Global War (video game)

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Global War
Publisher(s)Muse Software
Designer(s)Alan M. Boyd [1]
Platform(s)Apple II
Release1979

Global War is a 1979 video game published by Muse Software for the Apple II. It was written in Applesoft BASIC by Alan M. Boyd.[1]

Contents

Global War is a game involving the production of armies,[2] and is a clone of the tabletop board game Risk.[3]

Reception

Alan Isabelle reviewed Global War in The Space Gamer No. 34.[2] Isabelle commented that "The game has attractive features, but is not worth [the price]."[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Hague, James. "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers".
  2. ^ a b c Isabelle, Alan (December 1980). "Capsule Reviews". The Space Gamer (34). Steve Jackson Games: 35.
  3. ^ Joystick Soldiers: The Politics of Play in Military Video Games, page 30