| Airborne Assault: Highway to the Reich | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Developer(s) | Panther Games |
| Publisher(s) | Matrix Games |
| Platform(s) | Windows |
| Release | July 2003 [1] |
| Genre(s) | FPS |
Airborne Assault: Highway to the Reich is a video game released in 2003.
| Airborne Assault: Highway to the Reich | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Developer(s) | Panther Games |
| Publisher(s) | Matrix Games |
| Platform(s) | Windows |
| Release | July 2003 [1] |
| Genre(s) | FPS |
Airborne Assault: Highway to the Reich is a video game released in 2003.
Airborne Assault: Highway to the Reich was released by Panther Games and Matrix Games on 1 December 2003. [2] [3]
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| GameSpy | 4/5 [4] |
| Computer Gaming World |   [5] |
| GameSpot | 8.1/10 [6] |
| PC Gamer | 89% [7] |
Its unit-level artificial intelligence was praised as allowing "competent execution by groups of forces in pursuit of terrain-based objectives". [8]
The editors of Computer Gaming World nominated Highway to the Reich's computer version for their 2003 "Wargame of the Year" award, which ultimately went to Decisive Battles of WWII: Korsun Pocket . They wrote, "Highway to the Reich shows that war gaming is moving in exciting new directions". [9]
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