Guderian (video game)

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Guderian
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Publisher(s) Avalon Hill
Platform(s) Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64
Release1987
Genre(s) Wargame

Guderian is a 1987 video game published by The Avalon Hill Game Company.

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Gameplay

Guderian is a game in which the German drive on Smolensk during 1941 is simulated. [1]

Reception

William H. Harrington reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World , and stated that "Guderian is a very playable game with options that help gamers avoid some of the complexity and lugubrious pace of other products." [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Harrington, William H. (October 1987). "Guderian". Computer Gaming World. Vol. 1, no. 40. pp. 30, 61.
  2. "Ludotique | Article | RPGGeek".
  3. "Jeux & stratégie 48". December 1987.