''Panzer General 3D Assault'' is a 1999
computer wargame developed by
Strategic Simulations, Inc
Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI) was a video game developer and 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 comput ...
(SSI) and published by
The Learning Company
The Learning Company (TLC) was an educational software company founded in 1980 in Palo Alto, California and headquartered in Fremont, California. The company produced a grade-based line of learning software, edutainment games, and productivity ...
. It is the third game in the ''Panzer General'' series, following ''
Panzer General
''Panzer General'' is a 1994 computer wargame developed and published by Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI). It simulates conflict during World War II. The designers of ''Panzer General'' were heavily influenced by the Japanese wargame series '' ...
'' and ''
Panzer General II''.
Gameplay
''Panzer General 3D Assault'' is the third sequel to ''
Panzer General
''Panzer General'' is a 1994 computer wargame developed and published by Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI). It simulates conflict during World War II. The designers of ''Panzer General'' were heavily influenced by the Japanese wargame series '' ...
''. It features a new
3D engine
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Available energy sources include potential energy (e.g. energy of the Earth's gravitational field as exploited in hydroelectric power ...
. It is still turned based and has a similar game play style to ''
Panzer General 2''. The game features 8 new campaigns based on the western front. 3 German campaigns and 5 Allied, playing with the nations of Britain,
France
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and
America against the
Germans
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. ''Panzer General 3D''s Action Combat System gives player the ability to manipulate individual units and give multiple commands each turn.
Development
The game used the game
NetImmerse
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game engine from Numerical Design Ltd.
Reception
The game received favorable reviews according to the
review aggregation
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website
GameRankings.
''
GameSpot
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'' characterized the game as "based on a good underlying system".
Rick Sanchez of ''
NextGen'' praised the game for the amount of multiplayer and single-player missions, the ability to play as the American, British, German and French forces, and the streamlined playing system.
The staff of ''
Computer Gaming World'' nominated the game for their 1999 "Wargame of the Year" award, which ultimately went to ''
Sid Meier's Antietam!''
Legacy
The game was re-released in 2010 on
GOG.com
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.
References
External links
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1999 video games
Computer wargames
Turn-based strategy video games
Video games developed in the United States
Video games scored by Kevin Manthei
Windows games
Windows-only games
World War II video games