This are some of the Old Retro War Games
THE GREAT ESCAPE
YEAR: 1986 DEVELOPER: DENTON DESIGNS GENRE: ADVENTURE
Who cares if it had little in common with the film it was based on? The Great Escapewas a superb isometric adventure from Denton Designs that still plays brilliantly today. Unlike many other war games, you’re actually a prisoner who is trying to escape his German captors. You do this by sneaking around the grounds, retrieving specific items and following the daily routines of your fellow prisoners
BLUE MAX
YEAR: 1983
DEVELOPER: SYNAPSE SOFTWARE
GENRE: SHOOT 'EM UP
Zaxxonwas an extremely popular arcade blaster, so it was only a matter of time before we got a home equivalent. Blue Maxis one of the best, replacing the futuristic ship with a Sopwith Camel and the Zaxxontheme tune with Rule Britannia. It’s a fast-paced shooter that allowsyou to change altitude as you weave your way past enemy fighters and take out strategicallyplaced bomb targets. A highly satisfying blaster
RED BARON
YEAR: 1980
DEVELOPER: ATARI INC
GENRE: FLYING
This is one of the earliest videogames set in a World War and in some respects plays like an earlier version of Atari’s smash hit Star Wars. Playing a bi-plane pilot you must take down incoming enemy planes, while avoiding their return fire. It’s effectively Battlezonein the sky and shares the same vector graphics hardware. It’s not aged as well as theaforementioned Star Wars, but proved to be a lot of fun when it turned up in Game Room.
RETURN FIRE
YEAR: 1995
DEVELOPER: SILENT SOFTWARE INC
GENRE: RTS
A thrilling game of capture-the-flag that becomes
amazingly tense when played against a second
player. Single-player was less exciting, as there
was no proper AI in place, but the beautifully
balanced multiplayer mode more than made up
for it. It was later released on PlayStation and PC
1942
YEAR: 1984
DEVELOPER: CAPCOM
GENRE: PLANE SHOOTER
Predesseccor of famous 1945. This fantastic shooter is set in the Pacific Theatre of World War II and focusses on you shooting down enemy fighters. There’s only a single power-up on offer, but well designed
attack waves and a variety of aircraft and ships ensures that the action remains fast and furious. It has spawned numerous sequels over the years, with the most recent being 1942: Joint Strike, released in 200
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