Organization:The War College: Universal Military Simulator 3
| The War College: Universal Military Simulator 3 | |
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| Developer(s) | Intergalactic Development |
| Publisher(s) | GameTek |
| Platform(s) | DOS |
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| Genre(s) | Computer wargame |
The War College: Universal Military Simulator 3 is a 1996 computer wargame developed by Intergalactic Development and published by GameTek.[2] It is the sequel to The Universal Military Simulator and UMS II.
Gameplay
The War College is a computer wargame that simulates four battles from different historical periods: the Battle of Pharsalus, Battle of Antietam, Battle of Austerlitz and Battle of Tannenberg.[2] The game eschews the traditional hex map format in favor of free unit movement based on algorithmic data.[2][3]
Reception
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According to designer Ezra Sidran, The War College's sales were hurt by the closure of the game's publisher. He wrote in 2016, "To this day I have no idea how many units it sold. We never got a royalty statement."[5]
William R. Trotter was largely positive toward the game in his review for PC Gamer US, dubbing it "a mature, deep, thoughtful simulation that embodies a radical departure from the wargaming norm".[2] Barry Brenesal of PC Games was less impressed: "this simulation's sum doesn't live up to the promise of its parts", he argued.[3] In Computer Game Review, Scott Gehrs wrote, "While I cannot say that The War College is a title that everyone will like, I can say that for the serious war strategist or student of military history, The War College is the place to study."[4]
References
- ↑ "Online Gaming Review". 1997-02-27. http://www.ogr.com/news/news0596.html.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Trotter, William R. (July 1996). "War College". PC Gamer US. Archived from the original on March 12, 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20000312002255/http://www.pcgamer.com/reviews/1143.html.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Brenesal, Barry (July 1996). "The War College". PC Games. Archived from the original on October 18, 1996. https://web.archive.org/web/19961018135321/http://www.pcgamesmag.com/games/Jul96/war796.html.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Gehrs, Scott (July 1996). "The War College". Computer Game Review. Archived from the original on December 21, 1996. https://web.archive.org/web/19961221191519/http://www.nuke.com/cgr/reviews/9607/warcol/warcol.htm.
- ↑ Sidran, Ezra (November 17, 2016). "A Wargame 55 Years in the Making". General Staff. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201022051720/https://www.general-staff.com/a-wargame-55-years-in-the-making/.
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