However, each of the other four main nations will also be trying to complete their objectives, and the country that does them all first wins. The way the game handles the 'story' is also quite nicely done - unlike random objectives, which are given to you every few turns and have a time limit, story objectives have no time limit. The story-driven campaign is definitely a strength - giving you guidance and a direction to focus your energies. The focus on Europe is both a good and a bad thing, and we can't help but feel the studio played it safe here. There's also an open campaign, where a long with these initial five you can choose to play as any of the 40 other nations present in the game, and create your own path to domination. You have a choice to play as the UK, Russia, Germany, France and the US, and each country as its own specific goals and story-arc to play through. In terms of a grand campaign, there are 2 options available to the player - first and foremost is the 'Story' campaign. Storm throws you into the middle of a near-future Europe that's teetering on the edge of war. It's the debut game from Swedish studio Colossai Studios, and whilst the inexperience shows, there are some hidden gems here. there's many decent strategy games hidden in this title's make up. Supreme Ruler's political setting, Civilization's tile-based combat, EndWar's relatively simple rock-paper-scissors-artillery dynamic. Take Storm: Frontline Nation for example - looking at it, you can draw parallels from any number of other titles - Total War's dual campaign/tactical mode.

When coming across new IP's or franchises for the first time (especially from new studios), it's important as a writer that you don't get bogged down too much in comparisons and similarities. As is the curse of people who do what we do for a living, you eventually play so many videogames that they eventually just all start looking the same.

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