Posts tagged software release
Zulus on the Ramparts! HD
New from Victory Point Games. Zulus on the Ramparts! HD for the iPhone/iPad is modeled after the popular boardgame. Price: $7.99. [App store]
Tank Battle: North Africa
New from Hunted Cow Studios. Tank Battle: North Africa recreates the North African theatre of war at the height of the conflict in World War II. Players take control of British and American units and must lead the allies to victory in a series of challenging attacks, raids, defensive actions and battles. Price: $1.99 [available at App Store | related story]
Battle of the Bulge [App]
New from Shenandoah Studio and available on iTunes. Battle of the Bulge is a long-anticipated, turn-based simulation of the largest battle the U.S. Army ever fought. Lead Axis panzers to the strategic Meuse River, or command the desperate Allied forces containing their advance. Pinch & zoom in on a single unit, or out to see the entire battlefield. Play face-to-face against a friend, online through Game Center, or match wits with challenging computer opponents. Designer John Butterfield distilled the urgency and drama of the battle into an elegant, fast-paced game system with fast turns and deep strategy. This game will run on all versions of the Apple iPad, and the iPad Mini. Price: $9.99. [press release | Buy App]
Phantom Leader for iPad
New from Dan Verssen Games. Phantom Leader places you in command of a US Air Force or US Navy Tactical Fighter squadron in Vietnam between 1964 and 1972. You must not only destroy the targets but you must also balance the delicate political repercussions of your attacks. If you strike too hard, your air offensive might be put on hold — or if you strike to light, you’ll be blamed for losing the war. This iOS release is based on the popular boardgame, Phantom Leader Deluxe. Price: $14.99. Apple iPad 2 or later required. [related story]
Scourge of War: Chancellorsville
New from Matrix Games. Scourge of War: Chancellorsville is the sequel to Scourge of War: Gettysburg and the latest release in the Scourge of War series and is a full stand-alone title. The game offers twenty historical or alternate history single player scenarios set in the midst of the bloody action of the Battle of Chancellorsville, in which the Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia defeated a Union army twice its size. Price: $29.99 (download), $39.99 (boxed).
Civil War: 1863
New from Hunted Cow Studios. Civil War: 1863 marks the publishers’ second iOS strategy game, where you can relive iconic battles of the American Civil War. Take command of both the Union and Confederate forces in this exciting turn-based strategy game from the developers behind the international top-selling Tank Battle: 1944. Introductory Price: $1.99 (for iPhone/iPad).
Strategic War in Europe
New from Slitherine and Matrix Games. Strategic War in Europe is a turn-based, grand strategy computer game covering the War in Europe. Players will be able to select one or more of the 25 nations across three World War II alliances in Strategic War in Europe to command across a large full-scale map. With Strategic War in Europe players won’t have to worry about being overwhelmed with extreme map sizes and sections, perfect for new players and quicker multiplayer games. OS Platforms: XP, Vista, 7. Download Price: $14.99.
Siege of Leningrad
New from War-game-programming and Stephen Cole. Siege of Leningrad is a computer game covering the initial attempts by Army Group North to take Leningrad in 1941 to the final lifting of the siege in January 1944 in five historical and one hypothetical scenario. The game is a completely updated version of the game originally published in Jagdpanther in 1977. Units are mostly divisions and corps. German divisions can breakdown to regiments or kampf groups at any time. Special rules cover fortified areas, air power, bombardment and Russian augmentation. The game is very suitable for solitaire play. Download the free demo that covers Operation Spark. Platform: Windows XP or later. Price: $15.
Crassus in Aquitania
New from War-game-programming. Crassus in Aquitania is a computer game covering the campaign of one of Caesar’s lieutenants to subdue the rebelling tribes of the Aquitania area of Gaul. The game features unlimited stacking and a battle board system to resolve combat. The game has special rules for hill forts (Opidiums), sieges, artillery, ambushes, concealed forces, retreat before combat, cavalry charges, desertion, force marching, leaders and more. The game has tremendous replay value as setup locations, setup forces, and tribal recruitment are all variable. Price: $12. Platform: Windows XP or later.
The Fall of Idi Amin: The Last King of Scotland
New software release from War-game-programming. The Fall of Idi Amin: The Last King of Scotland, is a low-complexity, operational simulation of the fighting between Uganda and her Tanzanian neighbor in 1978 and 1979 which ultimately sent Amin fleeing Uganda and left in its wake a bloody civil war. This game covers the entire area of the conflict which matched a small professional army against a large militia army in a war where supplies were often the key to victory. Demo (free) and full versions are available for downloading at wargamedownloads.com. Requires Windows XP or later. Price: $12.
Napoleonic Battles: Campaign Leipzig
New from John Tiller Software. Napoleonic Battles: Campaign Leipzig covers the Fall campaign of 1813 and the massive battle of the nations around Leipzig. Windows XP, Vista, or 7 required. Download Price: $39.95.
Unity of Command
New from Matrix Games and developer, 2x2 Games. Unity of Command is a turn-based game of strategy that lets you replay the epic conflict that was the Stalingrad Campaign of World War II. System Requirements: XP, Vista, Windows 7. Price: $29.99 (download) or $39.99 (boxed edition).
Battle for Moscow Freeware
War-Game-Programming.com is please to announce that Frank Chadwick’s Public Domain Battle of Moscow game is now available for free download (requires 32bit color and aminimum screen resolution of ~1200x800)
Squad Battles: Falklands
New from John Tiller Software. Squad Battles: Falklands lets you recreate this short, but sharp war between Great Britain and Argentina over what boiled down to little more than national honor. System Requirements: Windows XP, Vista, 7. Price: $39.95.
Battle of the Bulge
New from White Dog Games. Battle of the Bulge is a computer simulation of the desperate German offensive in the west. Play person against person or against the computer. Both Allied and German AI options. German AI has three levels of difficulty: Easy, Medium and Hard. Special rules cover weather, muddy roads, air support and variants for German strength levels. Price: $12.95 (Vista or Windows XP).
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