Deadline (1996 video game)

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Deadline
Developer(s) Millennium Interactive
Publisher(s) Vic Tokai
Platform(s) MS-DOS
ReleaseJuly 18, 1996 [1]
Genre(s) Real-time tactics
Mode(s) Single-player

Deadline is a 1996 strategy video game developed by Millennium Interactive and published by Vic Tokai. [2]

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Gameplay

Deadline is a real-time tactics game, in which the player navigates a squad of soldiers through discrete missions. The game combines real-time gameplay with pre-planning stages. [3] Its gameplay style has been compared to that of Jagged Alliance and X-COM: UFO Defense . [2]

Reception

William R. Trotter of PC Gamer US was unimpressed with Deadline. He concluded, "Despite its interesting concept, Deadline is dead on arrival." [2] Computer Game Review 's critic was significantly more positive, calling the gameplay "great fun" and arguing that "strategy and action game fans should take a good look at Deadline." [3]

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References

  1. "Online Gaming Review". February 27, 1997. Archived from the original on February 27, 1997. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Trotter, William R. (August 1996). "Deadline". PC Gamer US . Archived from the original on November 14, 1999.
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