Operation Europe: Path to Victory 1939-45
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| System(s): Sega Mega Drive | |||||||||||||||
| Publisher: Koei | |||||||||||||||
| Developer: Koei | |||||||||||||||
| Original system(s): JP Home Computers | |||||||||||||||
| Genre: Simulation[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Number of players: 1-2 | |||||||||||||||
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Operation Europe: Path to Victory 1939-45, known as Europa Sensen (ヨーロッパ戦線) in Japan, is a World War II simulation game by Koei and a part of their World War Series. It was first released on the PC-8801 mkII SR and was ported to a wide variety of platforms, including a 1993 port to the Sega Mega Drive.
Contents
Gameplay
Operation Europe is a strategy game with both tactical and strategic elements. Main map movements takes place in real time while tactical battles are turn based. Players can assign different historical generals to different positions and military units.
Player can also call for air strikes, paratroopers, reinforcements and deploy special forces units to affect the outcome of the battle.
Commanders
Commanders' skills are not fixed, they can be "re-rolled" with random numbers before the battle begins.
- Leadership Affects speed of command executions and increases abilities for all unit types.
- Charm Increases troop morale and chances of success when requesting supplies and reinforcements from HQ.
- Infantry Increases effectiveness of infantry units.
- Artillery Increases effectiveness of artillery units.
- Tank Increases effectiveness of armored units.
Commanders can be assigned to following positions:
- Army Commander Overall commander of all forces in the field. Leadership will be most important.
- Chief of Operations Responsible for day-to-day operations and requesting forces and supplies. Charm is most important.
- Chief of Intelligence Responsible for success rate of Special Forces. Leadership.
- Division Commander There are four of these from 1 to 4. Leadership and appropriate skill for the unit type will be necessary.
These positions are already filled by computer:
- Commander in Chief (CC): Overall leader of the faction you command.
- Second in Command (CS): Highest ranking executive officer of the faction you command.
Scenarios
There are six scenarios in the game. Players can play either as Axis (Germany) or Allies (French, British, Soviet or United States).
Battle of France: May 10 - Jun 22, 1940
Avaiable Commanders
- France
- Commander In Chief: Eisenhower (???)
- Second in Command: Walter Bedell Smith (???)
- Andre Corap
- Bauxdey
- Henri-Jean Lafontaine
- Charles De Gaulle
- Christian Bruneau
- Brogado (Fictional)
- Jean de Tassigny
- Banaux
- Monet
- Germany
- Commander in Chief: Adolf Hitler
- Second in Command: Franz Halder
- Gerd Von Rundstedt
- Erich Von Manstein
- Gunther Von Kluge
- Walter Von Reichenau
- Wilhelm List
- Busch
- Georg Von Küchler
- Evald Von Kleist
- Haus (Fictional)
- Heinz Guderian
North African War: May 26 - Jul 5, 1942
Avaiable Commanders
- Britain
- Commander In Chief: Eisenhower
- Second in Command: Walter Bedell Smith
- Archibal Wavell
- Alan Cunnigham
- Claude Auchinleck
- Harold Alexander
- Bernard Montgomery
- John Vereker-Gort
- John Campbell
- Richard O'Connor
- Michael Creagh
- Pias
- Freybague
- Harding
- Germany
- Erwin Rommel
- Ravenstein
- Silkow
- Nehring
- Klavel
- Marcus
- Stumme
- Thoma
- Arnim
- Bismarck
- Lamke
- Tacchini (Fictional)
Fierce Battle of Kursk: Jul 5 - Sep 5, 1943
Avaiable Commanders
- Soviet Union
- Commander in Chief: Josef Stalin
- Second in Command: Vasilevsky
- Konstantin Rokossovsky
- Vatutin
- Giorgy Zhukov
- Reitel
- Galanin
- Popov
- Romanenko
- Katucov
- Rotmistrov
- Ivan Konev
- Vassili Chuikov
- Skripkin
- Germany
- Commander in Chief: Adolf Hitler
- Second in Command: Franz Halder
- Gerd Von Rundstedt
- Erich Von Manstein
- Gunther Von Kluge
- Evald Von Kleist
- Haus (Fictional)
- Heinz Guderian
- Erwin Rommel
- Nehring
- Kempf
- Hoth
- Hausser
- Jochen Peiper
Storming of Normandy: Jun 6 - Aug 19, 1944
Avaiable Commanders
- Britain / United States
- Bernard Montgomery
- Gale
- Dempsey
- Omar Bradley
- George Patton
- Collins
- Giraud
- Gavin
- Taylor
- Ottoway
- Howie
- Creighton Abrams
- Germany
- Gunther Von Kluge
- Heinz Guderian
- Erwin Rommel
- Hausser
- Schwepenberg
- Marcus
- Dietrich
- Bayerlein
- Lehr
- Jochen Pieper
- Husso Von Manteuffel
- Von der Heydte
Battle of the Bulge: Dec 16, 1944 - Jan 21, 1945
Avaiable Commanders
- United States
- Omar Bradley
- George Patton
- Gilgres
- Middleton
- Fuller
- Cota
- Morris
- McAuliffe
- Roberts
- Degar
- Sanders (Fictional)
- Creighton Abrams
- Germany
- Gerd Von Rundstedt
- Erich Von Manstein
- Heinz Guderian
- Dietrich
- Bayerlein
- Jochen Pieper
- Husso Von Manteffel
- Kokott
- Heilmann
- Tokopf (Fictional)
- Otto Skorzeny
- Von der Leydte
Fight for Berlin: Apr 16 - May 16, 1945
Avaiable Commanders
- Soviet Union
- Commander in Chief: Josef Stalin
- Second in Command: Vasilevsky
- Konstantin Rokossovsky
- Vatutin
- Giorgy Zhukov
- Reitel
- Galanin
- Popov
- Romanenko
- Katucov
- Rotmistrov
- Ivan Konev
- Vassili Chuikov
- Skripkin
- Germany
- Commander in Chief: Adolf Hitler
- Second in Command: Franz Halder
- Dietrich
- Bayerlein
- Lehr
- Jochen Pieper
- Tokopf (Fictional)
- Otto Skorzeny
- Albert Kesselring
- Walter Wenck
- Heinrici
Versions
Localised names
| Language | Localised Name | English Translation |
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| English (US) | Operation Europe: Path to Victory 1939-45 | Operation Europe: Path to Victory 1939-45 |
| Japanese | ヨーロッパ戦線 | Europa Sensen |
Magazine articles
- Main article: Operation Europe: Path to Victory 1939-45/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1992-12: "December 1992" (1992-11-07)
Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1993-01: "January 1993" (1992-12-08)
Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1993-02: "February 1993" (1993-01-08)
Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1993-03: "March 1993" (1993-02-08)
Physical scans
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Technical information
References
 NEC Retro has more information related to Europa Sensen
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-02 23:21)
- ↑ File:OperationEurope MD JP Box.jpg
- ↑ EGM², "August 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 63
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 157
- ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "February 1993" (JP; 1993-01-08), page 20
- ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 150
- ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 2, "" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 163
- ↑ Famitsu, "1993-01-22" (JP; 1993-01-08), page 1
- ↑ Hippon Super, "February 1993" (JP; 1993-01-06), page 39
- ↑ Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 2000-12-07), page 147
- ↑ Mega, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-21), page 71
- ↑ Sega Power, "September 1994" (UK; 1994-08-04), page 60
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 20
- ↑ Video Games, "10/94" (DE; 1994-09-28), page 113
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