The new Sudden Strike 4 expansion focuses on a lesser known theater in the Second World War the icy conflicts between the Soviet Union and the Finnish, German forces. I personally knew next to nothing about this aspect of the Second World War, so that alone made the expansion extremely interesting to play. The winter landscapes look gorgeous, and in some cases they form a functional part of the missions as well.

Finland Winter Storm doesn’t change the gameplay formula for Sudden Strike 4 and, as an expansion, definitely falls into the “more of the same” category. To those who enjoyed the original game, however, that’s not an issue at all and I’m definitely one of those people. The Winter Storm campaign quickly made me forget about the fact that I wasn’t getting a new Command & Conquer yet, and instead had me learning about and enjoying two sides of an unfamiliar historical conflict.