Kampfgruppe
Kampfgruppe is a computer wargame designed by Gary Grigsby and published in 1984 by Strategic Simulations for the Apple II, Atari 8-bit computers, and Commodore 64. A game of tactical-scale combat on the Eastern Front. An MS-DOS port was released in 1987 followed by an Amiga version in 1988.
Kampfgruppe
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- 1985
- Publisher
- Strategic Simulations
- Genre
- strategy video game
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Kampfgruppe is a computer wargame designed by Gary Grigsby and published in 1984 by Strategic Simulations for the Apple II, Atari 8-bit computers, and Commodore 64. A game of tactical-scale combat on the Eastern Front. An MS-DOS port was released in 1987 followed by an Amiga version in 1988.
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• Title — Kampfgruppe • Developer — Strategic Simulations • Publisher — Strategic Simulations • Designer — Gary Grigsby • Released — * Apple, Atari 8-bit, C64 • NA: 1985 • IBM PC • NA: 1987 Amiga 1988 • Genre — Computer wargame • Platforms — Amiga, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, MS-DOS
Development
Development
Kampfgruppe was designed by Gary Grigsby and released in 1985, the same year he launched U.S.A.A.F. - United States Army Air Force and Mech Brigade. He chose to incorporate line of sight in Kampfgruppe, a first for a Strategic Simulations title. Its design has been compared to that of PanzerBlitz; J. L. Miller of Computer Play dubbed it "the computer version of PanzerBlitz".
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Reception
Reception
Kampfgruppe was a commercial hit. By late 1985, it had sold 8,000 units and was forecast to reach 25,000 sales over its lifetime. It was widely acclaimed by fans of the wargame genre. Computer Gaming Worlds Mark Bausman called Kampfgruppe a "truly superior game" that allowed the player to "exercise his imagination without having to follow a complicated game structure." In Current Notes, M. Evan Brooks called Kampfgruppe an "instant classic" and offered it his "highest recommendation". While criticizing the over-complex rulebook, Antic approved of being able to issue orders to entire combat formations. The magazine stated that "the game is an absolute must for any East Front devotee. I would also recommend it to any serious wargame", concluding that it was "well worth the hefty price". In 1985, Computer Gaming Worlds readers voted Kampfgruppe the best game of the year across all categories. The magazine's editors concurred that it was "the finest wargame currently available", and argued that it would "be looked back upon as a true landmark effort in computer wargaming."
Legacy
Legacy
Kampfgruppe was among the first inductees into Computer Gaming Worlds "Hall of Fame" section in 1988, and remained readers' highest-rated strategy title by that time. In 1996, Computer Gaming World declared Kampfgruppe the 101st-best computer game ever released. The magazine's wargame columnist Terry Coleman named it his pick for the eighth-best computer wargame released by late 1996. In his 1989 computer wargame survey, J. L. Miller of Computer Play dubbed Kampfgruppe a "classic". SSI later released the Kampfgruppe Scenario Disk, which adds five scenarios to the game.
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- 1.en Article Computer Gaming World 45 mars 1988 37 lang en A History of SSI Games 0744-6667 .
- 2.Article Tilt (magazine) Tilt Laurent Schwartz 37 décembre 1986 136 Dossier : Les fous de guerre - lang en Kampfgruppe .
- 3.Carl Lund. Google.com.
- 4.Carl Lund. Google.com.
- 5.Article en Computer Gaming World Evan Brooks 110 septembre 1993 125 lang en Brooks’ Book of Wargames: 1900-1950, A-P 0744-6667 .
- 6.Article Evan Brooks Computer Strategy and Wargames: The 1900-1950 Epoch - Part I en Computer Gaming World 88 novembre 1991 138-146 0744-6667 .
- 7.Article Dave Manning lang en Heavy Metal en Atari User 41 septembre 1988 12 .
- 8.Article Evan Brooks Kilobyte Was Here! An Annoted Bibliography of World War II Simulations en Computer Gaming World 37 mai 1987 6-7, 48 0744-6667 .
- 9.Article Gen4 numéro=1 hiver 1987 113 Kampfgruppe 1624-1088 .
- 10.Article Tilt (magazine) Tilt Laurent Schwartz 37 décembre 1986 146 32 logiciels de wargame au tiltoscope .
- 11.Article en Computer Gaming World Mark Bausman 2 5 avril-mai 1985 21, 38 lang en Kampfgruppe: A Review 0744-6667 .
- 12.Article en Computer Gaming World numéro=5 5 novembre-décembre 1985 32 lang en Game of the Year 0744-6667 .
- 13.Article en Computer Gaming World numéro=45 mars 1988 44 lang en The CGW Hall of Fame 0744-6667 .
- 14.Article en Computer Gaming World numéro=146 novembre 1996 76 lang en 150 Best games of All Times 0744-6667 .
- 15.Article en Evan Brooks lang en War in Our Time: A Survey of Wargames From 1950-2000 Computer Gaming World 114 janvier 1994 203 0744-6667 .
- 16.Article en Evan Brooks lang en Brooks’ Book of Wargames: 1900-1950, A-P Computer Gaming World 110 septembre 1993 120 0744-6667 .
- 17.en Article en Jay Selover lang en BattleGroup & Mech Brigade Computer Gaming World 29 juin 1986 10-11, 43 0744-6667 .
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