Software:ZuluWar!
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| Developer(s) | Incredible Simulations |
| Publisher(s) | Incredible Simulations |
| Designer(s) | Jeff Lapkoff, Dennis Bishop |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release | 1996 |
| Genre(s) | Computer wargame |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
ZuluWar! is a 1996 computer wargame published by Incredible Simulations. Designed by Jeff Lapkoff and Dennis Bishop, it simulates the Anglo-Zulu War.[1]
Gameplay
ZuluWar! is a computer wargame that simulates the Anglo-Zulu War from a strategic level. The player may control either the British Empire or Zulu Kingdom.[2]
Development
ZuluWar! was designed by Jeff Lapkoff and Dennis Bishop for Incredible Simulations,[1] a company owned by Lapkoff.[3] It follows the design trend in Lapkoff's earlier work, such as Custer's Last Command and Defend the Alamo, of focusing on losing battles.[2][3] It was the first computer wargame dedicated to the Anglo-Zulu War released since the 1980s,[2] and Lapkoff's first game developed for Microsoft Windows.[3]
Reception
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Computer Gaming World wargame columnist Terry Coleman offered ZuluWar! a positive review.[1] He later the game for his 1996 "Good Things Come in Small Packages" award, highlighting its "nice balance between historicity, play balance, simplicity, and fun."[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Coleman, Terry (October 1996). "The Washing of Spears". Computer Gaming World (147): 263–265.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedpcgamerus - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Udell, Scott (October 3, 1996). "ZuluWar! Review". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Archived from the original on October 7, 1997. https://web.archive.org/web/19971007211701/http://www.cdmag.com/war_vault/zuluwar_review/page1.html.
- ↑ Coleman, Terry (May 1997). "The Golden Hex Awards". Computer Gaming World (154): 193, 194.
External links
- Official page (archived)
- ZuluWar! at MobyGames
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