The Aggressor Sudden Strike 4
About the game
The game “Sudden Strike 4” was made by "Kite Games” and was published by “Kalypso Media” in 2017.
It belongs to the genre of “Local Strategy”. It is part of the series "Sudden Strike".
It is a single-player game.
The game is classified by the database as one with a “Designated Aggressor,” a “Historical Setting,” and a “Passive Player Role.”
About the Aggressor Categories
Aggressor Type: Designated
- This game features the “Designated Aggressor." It indicates that the game tends to focus on one side of the conflict, either constantly or episodically. The Aggressor(s) are set by the narrative and rules of the game and cannot be changed by the player, meaning that the perspective on the Aggressor is fixed.
Setting Type: Historical
- This game has a historical setting. It is placed here by adhering to a point in time, persons or events of history, or a place recognisable by the player audience. It does not mean that the history simulated works deterministically to play out exactly like its real-life equivalent but that a historical world in the broadest sense is created.
Player Agency: Passive
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In this game, the role of the player's agency towards the Aggressor(s) is limited or even completely disabled, their role therefore often passive. The player tends to witness the aggression or acts within it, but is unable to take action against the cause of the aggression, i.e. the Aggressor themselves.
Individual Assessment
“Sudden Strike 4” belongs to the part of local strategy real-time games that focus on the Second World War and the command of military units in a limited space and time. By that, it shows strong correlations with games like “Company of Heroes 2” - the direction of aggression is designated and the player is unable to change the overall state of aggression, acting within it as a military commander rather than making decisions about politics and war.
