Software:Battle of Britain (1999 video game)

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Battle of Britain
Battle of Britain 1999 video game box.png
Developer(s)TalonSoft
Publisher(s)TalonSoft
Designer(s)Gary Grigsby, Keith Brors
Platform(s)Windows
Release
Genre(s)Grand strategy wargame
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Battle of Britain is a 1999 computer wargame developed and published by TalonSoft. It was designed by Gary Grigsby and Keith Brors.[2]

Gameplay

Set in World War II, Battle of Britain is a computer wargame that simulates the conflict between Germany and the United Kingdom during the Battle of Britain. [2]

Development

Battle of Britain was developed by TalonSoft and was designed by Gary Grigsby and Keith Brors.[3] The pair had previously co-created the Steel Panthers series at Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI), but had left the company in late 1997 to join TalonSoft, with the stated goal of making a wargame based on the Battle of Britain.[4] It was planned as the pair's first of three games for TalonSoft,[5] and was originally entitled Battle of Britain 1941 and set for a release date of August 1998.[6] According to Alan Dunkin of GameSpot, the game was envisioned as a semi-remake of Grigsby's earlier game U.S.A.A.F. - United States Army Air Force.[2] It was Grigsby's first attempt at an air-combat title since U.S.A.A.F.; the subject matter was relatively rare in computer wargames at the time.[7] Grigsby and Brors developed the game while simultaneously working on a fourth Steel Panthers game at SSI.[8]

The game was Grigsby's first game developed for Microsoft Windows.[9]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
GameRankings70%[10]
Review scores
PublicationScore
CGSP2.5/5 stars[12]
CGW4/5 stars[13]
GamePro3.5/5 stars[14]
GameSpot7.7/10[2]
GameStar35%[15]
Jeuxvideo.com12/20[17]
PC Gamer (US)70%[3]
PC Games52%[18]

According to David Chong of Computer Games Strategy Plus, critical reactions toward the game were "lukewarm",[19] as it received above-average reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[10] Reviewing the game for PC Gamer US, William R. Trotter concluded, "There's a lot to admire in the depth and accuracy of this simulation, but you'd better be a serious student of the World War Two air war. For everyone else, it may just be too much work."[3]

Legacy

In late 1999, the game received a "follow-up" game from TalonSoft, entitled 12 O'Clock High: Bombing the Reich. It was again designed by Gary Grigsby and Keith Brors.[20] It reused the game engine from Battle of Britain.[19] In 2009, publisher Matrix Games reworked and re-released the game and 12 O'Clock High together as Gary Grigsby's Eagle Day to Bombing the Reich.[21]

References

  1. ↑ Gentry, Perry (March 12, 1999). "What's in Stores Next Week". CNET. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20000817175023/http://www.gamecenter.com/News/Item/0,3,0-2566,00.html. Retrieved March 24, 2021. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Dunkin, Alan (May 4, 1999). "Battle of Britain Review [date mislabeled as "May 1, 2000""]. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on October 30, 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20041030101745/http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/battleofbritain/review.html. Retrieved March 24, 2021. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Trotter, William R. (July 1999). "Battle of Britain". PC Gamer (Imagine Media) 6 (7): 126. https://archive.org/details/pcgamer199907/page/n129/mode/2up. Retrieved March 24, 2021. 
  4. ↑ PC Gamer staff (December 12, 1997). "Grigsby Joins TalonSoft". PC Gamer (Imagine Media). Archived from the original on February 18, 1998. https://web.archive.org/web/19980218070342/http://www.pcgamer.com/news/news-1997-12-08.html. 
  5. ↑ Dunkin, Alan (January 26, 1998). "War Games Update [date mislabeled as "April 28, 2000""]. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 3, 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20000603063323/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_01/26_strategy/index.html. Retrieved March 24, 2021. 
  6. ↑ Coleman, Terry (March 1998). "TalonSoft Signs Hall-of-Famer Gary Grigsby". Computer Gaming World (Ziff Davis) (164): 44. http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_164.pdf. Retrieved March 24, 2021. 
  7. ↑ Udell, Scott (September 14, 1998). "Battle of Britain (Preview)". Strategy Plus, Inc.. Archived from the original on February 5, 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20050205230925/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/014/071/battle_of_britain_preview.html. 
  8. ↑ Coleman, Terry (August 1999). "Free Agency". Computer Gaming World (Ziff Davis) (181): 166. http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_181.pdf. Retrieved March 24, 2021. 
  9. ↑ CGW staff (September 1998). "100+ Hot New Games (Battle of Britain)". Computer Gaming World (Ziff Davis) (170): 153. http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_170.pdf. Retrieved March 24, 2021. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Battle of Britain (1999) for PC". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 11, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190511194717/https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/90055-battle-of-britain-1999/index.html. Retrieved March 24, 2021. 
  11. ↑ Dultz, Marc (March 23, 1999). "Battle of Britain". CNET. Archived from the original on October 16, 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20001016173010/http://gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-2595,00.html. 
  12. ↑ Chick, Tom (April 19, 1999). "Battle of Britain". Strategy Plus, Inc.. Archived from the original on March 4, 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20030304165640/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/019/052/bob_review.html. Retrieved March 24, 2021. 
  13. ↑ Case, Loyd (August 1999). "Spreadsheets and Spitfires (Battle of Britain Review)". Computer Gaming World (Ziff Davis) (181): 145. 
  14. ↑ Brenesal, Barry (1999). "Battle of Britain Review for PC on GamePro.com". GamePro (IDG Entertainment). Archived from the original on January 13, 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20050113233155/http://gamepro.com/computer/pc/games/reviews/712.shtml. Retrieved March 25, 2021. 
  15. ↑ "Battle of Britain" (in de). GameStar (Webedia). August 1999. 
  16. ↑ "Battle of Britain" (in fr). Génération 4 (124): 180. July 1999. http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Generation%204/generation4_numero124/Page%20180.jpg. Retrieved March 25, 2021. 
  17. ↑ Kornifex (August 24, 1999). "Test: Battle Of Britain" (in fr). Webedia. https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00000023_test.htm. Retrieved March 25, 2021. 
  18. ↑ "Battle of Britain" (in de). PC Games (Computec). September 1999. 
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Chong, David (December 12, 1999). "12 O'Clock High: Bombing the Reich". Strategy Plus, Inc.. Archived from the original on April 6, 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20050406150444/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/024/187/12och_review.html. 
  20. ↑ Fudge, James (November 1, 1999). "12 O'Clock High: Bombing the Reich Released". Strategy Plus, Inc.. Archived from the original on April 6, 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20050406130807/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/024/003/12.html. 
  21. ↑ Levandowski, Larry (November 24, 2009). "Eagle Day to Bombing the Reich". World History Group. Archived from the original on June 3, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100603082614/http://armchairgeneral.com/eagle-day-to-bombing-the-reich-pc-game-review.htm. 

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