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Dreadnoughts (video game)

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Dreadnoughts
Developer(s)Dr. Peter Turcan
Publisher(s)Turcan Research Systems
Platform(s)Amiga, Atari ST, Acorn Archimedes, MS-DOS
Release1992
Genre(s)Ship simulation, strategy

Dreadnoughts was a First World War naval strategy computer game by Turcan Research Systems, and available in Amiga, Atari ST, Acorn Archimedes and MS-DOS formats.

Gameplay

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Players could choose to play as The Royal Navy or Imperial German Navy and can re-fight several real and fantasy naval battles from the war including:-

Players may fight against each other, or against the computer and command their forces by typing in commands and sending them to the required ships or squadrons to carry out.

There was also an option to watch a computer v computer battle.

Reception

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A 1993 Computer Gaming World survey of wargames gave the game two-plus stars out of five, calling it "interesting, albeit very slow".[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Brooks, M. Evan (September 1993). "Brooks' Book of Wargames: 1900-1950, A-P". Computer Gaming World. p. 118. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
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