Galaxy (video game)
Galaxy is a 1981 video game published by Avalon Hill and developed by Microcomputer Games for the Apple II, TRS-80, Atari 8-bit family, Commodore PET, Commodore 64, IBM PC compatibles, FM-7, and Texas Instruments TI-99/4A. It was originally published as Galactic Empires by Powersoft, Inc. in 1979.[1]
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Developer(s) | Microcomputer Games |
Publisher(s) | Powersoft, Inc / Avalon Hill |
Designer(s) | Thomas Cleaver |
Platform(s) | Apple II, Atari 8-bit, PET, Commodore 64, IBM PC, FM-7, TI-99/4A |
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Genre(s) | Simulation, Strategy |
Contents
Galaxy is a strategy game of galactic conquest for 1-20 players, in which the object is to own the most planets at the end of a number of turns preselected by the players.[2]
Reception
Bruce Webster reviewed Galactic Empires in The Space Gamer No. 31.[3] Webster commented that "It is one of the five best computer games and easily the best multi-player computer game I've ever seen."[3]
Dana Holm reviewed Galaxy in The Space Gamer No. 61.[2] Holm commented that "In the multi-player computer games market, there are not that many games. This is a welcome addition to that collection."[2]
References
- "Galaxy: Designer's Notes" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. Vol. 2 no. 1. Jan–Feb 1982.CS1 maint: date format (link)
- Holm, Dana (March 1983). "Capsule Reviews". The Space Gamer. Steve Jackson Games (61): 41.
- Webster, Bruce (September 1980). "Featured Review: Galactic Empires". The Space Gamer. Steve Jackson Games (31): 14–15.