Do you recommend purchasing this game?

[Strider]

Have you played the demo? If it has your interest, then you should be ok.
We haven't received the first patch yet, so we don't yet know what (if any) AI enhancements might be made.

As the game is right now, the AI is decent and if you don't pay attention, it will get you With any game that I know about, you can always outsmart (take advantage) of the programming, but if you play the game according to it's design, you normally get good games out of them.

[ScottWAR]

The AI is decent as Japan, but isnt too good as the allies.

The great thing about this game is that it is playable in one sitting in a MP game. Most wargamers wont grasp this and will consider like any other wargame, and too long to play MP, but it isnt.