- Storm Across Europe
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title= Storm Across Europe
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developer=Strategic Simulations (SSI)
publisher=Strategic Simulations (SSI)
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released= 1989
genre=Turn-based strategy
modes= single-player
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platforms=Commodore 64 ,Amiga ,IBM PC
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input="Storm Across Europe" is a
grand strategy computer game, originally released for theCommodore 64 and later for theAmiga andIBM PC . Released in 1989 byStrategic Simulations Inc. (SSI). It covers theWorld War II inEurope on a grand strategic scale between 1939 and1945 .Overview
Three major powers are playable:
Germany (Axis), theAllies and theSoviet Union . However,Germany cannot be played by the computer. In the game you are in charge of your chosen major power and its land, air and naval forces. You also control production and research of military equipment.The map covers Europe, North Africa and Middle East and the Baltic, North Sea, eastern Atlantic, Mediterranean, Black Sea and Persian Gulf. The map covers 224 areas and 37 different countries. Each area has different terrain (affecting combat), and possible manpower, raw materials and industry (needed for production and research).
Legacy
Storm Across Europe was the first computer game that had tried to cover World War II on a grand strategic scale. It could be seen as the grandfather of games that improved and refined the concept like
Clash of Steel and theHearts of Iron series.ee also
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Clash of Steel
*Hearts of Iron
*Hearts of Iron 2
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