tabletopgamingnews.com has a link to both new previews (having link troubles). love the look of the tank buster squad

http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=2275

http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=2275

I'll take the zombies over the monkeys any day. While they have both a very Hellboy-ish feeling, I prefer the horror inspiring ones over the pulp inspired (no pun intended).

I can really see a swarm of Blutkreutz zombies swarming in the icy wastes or pouring out of an Axis polar base.

The power-armored Rangers however, just don't cut it for me. I think it's sort of a gut feeling, but I'd have liked better a Rocketeer thingie of sorts. Too techie and clean looking, not enough bolts and rivets and bolts.

Not exactly traditional Zombies are they with all there charging action poses and fast trait - love the models Reading the blurb about seming not to 'die' I recon they will have the Self Repair trait.

Damage Resilient, Self Repair is for tanks, so BBQ squad will be very useful against them. lol, I just hope they dont make like a King Kong model or a Godzilla model for the Japanese. I'm going to love the Rangers with jet packs and heavy weapons.

Never in my life did I think I would read about gorillas and zombies being an expantion for a game. In the same sentance.

I prefer my Zombies slow and shambling but hey, I can adapt.

-Jeff

I love the look of the Tank Busters! Reminds me of Robocop without the helmet. But the Zombies are the center of attention here! The miniatures make them look so clean and neat, and for once, no torn and tattered clothing soaked in blood And they actually wear proper army uniforms! Cool..... zombies who bathe. I am so glad they possess the fast and resilient traits, else they would be ranger fodder. And oh..... I also notice that the Special Ops squads are now on sale! Yiipppeee..... more units to play with

I just hope there are some ranged weapons between the Apes and the Zombies.

It doesn't look like the Apes have anything ranged, but maybe the Zombies have laser beams coming out of the foreheads. *crosses fingers*

traderghost said:

probably more of a pressure washing to keep the stink down

Major Mishap said:

They look exactly like in the comics from Paolo Parente.... i like them too...looking forward for a lotta fun

Jiltedtoo said:

Well i think they don't need ranged stuff...cause when they are as fast as i hope so...they gonna rip everything appart in close combat

Idk...personally I'm disappointed with the zombies. They seem to fill the same niche as the gorillas, run up and bash it with close combat weapons (which might have the disadvantage of retaliation). And they're a lot less flexible than the allied units, what with the ape and zombie abilities limiting hero options even more...

I like that the armies are diverging...I just wish the axis could get in on the well armored soldiers as well. Right now it feels like they have a disproportionate amount of the weird, when it sounds like the apes and zombies should be rather rare troops to encounter still. They invented walkers AND lasers, I'd think they'd have the ability to field soldiers in heavy armor, even if they might be slower, heavier armed troops rather than fast and manueverable ones like the allies have. (That would fit with their ideologies as well, if you compare their tanks during the war).

Bottom line, I think I would have liked it better if they spread them out instead of releasing them right after each other.

I am also very curious about upcoming units...if you know the comics...there is not really more that the already availible stuff...well russians not already appeared....but yeah something similar of this

www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp

would be good... or the allies get o..ver...powerd

Siegfried Westphal said:

I have a friend who is waiting for the Russians before he build an army. He just loves playing Russians. So hopefully Russians will be out soon. Vrill will add a whole new side of the game that I am really looking forward to.

I would think the next big things for the Axis and Allies would be Heavy Bots (after the release of the light ones) a few more heroes and the addition of British and Japanese troops.

not sure about anyone else.. but im already reserching and working out how to build "heavy" walkers.

as for russians , why not get scale russain models ( there are alot out there ) and just use already exsiting cards?

just my 2 cents.

Sgt. G said:

Trying to stay away from Home Rules and keep with the game the way it is since it is very balanced.

I hope they continue to make the new units as balanced.

Sgt. G said:

I am pretty sure that there will come a time, while we are all playing with 'eavy tank models from FF ...mo' expansions? Look what a bunch of stuff there's still out in such a short time. If they continue in this speed, there will be enough space for more big boy tanks .... the only problem is to keep all together in a good gaming balance.

Can't wait til apes and zombies are out. The rangers i will get but later then the apes.