Software:Desert Rats vs. Afrika Korps

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Desert Rats vs. Afrika Korps
Desert Rats vs. Afrika Korps EU CD Cover.jpg
European cover art
Developer(s)Digital Reality
Publisher(s)
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Release
  • NA: March 30, 2004[1]
  • EU: April 8, 2004
Genre(s)Real-time tactics
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Desert Rats vs. Afrika Korps, released as Afrika Korps vs. Desert Rats outside the UK and U.S., is a real-time tactics game that is based on the North African campaign of World War II. The single player missions are playable as the German Afrika Korps or the British Desert Rats. There is also an option for online multiplayer.

Gameplay

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic70/100[2]
Review scores
PublicationScore
CGW3/5 stars[3]
Game Informer6/10[4]
GameSpot6.6/10[5]
GameSpy3/5 stars[6]
IGN7.2/10[7]
PC Format68%[8]
PC Gamer (UK)79%[9]
PC Gamer (US)74%[10]
PC Zone70%[11]
X-Play3/5 stars[12]

The game received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Desert Rats vs. Afrika Korps rolls out" (in en-US). https://www.gamespot.com/articles/desert-rats-vs-afrika-korps-rolls-out/1100-6092531/. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Desert Rats vs. Afrika Korps for PC Reviews". Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/desert-rats-vs-afrika-korps/critic-reviews/?platform=pc. Retrieved April 13, 2012. 
  3. McDonald, Thomas L. (July 2004). "Desert Rats vs. Afrika Korps". Computer Gaming World (240): 71. http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_240.pdf. Retrieved September 8, 2017. 
  4. Biessener, Adam (June 2004). "Desert Rats Vs. Afrika Korps". Game Informer (134): 135. 
  5. Parker, Sam (April 1, 2004). "Desert Rats vs. Afrika Korps Review". https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/desert-rats-vs-afrika-korps-review/1900-6092750/. Retrieved September 8, 2017. 
  6. Durham Jr., Joel (April 19, 2004). "GameSpy: Desert Rats Vs. Afrika Korps". GameSpy. http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/desert-rats-vs-afrika-korps/507129p1.html. Retrieved September 8, 2017. 
  7. Butts, Steve (April 7, 2004). "Desert Rats vs. Afrika Korps Review". http://www.ign.com/articles/2004/04/08/desert-rats-vs-afrika-korps-review. Retrieved September 8, 2017. 
  8. Dean, Paul (May 2004). "Desert Rats vs. Afrika Korps". PC Format (161). Archived from the original on August 12, 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20040812104543/http://www.pcformat.co.uk/reviews/default.asp?pagetypeid=2&articleid=30549&subsectionid=680. Retrieved September 8, 2017. 
  9. "Desert Rats vs. Afrika Korps". PC Gamer UK. May 2004. 
  10. "Desert Rats vs. Afrika Korps". PC Gamer: 66. June 2004. 
  11. "PC Review: Desert Rats vs. Afrika Korps". PC Zone. May 2004. 
  12. Jackson, Jonah (June 8, 2004). "Desert Rats vs. Afrika Korps (PC) Review". X-Play. Archived from the original on August 12, 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20040812172058/http://www.g4techtv.com/xplay/features/801/Desert_Rats_vs_Afrika_Korps_PC_Review.html. Retrieved September 8, 2017. 

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