Epidemic!
Epidemic! Is a turn-based strategy game developed by Steven Faber for the Apple II and published by Strategic Simulations in 1982. It was ported to Atari 8-bit computers and MS-DOS. The player attempts to contain the worldwide outbreak of a deadly virus.
Epidemic!
- Date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Strategic Simulations
- Genre
- strategy video game
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Epidemic! Is a turn-based strategy game developed by Steven Faber for the Apple II and published by Strategic Simulations in 1982. It was ported to Atari 8-bit computers and MS-DOS. The player attempts to contain the worldwide outbreak of a deadly virus.
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Key facts
• Title — Epidemic! • Developer — Strategic Simulations • Publisher — Strategic Simulations • Designer — Steven Faber • Released — 1982 • Genre — Strategy • Modes — Single-player • Platforms — Apple II, Atari 8-bit, MS-DOS
Plot
Plot
A meteorite crashes into Earth, bringing with it an alien virus. The player must stem the epidemic across 14 regions quickly as possible and with minimal loss of life.
Gameplay
Gameplay
The player has from 15 to 30 turns, with options ranging from inert methods like interferon, to quarantine, to destruction of a region with nuclear weapons. The game has four difficulty levels, ranging from small controllable scenarios of approximately 20 minutes at level 4, to full one-hour campaigns with severe difficulty at level 1.
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Reception
Johnny L. Wilson reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World, and stated that "In conclusion, Epidemic is a good beginning level strategy game with excellent graphics. The game provides a real challenge to constantly better your score by curing the world as fast as you can." In a 1983 review for Creative Computing, Brian J. Murphy wrote, "The game system is easy to master, and play is smooth," and "The documentation is entertainingly written and supports the program well, but even without the manual and player aid cards, a first time gamer stands a good chance of picking up the rules just by booting the disk and following the prompts."
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- 1.Brian J. Murphy. lang en Strategy games and simulations from SSI: Epidemic. Creative Computing. 9. 179-181. septembre 1983. 0097-8140 .
- 2.Rick Teverbaugh. lang en Computer Gaming: Epidemic. Electronic Games. 2. 6. 74-76. août 1983. 0730-6687 .
- 3.lang en A History of SSI Games. Computer Gaming World. 45. 37. mars 1988. 0744-6667 .
- 4.lang en Hobby and Industry News. Computer Gaming World. 4. 2. 14. avril 1984. 0744-6667 .
- 5.Valerie Troff. lang en Epidemic: An Apple (or PC) a day. Computer Gaming World. 3. 2. 39, 46. mars-avril 1983. 0744-6667 .
- 6.Dave Albert. lang en Epidemic!. Softalk. 3. 7. 162. mars 1983. 0274-9629 .
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