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Battles in Normandy
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| Battles in Normandy | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Strategic Studies Group |
| Publisher(s) | Strategic Studies Group |
| Platform(s) | Windows |
| Release | 15 September 2004 |
| Genre(s) | Turn-based strategy video game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Battles in Normandy is a 2004 computer game. It is part of the Strategic Studies Group's Decisive Battles series.
Setting
It is a turn-based game set in World War II.[1]
Critical reception
GameSpot gave the game a star rating of 4 out of 5. It describes the game in the following way "Take one of the best operational-level World War II wargame engines ever devised, improve it, and cross it with one of the most compelling campaigns in military history, and you get Battles in Normandy, the latest entry in SSG's Decisive Battles series."[2]
The editors of Computer Gaming World named Battles in Normandy the 2004 "War Game of the Year". They wrote, "This operational-level look at the Normandy campaign is probably the best war game on the market and is a must-have for any war gamer's collection."[3]
The game was the winner of the Best 20th Century+ PC Game Charles Roberts Award in 2004.[4] Its release date was 15 September 2004.[5][1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matrixgames.com
- ↑ GameSpot[|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
- ↑ Editors of CGW (March 2005). "2004 Games of the Year". Computer Gaming World (249): 56–67.
- ↑ "2004 CSR Award Winners". ConsimWorld. 2005-08-08. Archived from the original on 2005-08-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20050812030406/http://www.consimworld.com/archives/000581.html.
- ↑ CNET
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