Historical war sims are the forebears of modern gaming. In one way or another, the hobby of re-enacting great battles of the past has given rise to chess, Dungeons and Dragons and modern computer role-playing and strategy games.
Yet, no matter how popular the spinoffs, most modern incarnations of war sims remain niche-market games, trailing by far in popularity their fantasy-laden progeny. Why? Well, there are many reasons and, ...
Written on September 22, 2004 | Posted in
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Set across two campaigns and 20 missions, Desert Rats vs. Afrika Korps offers players the opportunity to play the role of friend or foe as they follow the destinies of English and German heroes who were once friends but who now must fight each other in war. Players engage in missions ranging from recon operations and escort missions to large-scale sieges of desert fortresses. As they play, they can view the battlefield from any perspective ...
Written on March 31, 2004 | Posted in
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FROM THE PRESS RELEASE
Encore, a majority-owned subsidiary of Navarre Corporation and Monte Cristo Games., today announced that Desert Rats vs. Afrika Korps has shipped to retail stores in North America.
This 3D tactical strategy game recreates some of the epic battles between British and German forces during the North African campaign of WWII. Desert Rats vs. Afrika Korps offers players the chance to follow the destinies of English or German commanders, once friends but now enemies ...
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FROM THE PRESS RELEASE
Encore, a majority-owned subsidiary of Navarre Corporation (NASDAQ: NAVR), today announced that it has signed an exclusive agreement with Paris-based developer and publisher Monte Cristo to publish Desert Rats vs. Afrika Korps, a tactical real-time strategy game inspired by campaigns waged in North Africa during World War II. Under the agreement, Encore is managing sales, distribution and marketing for the game in the U.S. and Canada, while Monte Cristo is producing the ...
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