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Tag: Computer War Games

Classic Computer Game Review: ‘Crusade in Europe’

Apr 21, 2022

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Alex Diaz-Granados

in Computer and Video Games, Crusade in Europe (1985 game), Crusade in Europe (Command Series game), MicroProse Software, Military History, Northwest Europe Campaign (1944-1945), World War II (1939-1945)

Crusade in Europe (1985) Genre: War/Strategy/Historical Simulation Setting: World War II, Northwest Europe Campaign (D-Day through Ardennes Counteroffensive, 1944-1945) Designed by: Sid Meier and Ed Bever, Ph.D Publisher: MicroProse Software, Inc. In 1985, MicroProse Software, Inc. published Crusade in Europe[1], a World War II-themed strategy game that allows you to play the role of a…
Old Gamers Never Die: Reliving Pickett’s Charge in ‘Ultimate General: Civil War’

Feb 20, 2022

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Alex Diaz-Granados

in Computer and Video Games, Computer Games, Game-Labs, Gaming, Strategy Games, Strategy Games, Ultimate General: Civil War

“The Civil War defined us as what we are and it opened us to being what we became, good and bad things… It was the crossroads of our being, and it was a hell of a crossroads.” ― Shelby Foote, The Civil War: A Narrative If you are a regular reader of A Certain Point…