''Mech Brigade'' is a 1985

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published by

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. It was designed by

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, and is a follow-up to his earlier title '' Kampfgruppe''.

Gameplay

''Mech Brigade'' is a

that simulates a hypothetical conflict between

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and

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nations.

Development

''Mech Brigade'' was designed by

. It serves as a follow-up to his title '' Kampfgruppe'', a

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simulation. ''Mech Brigade'' was designed to bring the system into a

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context. He launched both games in 1985, the same year he debuted '' U.S.A.A.F. - United States Army Air Force''.

Reception

Author Rusel DeMaria later reported that ''Mech Brigade'' was "superior in design but inferior in sales" to ''Kampfgruppe''. Jay Selover reviewed the game for '' Computer Gaming World'', and stated that "The addition of anti-tank guided missiles (ATGM's), combat helicopters, and all the other trappings of modern combat make ''Mech Brigade'' a much more dangerous place to take a Sunday stroll." In ''

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'', Dr. John Stanoch opined that ''Mech Brigade'' is "certainly not a game for beginners". In his 1989 computer wargame survey, J. L. Miller of ''Computer Play'' offered ''Mech Brigade'' a generally positive score but found that the "weapons systems seem to lack the lethality that they in fact possess". As it had with ''Kampfgruppe'', ''Computer Gaming World'' inducted ''Mech Brigade'' into its Hall of Fame. The magazine's Alan Emrich later said that ''Mech Brigade'' was "the pre-eminent tank game until the arrival of '' M-1 Tank Platoon''."

Reviews

*'' Computer Gaming World'' - June 1991

References

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