First Over Germany

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First Over Germany
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Publisher(s) Strategic Simulations
Platform(s) Commodore 64, DOS
Release1988
Genre(s) Wargame

First Over Germany is a 1988 video game published by Strategic Simulations.

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Gameplay

First Over Germany is a game in which a simulation covers the World War II missions of the 306th Bomb Group. [1]

Reception

Hosea Battles reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World , and stated that "Any player that wants to know the human factor of the air war will be interested in this game and those who enjoyed 50 Mission Crush and B-24 will definitely want to play this game." [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Battles, Hosea (May 1989). "First Over Germany". Computer Gaming World. Vol. 1, no. 59. pp. 18, 51.
  2. "ACE Magazine Issue 20". May 1989.