation Star
Release date: Feb 11, 2014
Developers: Graviteam
Publishers: Graviteam
Genres: Strategy
Categories: Single-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing
Supported languages: English

Graviteam Tactics: Operation Star is a sequel to Achtung Panzer: Kharkov 1943. It’s an Eastern Front war game with solid graphics and sprawling battlefields that really emphasizes the scope of WWII tank combat. Want to step into the role of a commander in the very heart of Kharkov’s defense? You'll have everything the officers had back then: tanks, guns, and fearless soldiers. The success of each opposing force hangs in the balance every day. Your decisions will determine who wins the Battle of Kharkov. 8 operations for the Red Army and Wehrmacht. More than 60 detailed units of the Soviet Union, Germany and UK, including Pz VI 'Tiger', MkII 'Matilda' and KV-1 with various modifications. Huge realistic landscapes (over 260 sq km), reconstructed by the topographic maps and photo. Quick battle anywhere in the operation areas. Mod utility set and campaign editor. Features: High replayability and flexible AI. It chooses the best strategy based on behavior rather than a script. Scenarios can be replayed using different tactics, as though playing against a human opponent. Real soldier behavior: every soldier has several basic parameters, such as experience level, fatigue, and morale, which affect their behavior and effectiveness. Detailed recreation of weapons and realistic ballistics: bullets and projectiles follow accurate trajectories. Comprehensive vehicle damage system: engine, suspension, weapons, and aiming mechanisms can all be damaged separately, affecting the combat capabilities of the vehicle. Destructible environment: nearly everything can be blasted and destroyed, from ground terrain to houses and enemy defenses. All traces of previous battles remain on the battlefield. Dynamic day, night and weather effects, all of which affect combat through terrain traversability, battlefield visibility, hidden force capabilities, and more, smoke screens, light flares e.t.c. Military encyclopedia with 3D model viewer and detailed data on all units, describing their historical and in-game characteristics. 

Press reviews: “...“Why can’t more games have campaign systems like Achtung Panzer Operation Star?”. Where most wargames blindfold you, bundle you into the back of truck and drive you miles to a new unfamiliar battlefield, after every victory or defeat, this one forces you to push on, and confront the sometimes-grim consequences of previous actions...” Rock Paper Shotgun “Achtung Panzer: Operation Star really is a gem, especially for the addicted wargamer.” The Wargamer