Recovering from their losses after the crushing defeat and subsequent retreat after the Second Battle of El-Alamein, the German Afrika Korps reinforced and now supported by the Italian Army prepare once more to put steel against steel with the Allies. The Axis forces, under the command of the legendary General Erwin Rommel, have an all too brief opportunity to seize victory from the clutches of their earlier failures.

The game presents more than 40 types of different vehicles, new types of units, improved graphics and sound, a new advanced visual system that considers observation angle and smoke screens, combat inside buildings and hand-to-hand fighting, a brand new interface, improved soldier AI, and an improved infantry damage system. Special attention is being devoted to multiplayer and user created missions.