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Clash Of Steel
''Clash of Steel'' is a grand strategy computer game released in 1993 by Strategic Simulations for MS-DOS. Gameplay It covers World War II in Europe on a grand strategic scale between 1939 and 1945. Three major powers are playable: Germany (Axis), the Allies and the Soviet Union. In the game each player in charge of his chosen major power and its land, air and naval forces. Each player also controls production and research of military equipment. This game contains a number of bugs that were fixed in the follow-up game, ''Clash of Steel: Future Edition''. Buyers of the original version were given a discount when upgrading to ''Future Edition.'' Reception ''Computer Gaming World'' in 1993 stated that ''Clash of Steel'' was reminiscent of ''Hitler's War'' and "a gamer's game—quick-playing, entertaining and reasonably accurate. An entire campaign ... can be played in as few as six hours". It concluded that "''COS'' should not be missed." A survey of wargames by the magazine gave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strategic Simulations
Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI) was a video game developer and video game publisher, publisher with over 100 titles to its credit from its founding in 1979 to its dissolution in 1994. The company was especially noted for its numerous wargames, its official computer game adaptations of ''Dungeons & Dragons'', and for the groundbreaking ''Panzer General'' series. History The company was founded by Joel Billings, a wargame enthusiast, who in the summer of 1979 saw the possibility of using the new home computers such as the TRS-80 for wargames. While unsuccessfully approaching Avalon Hill and Automated Simulations to publish wargames, he hired video game programmer, programmers John Lyons (game programmer), John Lyons, who wrote ''Computer Bismarck''—later claimed to have been the first "serious wargame" published for a microcomputer"Titans of the Computer Gaming World"''Computer Gaming World'', March 1988 p.36.—and Ed Williger, who wrote ''Computer Ambush''. Both games were w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Computer Gaming World
''Computer Gaming World'' (CGW) was an American computer game magazine published between 1981 and 2006. One of the few magazines of the era to survive the video game crash of 1983, it was sold to Ziff Davis in 1993. It expanded greatly through the 1990s and became one of the largest dedicated video game magazines, reaching around 500 pages by 1997. In the early 2000s its circulation was about 300,000, only slightly behind the market leader ''PC Gamer''. But, like most magazines of the era, the rapid move of its advertising revenue to internet properties led to a decline in revenue. In 2006, Ziff announced it would be refocused as ''Games for Windows'', before moving it to solely online format, and then shutting down completely later the same year. History In 1979, Russell Sipe left the Southern Baptist Convention ministry. A fan of computer games, he realized in spring 1981 that no magazine was dedicated to computer games. Although Sipe had no publishing experience, he formed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strategic Simulations Games
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World War II Grand Strategy Computer Games
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World War II Video Games
Below is a list of video games that center on World War II for their setting. Adventure games *'' Remembering Pearl Harbor'' (2016) (VR) *'' Paradise Lost (2021 video game)'' (2021) (Alternate history) FMV games Charles Games' FMV series *'' Attentat 1942'' (2017) *''Svoboda 1945: Liberation'' (2021) Point and click adventures *'' Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure'' (1989) *''Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis'' (1992) *'' A Stroke of Fate: Operation Valkyrie'' (2009) *'' A Stroke of Fate: Operation Bunker'' (2009) Action-adventures *'' Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin'' (2006) *'' The Train: Escape to Normandy'' (1987) (Multi-genre) *'' Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Action Game'' (1989) *'' Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (NES)'' (1991) *'' Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis: The Action Game'' (1992) *''Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures'' (1994) *''Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb'' (2003) *'' Indiana Jones and the St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Computer Wargames
A computer wargame is a wargame played on a digital device. Descended from board wargaming, it simulates military conflict at the tactical, operational or strategic level. Computer wargames are both sold commercially for recreational use and, in some cases, used for military purposes. History Computer wargames derived from tabletop wargames, which range from military wargaming to recreational wargaming. Wargames appeared on computers as early as ''Empire'' in 1972. The wargaming community saw the possibilities of computer gaming early and made attempts to break into the market, notably Avalon Hill's Microcomputer Games line, which began in 1980 and covered a variety of topics, including adaptations of some of their wargames. In February 1980 Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI) was the first to sell a serious, professionally packaged computer wargame, '' Computer Bismarck'', a turn-based game based on the last battle of the battleship ''Bismarck''. Wargame designer Gary Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DOS Games
The index of MS-DOS MS-DOS ( ; acronym for Microsoft Disk Operating System, also known as Microsoft DOS) is an operating system for x86-based personal computers mostly developed by Microsoft. Collectively, MS-DOS, its rebranding as IBM PC DOS, and a few ope ... compatible video games is split into multiple pages because of its size. To navigate by individual letter use the table of contents below. This list contains games. Notes {{DEFAULTSORT:DOS games Indexes of video game topics Lists of PC games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 Video Games
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The Russian Campaign
''The Russian Campaign'' is a strategic board wargame published by Jedko Games in 1974 that simulates combat on the Eastern Front during World War II. Avalon Hill later bought the game and produced several editions. The unit scale is German Corps and Soviet Armies and roughly covers the Berlin to Gorki region (west to east) and Archangelsk to Grozny (north to south). A full campaign game covers the June 1941 to June 1945 period but numerous shorter scenarios are commonly played. The system features a double-impulse movement system that simulates the German armored blitzkrieg into Western Russia, with mass breakthroughs and encirclements. The rules cover unit production with Russian "worker units" (which simulate both factories and fortifications in key cities), "Stuka" units representing German air strikes, partisans, rail movement, and weather rules. There are also several smaller scenarios detailing key periods during the campaign. Components The game map represents t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Storm Across Europe
''Storm Across Europe'' is a grand strategy video game written by Dan Cermak and released for the Commodore 64 in 1989 by Strategic Simulations. Versions for the Amiga and MS-DOS followed in 1990. The game covers World War II in Europe on a grand strategic scale between 1939 and 1945. Gameplay Three major powers are playable: Germany (Axis), the Allies and the Soviet Union. However, Germany cannot be played by the computer. In the game you are in charge of your chosen major power and its land, air and naval forces. You also control production and research of military equipment. The map covers Europe, North Africa and Middle East and the Baltic, North Sea, eastern Atlantic, Mediterranean, Black Sea and Persian Gulf. The map covers 224 areas and 37 different countries. Each area has different terrain (affecting combat), and possible manpower, raw materials and industry (needed for production and research). Reception ''Compute!'' stated that the Commodore 64 version of ''Storm Acr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hitler's War (game)
''Hitler's War'' is a strategic level World War II war game for 2 or 3 players, first published by Metagaming Concepts in 1981, and then by Avalon Hill in 1984. Description ''Hitler's War'' is a simulation of the Second World War in Europe. The game is divided into three scenarios, each of which becomes more complex with the addition of new rules: # Operation Barbarossa: This simulation for two players covers the period of war between Germany and the USSR after Germany's invasion in 1941. It is designed to introduce the players to the game's combat and movement system. # The Fall of Germany: This scenario for two or three players is linked to the end of the "Operation Barbarossa" scenario, and in addition to the Eastern Front versus the USSR, adds the Western Front opened by the Allies on D-Day. More complex rules are introduced, including sea movement, amphibious assaults, supply lines, and forts. As an option, the Allies' Eastern and Western forces can be divided between two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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