''World War One'' is a 2008
strategy
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video game published by
Ascaron Entertainment
Ascaron Entertainment was a video game developer based in Germany. Founded as Ascon by Holger Flöttmann in 1991 and later renamed in October 1996 due to the possible confusion with the Swiss company Ascom AG, the company produced titles primar ...
for
Microsoft Windows
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.
Reception
GamesRadar
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awarded ''World War One'' 7 out of 10, highlighting the vast game map of Europe, and the depth of diplomatic, economic and political options. The text-based tutorial was criticised, as was the slow
AI and dull, uninformative combat results.
IGN
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commented that "whatever joys might be found in the setting or the game design are still obscured by incomplete documentation, a clumsy interface and a number of bugs". IT Reviews said the game had a "user-unfriendly interface, an impenetrable tutorial and a constant desire to crash and burn".
[http://www.itreviews.co.uk/games/g527.htm IT Reviews]
References
2008 video games
AGEod games
Ascaron games
Computer wargames
Grand strategy video games
Multiplayer and single-player video games
Video games developed in France
Video games with historical settings
Windows games
Windows-only games
World War I video games
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