Software:West Front (video game)
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| Developer(s) | TalonSoft |
| Publisher(s) | TalonSoft |
| Platform(s) | Windows |
| Release | 1998 |
| Genre(s) | Computer wargame |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
West Front is a 1998 computer wargame developed and published by TalonSoft.[1][2] It is the sequel to East Front and the second game in the Campaign series.
In 1999, West Front was followed by East Front II.
Gameplay
West Front is a computer wargame that simulates conflict during the Western Front of World War II and the North African campaign.[1]
Development
West Front was created with an updated version of the game engine from East Front, its direct predecessor.[2] It is the second entry in TalonSoft's Campaign series.[3]
Reception
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According to TalonSoft head Jim Rose, West Front's early sales were strong, and were on track to surpass the roughly 90,000 units sold by its predecessor.[6] By February 2000, the overall Campaign series had achieved global sales above 250,000 copies.[7]
The editors of GameSpot nominated West Front for their 1998 "Wargame of the Year" award, which ultimately went to TalonSoft's The Operational Art of War Vol. 1: 1939–1955. They called West Front "much improved" over its "disappointing" predecessor.[8]
Legacy
The second game in the Campaign series, West Front was followed by East Front II, Rising Sun and Divided Ground.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedpcgus - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "West Front Nears Retailers". GameSpot. November 12, 1998. http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_11/12_pc_wfront/index.html.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Udell, Scott (December 17, 1998). "West Front". Computer Games Strategy Plus. http://www.cdmag.com/articles/016/052/west_front_review.html.
- ↑ Cobb, Jim (March 1999). "Second Front". Computer Gaming World (176): 192–194.
- ↑ Cirulis, Martin E. (February 2, 1999). "PC Reviews; West Front". CNET Gamecenter. http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-2453,00.html.
- ↑ "TGN Interview with Talonsoft's Jim Rose". The Gamers Net. 1999. http://www.thegamers.net/articlearchives/interviews/J_Rose/index.html.
- ↑ "Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. Subsidiary TalonSoft Releases TalonSoft's Rising Sun" (Press release). New York City: TalonSoft. February 1, 2000. Archived from the original on June 20, 2000.CS1 maint: location (link)
- ↑ "GameSpot's Best and Worst of 1998". GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com:80/features/awards1998/index.html.
External links
- Official page (archived)
- West Front at MobyGames
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