Patton Strikes Back (PC, 1.2MB 5 1/4" Disk) GT Interactive Software - 1993 USA, Canada Release

Patton Strikes Back
Product ID	42725-00169
Product UPC	742725001695
Product ISBN	1-56893-056-9
Platform(s)	PC
Packaging	Retail Box
Media	1.2MB 5.25 Disk
Copyright date	1993
Publisher(s)	GT Interactive Software
Developer(s)	Chris Crawford
Category(s)	Entertainment, Simulation, Wargame, World War II Wargame
Country of Origin	United States of America

Description from the packaging.

Chris Crawford's Patton Strikes Back: The Battle of the Bulge

The drama of a documentary. The challenge of chess.

Patton Strikes Back plunges you into the chaos and confusion of World War II's decisive Battle of the Bulge.

As you play, you'll be bombarded by newsreels of digitized World War II film clips... battlefield photos and bulletins... along with dozens of historical anecdotes.

Yet, thanks to the elegantly simple command system, even a rookie can quickly take charge of either side. Like chess, the basic moves and strategies are easy to learn. But, also like chess, mastering the nuances can take a lifetime.

Patton Strikes Back is a radically new kind of strategy game: Historically credible without being incredibly complex. Endlessly exciting... but never mindless.

• "Heads up, now. Watch your strategy unfold on this knockout of a battlemap. Don't forget to use the landmark and supply line displays!"

• "Make your decision, Mein Herr. Do you wish to command the elite German Wehrmacht? Or the inept Americans? The choice is yours."

• "Achtung! To issue orders to your divisions, just point, click, and drag. To see which units already have orders, check the map. Verstehen Sie?"

• "Confused? Well, don't just stand there. Your best generals are standing by. So go ahead and ask us for advice... and you'd better follow it."

Game play features:

• On-call information displays show you the strength and readiness of each unit, supply lines, and more.

• Play with actual reinforcements and weather. Or choose random variations for fresh challenges.

• A barrage of digitized battle sounds and film footage. And enough "war stories" to fill a scrapbook.

• Five levels of difficulty. As your leadership skills improve, your enemy becomes more challenging.

Chris Crawford, the creator of Patton Strikes Back, is perhaps America's best-known name in the field of strategic game design.

Among other items, he has designed Eastern Front, Balance of Power, Balance of the Planet and Patton Vs. Rommel.

Crawford is also author of The Art of Computer Game Design and editor of The Journal of Computer Game Design.

System Requirements

PC MS-DOS 3.0
Required CPU	AT 286
Required RAM	640K
Req. Hard Drive	3MB Free
Recommend Mouse	Yes
Recommend Audio	AdLib SoundBlaster
Supported Video	VGA

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Links

• Mobygames