War in Russia
War in Russia is a 1984 computer wargame developed and published by Strategic Simulations for the Apple II and Atari 8-bit computers. It was designed by Gary Grigsby. Grigsby later built on War in Russia with his project Second Front: Germany Turns East (1990), initially planned as a remake of the game.
War in Russia
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- 1984
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War in Russia is a 1984 computer wargame developed and published by Strategic Simulations for the Apple II and Atari 8-bit computers. It was designed by Gary Grigsby. Grigsby later built on War in Russia with his project Second Front: Germany Turns East (1990), initially planned as a remake of the game.
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Second Front then supplied the foundation for Gary Grigsby's War in Russia (1993), another successor product.
Key facts
Key facts
• Title — War in Russia • Developer — Strategic Simulations • Publisher — Strategic Simulations • Designer — Gary Grigsby • Released — April 15, 1984 • Genre — Computer wargame • Platforms — Apple II, Atari 8-bit
Gameplay
Gameplay
War in Russia is a computer wargame that simulates the Eastern Front during World War II at the division scale. It covers the conflict from 1941 to 1945. Because of its scope and complexity, it is classified as a monster wargame.
Development
Development
War in Russia was designed by Gary Grigsby and released in 1984, the same year he launched Objective: Kursk and Reforger '88.
Reception
Reception
In a 1985 survey of computer wargames for Current Notes, M. Evan Brooks called War in Russia the definitive monster wargame and "another essential addition to the Wargamer's Library", despite noting the challenge of its large scope and the flaws with its artificial intelligence. In his 1989 survey of computer wargames, J. L. Miller of Computer Play recommended War in Russia, which he found highly detailed and "much more complex" than Strategic Studies Group's competing product Russia: The Great War in the East 1941–1945. However, he said that it contained "more flaws as well" and noted that "the AI does not handle the later stages of the war well".
Legacy
Legacy
According to Computer Gaming Worlds Alan Emrich, War in Russia "was the first monster wargame for the computer, a triumph of scale, subject matter and head-to-head play via e-email." War in Russia was among the first inductees into Computer Gaming Worlds "Hall of Fame" section in 1988. In 1996, Computer Gaming World declared War in Russia the 126th-best computer game ever released. The magazine's wargame columnist Terry Coleman named it his pick for the 14th-best computer wargame released by late 1996. Gary Grigsby built on War in Russia in Second Front: Germany Turns East, which was at first planned as a straight remake of the game. He subsequently built on Second Front with Gary Grigsby's War in Russia.
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- 1.Article Tilt (magazine) Tilt Laurent Schwartz 37 décembre 1986 129 Dossier : Les fous de guerre – War in Russia .
- 2.en Article Computer Gaming World Tom Cheche 3 4 août 1984 14-15 lang en War in Russia: The View From a Playtester 0744-6667 .
- 3.en Article Computer Game Forum Robin A. Hood 1 automne 1983 20-21 lang en Two Player Computer Postal Games .
- 4.Article Jeux et Stratégie numéro=31 février-mars 1985 49 War in Russia .
- 5.Article en Bob Curtin lang en War in Russia Analog Computing 32 juillet 1985 68-69 .
- 6.Article en lang en Hobby and Industry News Computer Gaming World 4 3 juin 1984 16, 43 0744-6667 .
- 7.Article en lang en A History of SSI Games Computer Gaming World 45 mars 1988 37 0744-6667 .
- 8.Article Evan Brooks Kilobyte Was Here! An Annoted Bibliography of World War II Simulations anglais Computer Gaming World 37 mai 1987 6-7, 48 0744-6667 .
- 9.Article Jeux et Stratégie numéro=Hors Série 3 1986 94-95 Wargames : War in Russia .
- 10.Article Tilt (magazine) Tilt Laurent Schwartz 37 décembre 1986 146 32 logiciels de wargame au tiltoscope .
- 11.en Article Computer Gaming World numéro=45 mars 1988 44 lang en The CGW Hall of Fame 0744-6667 .
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