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It took me a couple of maps to get the hang of switching around and moving efficiently, but I felt at ease within a relatively short time. While there's seemingly a lot to learn, it's incredibly well-contained within a controller setup for a console RTS game. Grouped units can quickly be selected with left and right on the D-Pad, making it easy to quickly switch between your units on the battlefield and keep your forces engaged. Lastly, snapping the right thumbstick around will quickly pick the next unit, and clicking the stick will group chosen units. The right trigger is more context sensitive and depending on what units you have (or don't have) selected bringing up a wheel of special commands such as placing TNT or abandoning buildings. Holding down the left trigger will spring up the minimap and also allow you to move around the map with the left thumbstick quickly. Holding down the combination of B and Y lets you arrange your units based on the tilt of the left thumbstick, so you can line them up in a firing line or group them together for a bit more cover support. Merely pressing X will cancel any current commands.
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Issuing commands such as attack or move are done with B, while Y will tell your units to attack. It can still be a bit of a pain in choosing specific units, but it's at least quick and intuitive. At varying degrees of tilt, the circle gets wider or smaller. Holding A and moving the left thumbstick out creates a circular area tool to select units.
#SUDDEN STRIKE 4 EUROPEAN BATTLEFIELDS EDITION PC#
To get a good understanding of the control mechanics, I do think it is a good idea to briefly go over how the developers have mapped a PC experience on the Xbox One controller.
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While there are definitely some confusing aspects (mostly at first), these tend to clear up the longer you play the game. In fact, the experience here is efficiently streamlined and very easy to get into once you've completed the tutorial. As Halo Wars already proved on the platform, strategy games need to be modified for gamepad use. It can be tough to command armies, manage bases, and generally succeed without the added hotkeys and shortcuts from a keyboard and mouse. Historically, most RTS titles tend to struggle on consoles mostly from a control (and ultimately gameplay) standpoint. Considering there's 31 total missions, online gameplay, and the ability to skirmish against AI opponents and you've got a pretty rounded out package. A combined offering, the European Battlefield Edition brings all of the downloadable content from the PC in addition to three new maps for the Xbox One. Sudden Strike 4: European Battlefield Edition literally exploded onto the console scene from a successful PC real-time strategy series.