Over the Reich

Over the Reich
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Developer(s)	Big Time Software
Publisher(s)	Avalon Hill
Designer(s)	Charles Moylan J. D. Webster
Artist(s)	Stephen Holmes
Composer(s)	Charles Moylan
Engine	Proprietary
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows Macintosh
Release date(s)	NA September 30, 1996 EU 1996
Genre(s)	Strategy
Mode(s)	Single-player Multiplayer
Media/distribution	CD-ROM
System requirements Pentium or better with Windows 95/98/2000/XP/Vista/7 (Windows version) Mac OS 8 or better (Macintosh version)

Over the Reich is a 1996 strategy computer game for personal computers operating the Microsoft Windows operating system. The game was only released in North America.

Gameplay

Players can play as either Nazi Germany, the United States of America, or as Great Britain. This game combines dogfighting with the strategic manoeuvers as the player must position his airplanes to destroy his enemies. A mostly classical music soundtrack (with some wartime radio music) helps provide ambiance for the aerial settings. This game would eventually have a prequel called Achtung Spitfire! in 1997. Missions range from trying to liberate Nazi-occupied France by air power to attacking the German military power in the heart of Germany itself. The main menu resembled a vintage World War Two hangar with difficulty levels ranging from Cadet (allowing new gamers to dive directly into the game) to Flight Commander (where incidentals like altitude, speed, and velocity have to be manually controlled).

Creating results that are worse than expected will result in somber music. However, achieving results that are better expected will result in swing music being played. Music played during combat is Ride of the Valkyries by Richard Wagner.

References

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