Warship
Warship is a 1986 computer wargame designed by Gary Grigsby and published by Strategic Simulations. It covers naval conflict during the Pacific War. In 1987, Grigsby followed Warship with Battle Cruiser, which reuses the gameplay system but expands the scope to cover both World War I and World War II.
Warship
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- 1986
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Warship is a 1986 computer wargame designed by Gary Grigsby and published by Strategic Simulations. It covers naval conflict during the Pacific War. In 1987, Grigsby followed Warship with Battle Cruiser, which reuses the gameplay system but expands the scope to cover both World War I and World War II.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Title — Warship • Publisher — Strategic Simulations • Designer — Gary Grigsby • Released — 1986 • Genre — Computer wargame • Platforms — Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Commodore 64 • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer
Gameplay
Gameplay
Warship is a computer wargame that simulates Asiatic-Pacific Theater naval surface combat during World War II. It is set between 1941 and 1945, and focuses on the conflict between Imperial Japan and the United Kingdom, United States and Netherlands. The game contains a "construction kit" that allows the player to create custom scenarios.
Development
Development
Warship was designed by Gary Grigsby and was released in 1986, the same year he launched Battle Group. It was published by Strategic Simulations.
Sequel
Sequel
Gary Grigsby designed a sequel to Warship entitled Battle Cruiser (1987), which carries over large parts of Warships system but covers both World War II and World War I.
Reception
Bob Proctor reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World, and stated that "there's not much wrong with this game. The subject may not be of interest to everyone but this game recreates the feel of nighttime surface combat better than any other game of any kind." In a 1988 Page 6 survey of wargames for Atari computers, writer M. Evan Brooks found that Warships poor documentation limited its appeal "to true naval aficionados and not to those with a marginal interest." In his similar 1989 computer wargame survey, J. L. Miller of Computer Play called the game "historically accurate and recommended for the naval buff."
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- 1.Article en Computer Gaming World Bob Proctor 37 mai 1987 36-37,51 lang en The Tokyo Express: Scenario for SSI's Warship 0744-6667 .
- 2.Article en Computer Gaming World Joseph S. McMaster 37 mai 1987 38-39,50 lang en Die Kriegsmarine: German Vessels for SSI's Warship 0744-6667 .
- 3.Article en Computer Gaming World Joseph S. McMaster 42 décembre 1987 36-38, 41 lang en Victory at Sea: A Common Sense Approach to SSI's Warship 0744-6667 .
- 4.Article en Computer Gaming World Bob Proctor 34 janvier-février 1987 52-54 lang en Warship 0744-6667 .
- 5.Carl Lund. Google.com.
- 6.Carl Lund. Google.com.
- 7.Carl Lund. Google.com.
- 8.en Article Computer Gaming World numéro=45 mars 1988 37 lang en A History of SSI Games 0744-6667 .
- 9.Carl Lund. Google.com.
- 10.Carl Lund. Google.com.
- 11.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 .
- 12.Article Gen4 6 novembre 1988 86 lang en Le monde de l’aventure : Warship 1624-1088 .
- 13.Article Jeux et Stratégie Michel Brassinne 54 décembre 1988 76 lang en Warship 0247-1124 .
- 14.Article Tilt (magazine) Tilt Laurent Schwartz 37 décembre 1986 146 32 logiciels de wargame au tiltoscope .
- 15.Article Tilt (magazine) Tilt Laurent Schwartz 37 décembre 1986 131-132 Dossier : Les fous de guerre - Warship .
- 16.Article en Analog Computing Steve Panak 56 juillet 1987 65-66 lang en Panak Strikes: Warship and Battle Crusier .
- 17.Article en Evan Brooks lang en Brooks’ Book of Wargames: 1900-1950, A-P Computer Gaming World 110 septembre 1993 120 0744-6667 .
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