Software:West Front (video game)

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Short description: 1998 computer wargame
West Front
TalonSoft's West Front game box cover.png
Developer(s)TalonSoft
Publisher(s)TalonSoft
Platform(s)Windows
Release1998
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

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
CGSP4/5 stars[3]
CGW4/5 stars[4]
CNET Gamecenter9/10[5]

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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named pcgus
  2. ↑ 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. ↑ 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. 
  4. ↑ Cobb, Jim (March 1999). "Second Front". Computer Gaming World (176): 192–194. 
  5. ↑ Cirulis, Martin E. (February 2, 1999). "PC Reviews; West Front". CNET Gamecenter. http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-2453,00.html. 
  6. ↑ "TGN Interview with Talonsoft's Jim Rose". The Gamers Net. 1999. http://www.thegamers.net/articlearchives/interviews/J_Rose/index.html. 
  7. ↑ "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)
  8. ↑ "GameSpot's Best and Worst of 1998". GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com:80/features/awards1998/index.html. 

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