''Patton Strikes Back: The Battle of the Bulge'' is a 1991

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for the

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Gameplay

''Patton Strikes Back'' is a

that simulates the

Battle of the Bulge The Battle of the Bulge, also known as the Ardennes Offensive, was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II. The battle lasted from 16 December 1944 to 28 January 1945, towards the end of the war in ...

during

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Development

''Patton Strikes Back'' was developed by designer Chris Crawford and released in December 1991.

Reception

Alan Emrich reviewed the game for '' Computer Gaming World'', and stated that "When a professional critic like this reviewer can't find some chink in a game's armor, the design and development work must have been thoroughly executed." In ''

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'', William R. Trotter wrote that "Chris Crawford has given ''all'' computer games something wonderful to behold". He described ''Patton Strikes Back'' as "a potential classic". ''Game Players PC Entertainment'' named ''Patton Strikes Back'' the year's best wargame, and praised it for "rethinking the concept of what a war game should be". The editors of ''

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'' nominated ''Patton Strikes Back'' for their award of the best strategy game of 1992, but gave the prize to ''

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''. They nevertheless called ''Patton'' "sure proof that war games without lots of numbers, hex grids, and situation-specific rules ... can be ''fun''."

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* 1991 video games Windows games World War II video games DOS games Strategic Simulations games Computer wargames Video games about the Battle of the Bulge Video games developed in the United States {{strategy-videogame-stub