Dreadnoughts (1984 video game)

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Dreadnoughts
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Publisher(s) Avalon Hill
Platform(s) Apple II, Commodore 64
Release1984
Genre(s) Strategy

Dreadnoughts is a strategy video game published in 1984 by Avalon Hill.

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Gameplay

Dreadnoughts is a game in which the player must use a German ship to evade the British squadron and disrupt Allied shipping in World War II. [1]

Reception

Johnny L. Wilson reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World , and stated that "there is much that is pleasing about the game. It is extremely enjoyable to play against the computer and truly experience (sometimes quite literally) the "fog" of war." [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Wilson, Johnny L. (December 1984). "Micro-Reviews". Computer Gaming World. Vol. 1, no. 19. pp. 37–38.