Software:The Operational Art of War I: 1939–1955
| The Operational Art of War I: 1939–1955 | |
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| Developer(s) | TalonSoft |
| Publisher(s) | TalonSoft |
| Series | The Operational Art of War |
| Genre(s) | 1998 |
The Operational Art of War I: 1939–1955 is video game released in 1998, and is the first game in The Operational Art of War video game series.
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In the United States, The Operational Art of War sold 12,789 copies during 1998. These sales accounted for $555,681 in revenue that year.[3]
The Operational Art of War was named the best computer wargame of 1998 by Computer Gaming World,[2] PC Gamer US,[3] Computer Games Strategy Plus and GameSpot.[5][4] It was also nominated for IGN's "Best Strategy Game of the Year" prize, which ultimately went to StarCraft.[6] The editors of Computer Games wrote that the game "balances detail against flexibility; in our minds, it does this better than most."[4] Those of Computer Gaming World argued, "With its innovative combination of time, movement, and combat action, The Operational Art of War shows that there is still plenty of life left in serious wargames."[2]
In 1998, PC Gamer US declared The Operational Art of War the 50th-best computer game ever released, and the editors called it "nothing less than a masterpiece."[7]
References
- ↑ Dultz, Marc. "The Operational Art of War I". PC Games. Archived from the original on September 22, 1999. https://web.archive.org/web/19990922024307/http://pcgames.com/reviews/strategy/strategy_artwar.html.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Staff (April 1999). "Computer Gaming World's 1999 Premier Awards; CGW Presents the Best Games of 1998". Computer Gaming World (177): 90, 93, 96-105.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Staff (April 1999). "The Numbers Game; Does Award Winner = Best Seller?". PC Gamer US 6 (4): 50.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Staff (February 11, 1999). "The Best of 1998". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Archived from the original on February 3, 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20050203235412/http://cdmag.com/articles/017/163/best_of_year.html.
- ↑ Staff. "GameSpot's Best and Worst of 1998". GameSpot. Archived from the original on August 15, 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20000815235823/http://www.gamespot.com/features/awards1998/index.html.
- ↑ IGN Staff (January 29, 1999). "IGNPC's Best of 1998 Awards". IGN. Archived from the original on April 4, 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20020404002022/http://pc.ign.com/articles/066/066665p1.html.
- ↑ The PC Gamer Editors (October 1998). "The 50 Best Games Ever". PC Gamer US 5 (10): 86, 87, 89, 90, 92, 98, 101, 102, 109, 110, 113, 114, 117, 118, 125, 126, 129, 130.
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