Enigma masses troops for launch of Legends of War PSP strategy series

Maybe after all these years, the PSP is finding its place as a platform for tactical war simulations.

UK developer Slitherine released its Commander: Europe at War and has other historic games on the way, and now Spanish outfit Enigma has announced its ongoing commanders based series Legends of War.

The first game is Legends of War: Patton's Campaign and will have you in the hotseat as George Smith Patton, Jr (General Patton, to you, you 'orrible little man), commanding the US Third Army as it battles its way from the beaches of France to the ruins of Berlin, via 35 missions including attack, infiltration, defence, escort, sabotage and ambush-focused examples.

It's not detailed whether these will also involve a handbags-at-dawn spat with rival Allied general Montgomery or a slapping the faces of battle-worn soldiers mini-game but we do hope so.

What Enigma does says is the game will operate on two levels; a high level strategy management part so you can set up your formations and select units, plus a tactical turn-based part, where you attempt to complete each mission in the fastest and most effective manner.

In terms of historical veracity, there will be 21 battlefield maps, 53 unit types, ranging from infantry to armoured vehicles and aircraft, plus special units like snipers and commandos.

Less realistically, there will be battlefield power-ups, and units will level up in terms of their attributes during the campaign, providing some light role-playing characteristics. There will be a two player hotseat multiplayer option too.