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1984 video game
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1984 video game
Reforger '88
Developer(s)Strategic Simulations
Publisher(s)Strategic Simulations
Designer(s)Gary Grigsby
Platform(s)Apple II, Atari 8-bit
Release1984
Genre(s)Computer wargame

Reforger '88 is a computer wargame designed by Gary Grigsby and published by Strategic Simulations in 1984. It takes place in a near-future setting and covers a hypothetical conflict between NATO and Warsaw Pact nations.

Gameplay

Reforger '88 is a computer wargame that simulates the hypothetical invasion of West Germany by the Warsaw Pact alliance, met with retaliation by NATO forces.

Development

Reforger '88 was designed by Gary Grigsby and released in 1984, the same year he launched Objective: Kursk and War in Russia. Reforger was built with the game engine and mechanics from Kursk.

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
Computer Play6.08/10
Current Notes

Jasper Sylvester reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World, and stated that "Reforger '88 is an excellent game using a free-flowing and user-friendly system which is satisfying to play from the initial boot to the last turn of battle. It is the product of an incredible amount of research and even a perusal of the list of weapon systems makes some Pentagon budget considerations seem clearer."

In a 1985 survey of computer wargames for Current Notes, M. Evan Brooks called Reforger '88 a flawed title that "suffer from the same defects as Objective: Kursk", although he considered it "somewhat more successful". In his similar 1989 survey, J. L. Miller of Computer Play called Reforger "somewhat dated" and offered it a middling score.

Reviews

References

  1. ^ Sylvester, Jasper (June–July 1985). "Micro-Reviews". Computer Gaming World. Vol. 1, no. 22. p. 33.
  2. Emrich, Alan (September 1995). "The Pioneering Spirit of a Wargame Guru". Computer Gaming World. No. 134. pp. 201, 202, 204.
  3. ^ Brooks, M. Evan (November 1985). "Battle Bytes: An Overview of Wargames". Current Notes. 5 (9): 14–16.
  4. ^ Miller, J. L. (January 1989). "The Wargamer's Desk Reference". Computer Play: 34, 36, 37, 39, 40, 42.
  5. "Jeux & stratégie 31". February 1985.
  6. "Jeux & stratégie HS 3". 1986.

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Wargames by Gary Grigsby
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