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These are grand strategy computer and video games set in World War II, i.e. games that leave the player in charge of every aspect: military, economic, and political, of a country during (and possibly the period leading up to) the war.
In Making History players control the nation of their choice through a period of World War II and the years preceding it, as defined by the scenario selected. Included with the game are scenarios which start in 1936, 1939, 1941 or 1944, each crafted to reflect the historical situation at that time, while players may design their own scenarios using the either included scenario editor or SQL ...
Decisive Battles of World War II: Battles in Normandy (2004) Decisive Battles of World War II: Battles in Italy (2005) Battlefront (2007 video game) (2007) (Namesake of 1986 version) Kharkov: Disaster on the Donets (2008) Across the Dnepr: Second Edition (2010) (Expansion. Remake of 2003 namesake title.)
Empire of the Rising Sun (1995), a Pacific theater counterpart to Advanced Third Reich, included rules for aircraft carriers and research (eg. of air ranges, torpedo effectiveness and atomic bombs), as well as rules to combine the games to simulate the whole of World War II around the globe.
In 1974, game designer Jim Dunnigan designed War in the East, a large game (3 maps, 2000 counters) to simulate the eastern front of World War II. The result was what critic Jon Freeman called "an ungainly beast with two thousand counters and poorly written rules. If anyone ever finished it, the fact has gone unreported."
Kingdoms of England II: Vikings, Fields of Conquest is a medieval strategy game that can be played by up to six players who quest to become the new King of England through success on the battlefield against the other players and computer-controlled opponents. [1]
The editors of Computer Gaming World named Battles in Normandy the 2004 "War Game of the Year". They wrote, "This operational-level look at the Normandy campaign is probably the best war game on the market and is a must-have for any war gamer's collection." [5] The game was the winner of the Best 20th Century+ PC Game Charles Roberts Award in 2004.
These games can be combined to form a Global game of World War II on a 175×80 cm (70" × 32") map. All nine major powers of World War II, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, the United States and the ANZAC forces, are represented in the combined global game with unique units and colors. To streamline the ...