This resulted in a constant feeling of unpredictability I could never know for sure if a certain strategy would work, or if it would make something go completely haywire. They also created a massive roadblock to my overall enjoyment of the game, because I literally couldn’t go five minutes without something breaking down out of the blue, and I soon found myself fighting the bugs as much as I was fighting the Nazis. I’ll just say it: War Mongrels is disastrously replete with bugs some are game-breaking, others are merely chuckle-inducing, but they’re all decidedly unpleasant. By this, I mean that the game is in absolute technical nightmare, and I don’t think I’ve played a buggier, messier release in recent memory, aside from maybe The Waylanders. But here’s the thing: it only works roughly 50% of the time. When the game actually functions as it should, it’s great. No doubt everything I’ve said so far will make you think that I’ve had an absolute blast with War Mongrels. And that’s not even mentioning the various obstacles the Nazis will hurl at you: from electric fences to trained dogs and high-ranking officers capable of seeing through even the most convincing disguise, there’s always at least one or two factors present on each level that throw a wrench in your plans and require a bit of thinking outside the box. The list could go on, but needless to say, your vast repertoire of skills, combined with the fact that most missions give you a different combination of heroes to control, make every new chapter uniquely challenging in its own way. One character will be able to throw items to distract enemy soldiers, another can disguise himself as an SS officer to seamlessly blend in, and yet another can wield a deadly sniper rifle to tactically pick off baddies from a safe distance. At its core, it’s essentially a stealth game with splashes of action here and there you control a small team of freedom fighters from a top-down perspective, and use their unique abilities to strike back against the Nazi regime. For those who grew up with games like Desperados or the Commandos franchise, War Mongrels requires no introduction.