Panzer General Returns As A Collectible Card Game (?!?)

One of my all time favorite computer game series was the Five Star series from SSI, beer and pretzels wargaming at its finest. To this day I still play Pacific General (with all the homebrewed goodies that folks have done since its release). So when I heard today that Ubisoft was doing a new Panzer General game I got excited.

And then I read about it.

Look, it may be a perfectly fine game. I can't say because of course I haven't played it. And the idea of coming out with a board game to complement the computer game is a nice idea. I'm always open to another "lite" conflict game to hit the table. But when I think Panzer General I think of well, Panzer General. Not some electronic collectible card game that bears absolutely NO resemblance to its namesake.

Why in the world are you going to use the Panzer General name? Those that know what Panzer General is will be turned off and alienated, while the folks who aren't aware of the SSI games won't care one way or the other. You don't get anywhere with anyone using that name.

What's next? Watch, EA will release Alpha Centuri 2 and it will be a hidden object game...