This gives you the ability to go over the axis of attack and actually see what the elevation is, as opposed to looking at a map and guessing where a good hull down position may be. Although not perfect, the terrain is far above any other game of its type. Other nice features include the ability of troops to use multiple stories in buildings, weather effects that cover all seasons, and marks appearing on the ground where artillery and cannon shots have hit. Buildings are nicely rendered, and show damage from the war. Hopefully the artwork will be easy to copy, as it would be nice to see buildings resembling the Eiffel Tower and the Stadiums at Nurmburg in the battle.
Streets look like streets and bridges look very nice.
I said it was a mixed bag. The infantry look, well, ugly. Each unit has its own representative uniform, i.e. the SS uniform looks different from the regular Wehrmacht, but squads are represented by three man units only. The running motion is hilarious-the men look like a cross between Frankenstein and Mr. Bean when moving. I haven't seen a 3D game yet that has done troops completely right.