Ironclads: Anglo Russian War 1866

This game seems like an awesome idea... and given a bit more development, it would be. As it is, it feels utterly generic and horribly limited. There were literally dozens of classes of warship in service within the British Royal Navy in the year 1866. It was a unique time, filled with unique vessels and amazing variety. The ships here are few in number and similar in characteristics. A little more inclusion would have given so much more flavor! The Russians... well, their navy was a bit more limited, but they also had some interesting vessels. The game engine is very simplistic with few options for action. The time complession is completely inadequate for the vessels and their speed of advance. The AI is almost intelligent as Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon and has an annoying tendency to ram any moving object nearby... particularly when they are flying the same colors. At least the gunnery is historically accurate; gunners cannot hit the broadside of the enemy ship unless they are < ...

stay away. there is no fun in this game.

it is really a fun game, but the battles take forever. there is no such thing as a quick battle, but most battles are fun battles

the ships are sooo slow very realistic i guess but damn they are slow

Well this is a bit of a strange one.Started playing with a fleet of Ruski Warships that I have got to say aren't quite as pretty as Fall of the Samurai's rather splendid ships.Or as easy to control either.Or setup..Anyway sailed along through the Black Sea and there was no sign of those perfidious Brits. Got a bit bored and wandered of to make a cup of tea and get a bite to eat and when I returned there were sinking and burning Royal Navy ships everywhere...Now clearly my tactics of leaving the ships be and wandering off to rustle up a feed and a cuppa is the best way to play this rather odd little game. As a screen saver it does earn a thumbs up from me...

First battle went fine. 2nd battle neither side would fire. The button for Open Fire said it would start when reached 25% chance of hitting. If I'm reading the symbols correctly I was in the 40%+ range but no firing. Game seems like junk.

Really just a bad game with annyoing "combat", weird "physics" of the ships. Not fun at all.

Tried this game for one hour only, but... if you are interested in games of off beat historical eras this is for you. Is it fun... YES! Not certain why others don't find it fun. Control your squadrons, maneuver, and ships fire on target automatically, but the graphics are good. Special effects are good, fire, smoke, wake, plumes from cannon fire. I feel bad that a developer/company put out a game on a subject that few would likely find of interest and then get hammered because it does not have every single ship type or other nonsense. If you like naval warfare and are a history buff... get it.

This is a trash game. Ships are slow and clunky, battles last forever..........even when they shouldn't. It's buggy, clunky and not very funny. Not worth anything, not even if for free. You're better off playing Empire Total War naval battles or if broke just download Warthunder. No force on heaven or earth should compel you to buy this game or play it. Listen it's not worth it, someone loves you, someone cares about you..... don't do this to yourself, find God, find love, find purpose, go back to college...... whatever you do don't waste your time here. Terrible 2/10