Gary Grigsby's War in Russia is a 1993 computer wargame developed and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. Designed by Gary Grigsby, it is adapted from the 1990 title Second Front: Germany Turns East, itself adapted from Grigsby's 1984 War in Russia.
| Gary Grigsby's War in Russia | |
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| Developer(s) | Strategic Simulations |
| Publisher(s) | Strategic Simulations |
| Designer(s) | Gary Grigsby |
| Platform(s) | MS-DOS |
| Release | 1993 |
| Genre(s) | Computer wargame |
Gameplay
editGary Grigsby's War in Russia is a computer wargame that simulates the Eastern Front conflict during World War II, in the war between Germany and Soviet Russia. It features a map editor that allows players to create custom scenarios.[1]
Development
editWar in Russia was based on designer Gary Grigsby's earlier title Second Front: Germany Turns East,[2] itself based on his game War in Russia.[3][4] According to Ed Dille of Electronic Games, an important part of the new game was to address concerns in Second Front that "units retained too much mobility". The game also added a mouse-based interface, new battles and VGA graphics.[2]
Reception
edit| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Electronic Games | 78%[5] |
Computer Gaming World's M. Evan Brooks wrote, "A workmanlike simulation, WIR should be acquired by any grognard who does not have Second Front."[6] Reviewing it for Electronic Games, Ed Dille was somewhat mixed on the game.[5] Conversely, William R. Trotter of Game Players PC Entertainment was strongly positive toward it, and believed that it would "become a landmark in the history of computer war games."[1]
Legacy
editIn 2007, Retro Gamer reported that Gary Grigsby's War in Russia "is regarded by some as Grigsby's finest SSI outing."[7]
In August 2000, publisher Matrix Games launched an updated re-release of War in Russia,[8] made available as freeware.[9] Grigsby had joined Matrix earlier that year.[10] The new War in Russia came amid Matrix's re-releases of Grigsby's titles Steel Panthers and Pacific War.[11][12]
References
edit- ^ a b Trotter, William R. (November–December 1993). "The Desktop General; The Second Coming of Second Front: Gary Grigsby's War in Russia". Game Players PC Entertainment: 48–50.
- ^ a b Dille, Ed (November 1993). "The New Face of War". Electronic Games. 2 (2): 60–62.
- ^ DeMaria, Rusel (December 2018). "Opportunity Knocks: The Story of SSI". High Score! Expanded: The Illustrated History of Electronic Games (3rd ed.). CRC Press. pp. 166–171. ISBN 978-0-429-77139-2.
- ^ Staff (February 1990). "Entertainment Software 'On The Pass Line'". Computer Gaming World. No. 68. pp. 34, 38, 39, 42, 47, 71.
- ^ a b Dille, Ed (December 1993). "Software Gallery; War in Russia". Electronic Games. 2 (3): 138–139.
- ^ Brooks, M. Evan (December 1993). "Review; More in Russia". Computer Gaming World. pp. 248–250.
- ^ Ritchie, Craig (November 2007). "Developer Lookback; Strategic Simulations Inc (Part 2 of 2)". Retro Gamer (43): 82–87.
- ^ Fudge, James (August 28, 2000). "Matrix Games Releases War in Russia". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Archived from the original on January 18, 2005.
- ^ Heath, David (August 25, 2000). "War In Russia Released, Now On To The Front". Matrix Games. Archived from the original on November 9, 2000.
- ^ Fudge, James (April 25, 2000). "Gary Grigsby joins Matrix Games". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Archived from the original on February 19, 2005.
- ^ Heath, David (May 8, 2000). "Steel Panthers World At War Now Available". Matrix Games. Archived from the original on November 9, 2000.
- ^ Fudge, James (September 26, 2000). "Pacific War: The Matrix Project Released". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Archived from the original on April 7, 2005.