> This game is right up my alley; I love strategy, tactics, war, history, and simulation. One can learn a little about World War II, while passing many hours fighting for the Allies or Axis. To some degree, the player can change history in Iron Storm by changing the user's country and winning certain battles. I'm not an expert on this series (since it's the first one I've fully enjoyed), but it's pretty obvious that this game was the first in integrate real-time 3D rendered battles. It simply wasn't possible on Mega Drive. Among war games I've played, this one surely has top notch depth, and a reasonable learning curve.

     > It's a fairly difficult game to fully comprehend if one is interested in playing the import version. I don't recommend it without the ability to read Japanese. So the importability is very low: 25%.

     > The player has complete control over an army of land, sea, and air units. A turn essentially consists of strategically manipulating units: (optionally) selecting armament, moving and battling, then removing and allocating/buying new ones. Iron Storm also has great gameplay options: like a weather toggle (can't bomb when it's cloudy); sight distance toggle (see everything or limit to unit sight distance); supply toggle (automatically or manually re-supply units - costs money), and animation toggle (view 3D battle animations). Lastly, the obligatory save feature is welcomed, since a mission can take in excess of 12 hours to complete. 

     > When it comes to tactics and strategy, Iron Storm reigns supreme. When moving units, the player must consider weather, fuel, unit strength (1-10), terrain, relative position, plus unit experience and training. It sounds more complicated than it is. All this information and complete stat sheets are at the player's fingertips, and are cleanly displayed for ease of use. A large portion of winning fights can be boiled down to the unit's training and experience stats. To gain the highest ranked training and experience, the unit must consistently win without losing too much strength. Healing a unit will water down its train/exp stats. Once the unit gets to a certain point, in can be upgraded (Campaign Mode only). Altogether: expertly devised battle system.

     > The sound effects are good; they include explosions, battleship guns firing, soldiers marching, liberated city cheers, various propeller engine sounds, tank tracks, and ships gliding across water. The one odd aspect is the fact that jet and rocket powered aircraft use a propeller effect. Doh! Anyway, a job well done.

     > The Standard Mode presents an array of missions to choose from, which take place throughout WWII (and a little beyond). Each mission is independant with differing countries and parameters, and can be repeated as one would like. Units gain experince and training, but do not carry over between missions in this mode. This is great if one just wants to play a simple scenario. If D-Day is enticing, then just play that mission -- and so on.

     > The Campaign Mode is a set of related missions, depending on which of three countries one decides to control: America, Germany, or Japan. Victory in each mission brings the player closer to winning the war. This time, units carry over training and experience between missions, and can thus be allocated at no cost (as long as they're not defeated in battle). The player can simulate an entire WWII career in this mode. The best war game I've fully experienced so far.