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Virtua Tennis 4

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I haven't played any sports games as part of this series- mainly because there's no real "finishing" them. You would have to set your on target for what is considered completing PES or Football manager or a NBA or MLB game. But Virtua Tennis has a 1 season world tour mode so that makes life easier. In it you move around a board game like map, using movement tickets to choose where to stop. There are training minigames, practice matches, various levels of tournaments as well as other events to boost your fame (which is basically your score you are trying to maximise. These all use up your energy so every once in a while you need to stop at hotels Training sessions give you points towards specific styles you can unlock and also improve your maximum condition which is important so you can play more matches and do more events without resting. They also give you some money to buy additional movement tickets, recovery tickets, agents which boost your fame gain an

Unity of command

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This is the second of the Panzer general type games I played in the A-Z challenge. The first one was Frontline- Road to Moscow. This is a mobile game port and their aren't that many missions. Like Panzer general it's a turn based hex strategy where you have a certain number of turns to capture strategic locations (usually cities or towns) You play as either the Germans or Russians. In most you are searching for weakpoints so you can break through the lines, surround enemies if possible and then head for the objectives. In others it is a bit more open and you must rush to objectives but making sure you don't get flanked and cut off yourself. In the campaign you get points after each mission depending on how well you did. You can use these points in later missions to requisition additional units. I think the best thing about it is the supply system. If you are out of supply range then your units become less effective. After 3 turns they are comple