He is also strong enough to punch them out when they are close. Ewald’s abilities include throwing bottles of alcohol to distract enemies or smash a bottle to be able to take out two enemy soldiers at once. Each character has a unique set of skills, but both can crouch or crawl to sneak around, both can whistle to attract attention, pick up bodies of soldiers, and sprint if needed. If you have played any real time tactics games like Commando, Desperados or Partisans 1941, the gameplay of War Mongrels will feel very similar in that it’s stealthy, difficult, gritty, and you can very quickly find yourself overcome. Despite my love of his voice in any game he’s in, it was a little jarring hearing American voices depicting German soldiers, but I quickly got over that fact and enjoyed the banter between comrades. Ewald is voiced by Doug Cockle (Geralt of Rivia) which was what sparked my initial interest in the game. Short introductory videos to each chapter explain the premise of each mission with great illustrations and give good backstory to Manfred and Ewald’s experiences in the war. Taking place on the eastern front of World War II and focuses on the darker side of the war, the story follows two Wehrmacht soldiers, Manfred and Ewald, who end up defecting and taking up arms against their former Nazi comrades.

In September 2022, Destructive Creations released the Polished Edition which added controller support and over 500 tweaks and fixes to the gameplay, so back into the fray I went, and it certainly feels like a better gameplay experience. I enjoyed the premise of the game and graphically it was fantastic, but it was plagued with bugs that would make me lose 30+ minutes of gameplay, so I parked it for a while.

The game originally released on PC in October 2021, and I did play the game at release. War Mongrels is an isometric WWII real-time tactics game developed by Destructive Creations and can be played single player or online co-op.

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