Prisoner of War

Eichhörnchen · 06-01-18, 03:57 AM

Has anyone else played this old PS2>PC game? Don't laugh because it's a really good solid game and one I often return to... you get sent to Colditz once you've caused enough trouble in the holding-camp and then the Stalag Luft, and the Colditz arena is very well modelled.

The sad for me thing is that it's a third-person game and the controls drive you mad at first... if only someone could've modded first-person play into this. Maybe that's not possible, I don't know. You can switch to a temporary 1st person view while watching for guards and looking through keyholes etc., but as soon as you start to move again you're back to 3rd person view.

And you won't want to turn off the music in this game because it contributes massively to the tension... and for a wartime game where you never have a weapon and nobody gets killed, this is one of the most exciting I've ever played. You increase your chances of success along the way by such devices as stealing German uniforms from places like laundry rooms... when you start out all you can do is hide your face with a tin of boot polish.

Dowly · 06-01-18, 06:28 AM

Nope, never got around to try that but had great time playing 'The Great Escape' on Commodore 64 and 'Escape from Colditz' on Amiga. Not that I had any clue what I was doing since I was way too young a ferret at the time.

Aktungbby · 06-01-18, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen

Has anyone else played this old PS2>PC game? Don't laugh because it's a really good solid game and one I often return to...

SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT ESCAPE!

Eichhörnchen · 06-01-18, 07:27 PM

Escapism has never been so, well... escapist

I've now found this wonderful feature and walkthrough online, written by someone who clearly loves the game and I'm going to study it carefully:

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/xbox/5...war/faqs/18622

... in it he describes how (for both PS2 and PC) you can switch to first-person view! Boy, this is going to be so much fun now! The clunky third-person controls really spoiled things the first time around. I've already tried it out and it works.

@ Dowly...I also have 'The Great Escape' (I had a thread about that on here somewhere too). A much more visceral game... the shouts of the pursuing Germans are harrowing, plus you have guns, knives and blood. I've never heard of 'Escape from Colditz'... I wonder whether that ever found its way onto PC?

Dowly · 06-02-18, 04:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen

I've never heard of 'Escape from Colditz'... I wonder whether that ever found its way onto PC?

It was Amiga only title, but the there appears to be a recreation of it on PC:
https://aperture-software.github.io/colditz-escape/

Eichhörnchen · 06-02-18, 05:34 AM

Thanks. I just downloaded the Windows file so I'll take a look at it later... looks a bit like LEGO

The sneaking and clambering about in the dark on balconies and rooftops in "PoW" reminds me of the Splinter Cell games, only here you don't get to hang down and snap sentries' necks with your thighs

Platapus · 06-02-18, 06:57 AM

Is POW that game where you are in a POW camp with only about 6 other prisoners?

I remember playing some game like that but I can't remember the name. It was pretty goofy being in a mostly empty POW camp and too many of the missions were timed missions which I hate.

But it was a cool concept.

06-01-18, 03:57 AM	#1
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,755 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Prisoner of War Has anyone else played this old PS2>PC game? Don't laugh because it's a really good solid game and one I often return to... you get sent to Colditz once you've caused enough trouble in the holding-camp and then the Stalag Luft, and the Colditz arena is very well modelled. The sad for me thing is that it's a third-person game and the controls drive you mad at first... if only someone could've modded first-person play into this. Maybe that's not possible, I don't know. You can switch to a temporary 1st person view while watching for guards and looking through keyholes etc., but as soon as you start to move again you're back to 3rd person view. And you won't want to turn off the music in this game because it contributes massively to the tension... and for a wartime game where you never have a weapon and nobody gets killed, this is one of the most exciting I've ever played. You increase your chances of success along the way by such devices as stealing German uniforms from places like laundry rooms... when you start out all you can do is hide your face with a tin of boot polish. __________________

06-01-18, 07:27 PM	#4
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,755 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Escapism has never been so, well... escapist I've now found this wonderful feature and walkthrough online, written by someone who clearly loves the game and I'm going to study it carefully: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/xbox/5...war/faqs/18622 ... in it he describes how (for both PS2 and PC) you can switch to first-person view! Boy, this is going to be so much fun now! The clunky third-person controls really spoiled things the first time around. I've already tried it out and it works. @ Dowly...I also have 'The Great Escape' (I had a thread about that on here somewhere too). A much more visceral game... the shouts of the pursuing Germans are harrowing, plus you have guns, knives and blood. I've never heard of 'Escape from Colditz'... I wonder whether that ever found its way onto PC? __________________ Last edited by Eichhörnchen; 06-02-18 at 04:18 AM.

06-02-18, 05:34 AM	#6
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,755 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Thanks. I just downloaded the Windows file so I'll take a look at it later... looks a bit like LEGO The sneaking and clambering about in the dark on balconies and rooftops in "PoW" reminds me of the Splinter Cell games, only here you don't get to hang down and snap sentries' necks with your thighs __________________

06-02-18, 06:57 AM	#7
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,960 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Is POW that game where you are in a POW camp with only about 6 other prisoners? I remember playing some game like that but I can't remember the name. It was pretty goofy being in a mostly empty POW camp and too many of the missions were timed missions which I hate. But it was a cool concept. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

06-01-18, 06:28 AM	#2
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,005 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Nope, never got around to try that but had great time playing 'The Great Escape' on Commodore 64 and 'Escape from Colditz' on Amiga. Not that I had any clue what I was doing since I was way too young a ferret at the time.