Overlord is a combat flight simulator by Rowan Software. It was released in 1994 for Amiga and PC MS-DOS platforms.
| Overlord | |
|---|---|
 Amiga box art | |
| Developer(s) | Rowan Software |
| Publisher(s) | Virgin Interactive |
| Designer(s) | Paul Dunscombe[1] |
| Platform(s) | Amiga, MS-DOS |
| Release | 1994 |
| Genre(s) | Combat flight simulator |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Gameplay
editIt is based on Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of continental Europe during World War II. The player is tasked with flying a series of historically accurate missions for the Royal Air Force, flying Spitfire IX, Hawker Typhoon, and Mustang III aircraft.
Reception
editNext Generation reviewed the PC version of the game, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "D-Day: Operation Overlord doesn't play any better than other flight sims that are already available [...] This title is strictly for WW II buffs or flight-sim fanatics."[2]
Reviews
edit- PC Format (Dec, 1995)[3][dead link]
- Amiga Power (Nov, 1994)[4]
- Amiga Format (Dec, 1994)[5]
- The One Amiga (Jan, 1995)[6]
- CU Amiga (Feb, 1995)[7]
- ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) (Sep, 1994)[8]
- Power Play (Aug, 1994)[9]
- MikroBitti (Sep, 1994)[10]
- Amiga Joker (Jan, 1995)[11]
- Australian Commodore and Amiga Review (Oct, 1995)[12]
References
edit- ^ "Overlord". Home of the Underdogs. Archived from the original on January 3, 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-15.
- ^ "Finals". Next Generation. No. 5. Imagine Media. May 1995. p. 92.
- ^ https://archive.org/details/pc-format-cd-gold-winter-1995/page/n47/mode/2up
- ^ "Amiga Reviews: Overlord".
- ^ "Amiga Reviews: Overlord".
- ^ "Overlord review from the One Amiga 76 (Jan 1995) - Amiga Magazine Rack".
- ^ "Amiga Reviews: Overlord".
- ^ http://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=7658 [bare URL]
- ^ http://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=6795 [bare URL]
- ^ http://www.mbnet.fi/pelihalli/pelit/arvostelu.asp?peli=1195
- ^ "Overlord review from Amiga Joker (Feb 1995) - Amiga Magazine Rack".
- ^ "Overlord review from ACAR Vol 12 No 10 (Oct 1995) - Amiga Magazine Rack".
External links
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