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Developer(s) | Strategic Simulations |
Publisher(s) | Strategic Simulations |
Designer(s) | Gary Grigsby |
Platform(s) | MS-DOS |
Release | 1993 |
Genre(s) | Computer wargame |
Gary Grigsby's War in Russia is a 1993 computer wargame developed and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. Designed by Gary Grigsby, it is adapted from the 1990 title Second Front: Germany Turns East , itself adapted from Grigsby's 1984 War in Russia .
Gary Grigsby's War in Russia is a computer wargame that simulates the Eastern Front conflict during World War II, in the war between Germany and Soviet Russia. It features a map editor that allows players to create custom scenarios. [1]
War in Russia was based on designer Gary Grigsby's earlier title Second Front: Germany Turns East , [2] itself based on his game War in Russia . [3] [4] According to Ed Dille of Electronic Games , an important part of the new game was to address concerns in Second Front that "units retained too much mobility". The game also added a mouse-based interface, new battles and VGA graphics. [2]
Publication | Score |
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Electronic Games | 78% [5] |
Computer Gaming World 's M. Evan Brooks wrote, "A workmanlike simulation, WIR should be acquired by any grognard who does not have Second Front." [6] Reviewing it for Electronic Games , Ed Dille was somewhat mixed on the game. [5] Conversely, William R. Trotter of Game Players PC Entertainment was strongly positive toward it, and believed that it would "become a landmark in the history of computer war games." [1]
In 2007, Retro Gamer reported that Gary Grigsby's War in Russia "is regarded by some as Grigsby's finest SSI outing." [7]
In August 2000, publisher Matrix Games launched an updated re-release of War in Russia, [8] made available as freeware. [9] Grigsby had joined Matrix earlier that year. [10] The new War in Russia came amid Matrix's re-releases of Grigsby's titles Steel Panthers and Pacific War . [11] [12]