Wargame developers The Artistocrats have announced that Order of Battle: Pacific is going to be free-to-play. As a result of this decision, Order of Battle: Pacific will now be split into three different products:
• Order of Battle: World War II, featuring the bootcamp missions and the first mission of each DLC.
• The Order of Battle: U.S. Pacific DLC, featuring the American Pacific campaign.
• The Order of Battle: Rising Sun DLC, featuring the Japanese Pacific campaign.
Order of Battle: World War II is going to be completely free, giving everyone the ability to play through the boot-camp scenarios, as well as the first scenario of every DLC. Players will also be able to try the first scenario of every future DLC, giving you the chance to try an expansion before you buy it.
If you already own Order of Battle: Pacific, you shouldn’t feel like you are missing out. The Artistocrats are giving people that own Order of Battle: Pacific free keys for the other two DLCs (Rising Sun and U.S. Pacific), as well as any other DLC pack you own.
Not sure whether you should play Order of Battle? Check out our review of the Order of Battle: Pacific expansion. Adam Standing awarded the game an eight of ten, which is listed as excellent on our scale. Here’s what Adam had to say about the game: ”Order of Battle: Pacific doesn’t exactly shake up the strategy genre, but its focus on the Pacific theatre is a welcome one and I thoroughly enjoyed my time with it. A few neat features and the accessible nature of the game mean it’s open for newcomers to the genre but also challenging enough for veterans.
