Carriers at War (video game)

Carriers at War is the second game in the Carriers at War series, and was published in 1992 by Strategic Studies Group for DOS.

Carriers at War
Developer(s)Strategic Studies Group
Publisher(s)Strategic Studies Group
Platform(s)DOS
Release
Genre(s)Simulation, strategy

Gameplay

Carriers at War is a strategic war game which features historic, fictional, and random scenarios featuring the naval and air forces in the Pacific in World War II. The player controls either the U.S. (Allied) or Japanese forces (Axis).[1]

Reception
Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
CGWDOS: [2]
Dragon[1]

In 1992 Computer Gaming World reviewed the new DOS version of Carriers at War, which it described as having "only a superficial resemblance to its 8-bit predecessor" with a mouse-driven interface. The magazine praised the realism of combat including the fog of war, and liked the intelligence of the computer opponent while stating that a human was still better. It concluded that "CAW is the most accurate simulation of carrier warfare available and is by far the best for solitaire play. Players interested in the Pacific Theater of World War II should not miss it".[3] A 1993 survey by Computer Gaming World of wargames rated the revised version three-plus stars, criticizing the lack of a campaign.[2] In 1994 the magazine said that the DOS version "was a milestone in computer wargame history".[4] The game was reviewed in 1993 in Dragon #193 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewers gave the game 4 out of 5 stars.[1]

In 1996, Computer Gaming World declared Carriers at War the 90th-best computer game ever released.[5]

Reviews
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gollark: And I've never used BSON.
gollark: I used CBOR for things but it's kind of overcomplicated.
gollark: * my favourite

References
  1. Lesser, Hartley; Lesser, Patricia & Lesser, Kirk (May 1993). "The Role of Computers". Dragon (193): 57–63.
  2. Brooks, M. Evan (September 1993). "Brooks' Book of Wargames: 1900-1950, A-P". Computer Gaming World. p. 118. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  3. Proctor, Bob (December 1992). "Doing Admiral's Work in Carriers at War". Computer Gaming World. p. 134. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  4. Coleman, Terry Lee (June 1994). "Campaign Wishes And Carrier Dreams". Computer Gaming World. pp. 140, 142.
  5. Staff (November 1996). "150 Best (and 50 Worst) Games of All Time". Computer Gaming World (148): 63–65, 68, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80, 84, 88, 90, 94, 98.
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