Combat Leader

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Combat Leader
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Publisher(s) Strategic Simulations
Platform(s) Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64
Release1983
Genre(s) Wargame

Combat Leader is a computer wargame published by Strategic Simulations in 1983.

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Gameplay

Combat Leader is a game in which the player goes against the computer in a platoon level tactical wargame. [1]

Reception

Floyd Mathews reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World , and stated that "Twentieth century small unit tactics is a very complex subject, and this program realistically portrays the uncertainties and hazards faced by a modern mechanized company commander." [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Mathews, Floyd (October 1983). "Combat Leader: Review and Analysis". Computer Gaming World. Vol. 1, no. 12. pp. 14–15, 47.
  2. "Zzap! 64 Issue 001 (HQ)".