• More than 700 named historical regiments with 7 different unit types complimented by 240 historical leaders
• Beautiful historical map based on satellite height-map data with both strategic and tactical level of play
• Fight as the French, Austrian and Piedmontese armies
• 8 historical campaigns (1 full and 7 short) plus an extensive tutorial and highly accurate and detailed campaign setups
• Random events to maintain replayability and fresh gameplay even after playing through each campaign
• 7 stances on the strategic map and 5 formations on the tactical map to give players a wide range of historical options to battle the enemy and command how they see fit
• Something for everyone: 3 gameplay modes (simple, advanced and realistic) and 3 difficulty levels with changing rules
• An advanced initiative system for leaders and a cohesion system for armies
• Leaders, units and armies are all rated with realistic stats and abilities that take into account their strategic, tactical and logistical capabilities
• Authentic uniforms to make the uniform history buff happy
• Multiplayer capability: Hot-Seat, PBEM and TCP/IP

You Will Never Look At Sand the Same Again. You are a Commander of a Marine Rifle Company in the 1st Marine Division, you are headed for the island of Guadalcanal, part of the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific. You are part of the first major offensive of the United States against the Japanese forces. Operation Watchtower is the code name of your mission, but some of your men are referring to it as Operation Shoestring. It is true that our Navy still does not control the seas around the island. It is also true that the Japanese bastion of Rabaul will be quick to react to our presence on the island. No one could have anticipated such a rapid deployment of the division this early in the war, but the discovery of a nearly completed Japanese airfield on Guadcancal has changed everything. The threat it imposes on the sea lanes to Australia and New Zealand cannot be tolerated. We don't know what awaits you. But as Marines you will be ready for whatever comes your way. You are to take the airfield and hold it against any Japanese counterattack. Watchtower Guadalcanal 1942 is Bill Wilder second Steel Panthers World At War Mega Campaign which now takes you to the jungles of the South Pacific in a way only Bill Wilder can. Your job is to guide your rifle company through the coming harrowing months of a harsh daily lifestyle and the constant threat of death or horrible injuries. As the situation demands, other units will be supplied to you for that particular battle. Most of the battles are historical in nature. Some are not. Steel Panthers World At War is also a role playing game and as such, you will be confronted with some very unusual situations. Ahead of you lie many months of grueling action. You will face every type of military situation imaginable ... and sometimes the unimaginable. Once and again you will have to make decisions that will not only affect the men under your command but could change the course of the war. You are in the jungle, mercilessly cruel at times in its treatment of those who live in it. The Marine tradition will stand or fall on what you and the 1st Marine Division do here on Guadalcanal. Watchtower Guadalcanal 1942 offers you more then just some scenarios. In it you will find dozens of pictures, backgrounds, historical documents and insights into the 1942 campaign, plus numerous maps to help find out where you are. As you win (or lose) battles, a map will display them for you. For exceeding valor you may receive special awards. What is a Mega Campaign you ask? Mega-Campaigns are specially designed and programmed campaign systems for Matrix Games Steel Panthers: World at War. You must have a copy of Steel Panthers World At War v7.0 to play Watchtower Guadalcanal 1942 Mega Campaign. Mega-Campaigns are non-linear; they branch into dozens of directions, depending on the victory level achieved by the player and also on his choices during play. In a Mega-Campaign, you not only face standard attack or defend types of battles, but many unusual missions and variants are also available for assignment. You may be sent to free POWs, or make an amphibious assault. You will find yourself immersed in the campaign and a stand-alone battle will never feel the same again. The fact is to truly get the feel of a Mega Campaign one must experience it. Most of the battles are historical in nature. Some are not. Steel Panthers World At War is also a role playing game and as such, you will be confronted with some very unusual situations.

Welcome to the Vastness of Russia June 22, 1941 Germany lanches the greatest invasion in history by attacking the Soviet Union. Army Group South will be in charge of the invasion into southern part of the Soviet Union. Fight the war in the vast expanse of the Ukraine as Adolf Hitler launches his Wehrmacht on a quest for metals, oil, grain and coal. All of the major battles in the Ukraine are included. Your kampfgruppe will participate in the initial crossing of the frontier at the San River and from there the rest depends on your skills as the kampfgruppe commander. You will feel the fear of facing the famous T-34 tank for the first time and the tension of the closing of the great pocket at Kiev. You will also take part in the largest tank battle ever fought at Dubno where 5000 machines dueled over a 4 day period. You may also be called on to rescue a surrounded artillery battery at Uman or to follow in the path of the British Light Brigade at Balaclava. You will face the struggle of keeping your kampfgruppe advancing in the fall rains the mud and stopping Soviet breakout attempts from the Kiev and Uman pockets. Brent Richards Lost Victories 1941 Mega Campaign will put you on the front lines as part of Army Group South as no other game has. In Lost Victories 1941 you will find dozens of pictures, backgrounds, historical documents and insights into the 1941 campaign, plus numerous maps to help find out where you are. As you win (or lose) battles, a map will display them for you. For exceeding valor you may receive special awards. Even the Iron Cross itself. What is a Mega Campaign you ask? Mega-Campaigns are specially designed and programmed campaign systems for Matrix Games Steel Panthers: World at War. You must have a copy of Steel Panthers World At War v7.0 to play Lost Victories 1941 Mega Campaign. Mega-Campaigns are non-linear; they branch into dozens of directions, depending on the victory level achieved by the player and also on his choices during play. In a Mega-Campaign, you not only face standard attack or defend types of battles, but many unusual missions and variants are also available for assignment. Mega Campaign will draw you into the campaign with its wide range of authentic photographs, hand drawn maps, realistic sound effects, insightful articles and vibrant images associated with each individual battle. YOU get to make decisions: attack now or wait until reinforcements arrive? Press on to victory in the dead of night or attack at dawn? Use your recon to scout out the enemy position while your main force awaits your ultimate command. These decisions effect the battle and each victory or defeat then plays out in the larger context of the strategic campaign. The Mega Campaign itself is a role playing game: you are assigned a force which will succeed or fail on your order and which can bring you glory and honor. Receive medals, promotions, campaign ribbons and accolades from higher echelons with your victories! You will find yourself immersed in the campaign and a stand-alone battle will never feel the same again. The fact is to truly get the feel of a Mega Campaign one must experience it.