Naked War
| Naked War | |
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| Developer(s) | Zee3 |
| Publisher(s) | Zee3 |
| Programmer(s) | Ste and John Pickford |
| Series | Naked War |
| Engine | Scaffold |
| Platform(s) | Windows |
| Release | October 2006 |
| Genre(s) | turn-based strategy Play-by-mail game |
| Mode(s) | Two-player |
Naked War is a 2006 turn-based strategy video game for two players, developed by Ste and John Pickford.[1][2]
In 2011 it was made free to download.[3][4][5]
Gameplay[edit]
Each player takes the role of a military commander controlling a squad of four soldiers on an island. A player issues orders then hits the 'send' button to send the turn to his opponent, before watching the results on his PC. The opposing player receives the turn as an email attachment. Each turn takes about four minutes.[6]
Reception[edit]
Naked War
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 83/100[7] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Eurogamer | 8/10[8] |
| GamesTM | 90% |
| PC Format | 82% |
| PC Gamer (UK) | 80%[9] |
| PC Zone | 85% |
In 2011, it was listed in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "PC Gamer". GP Publications. November 24, 2007 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Interview: Meet Naked War, The Wii Advance Wars Beater That Never Was". Nintendo Life. July 9, 2014. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
- ^ Purchese, Robert (January 21, 2011). "Pickford Brothers' Naked War now free". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 2014-07-10. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ^ "Pickfords switch Naked War to free-play". December 11, 2008. Archived from the original on December 5, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
- ^ "Five Years of Service, Naked War Now Even Freer!". www.gamasutra.com.
- ^ "The Pickford Brothers Launch Naked War". GamesIndustry.biz. 9 October 2006.
- ^ "Naked War". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 2020-11-28. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ^ McCarthy, Dave (October 9, 2006). "Naked War". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on September 10, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
- ^ Gillen, Kieron (December 4, 2007). "The Naked (War) Developer". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Archived from the original on July 27, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
- ^ Mott, Tony (December 5, 2011). 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die: You Must Play Before You Die. Octopus. ISBN 9781844037155 – via Google Books.
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