Panzer Corps (video game)

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Panzer Corps
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Developer(s) The Lordz Games Studio [1]
Flashback Games [1]
Publisher(s) Slitherine Software
Designer(s) Alex Shargin
Artist(s) Lukas Nijsten
Writer(s) Frank Leone
Tim Delaney
Composer(s) Alessandro Ponti
Platform(s) Windows, iOS, macOS
ReleaseWindows
  • NA: 11 July 2011 [2]
  • EU: 22 November 2011
iOS
18 December 2013 [3]
macOS
4 May 2017
Genre(s) Computer wargame
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Panzer Corps: Wehrmacht is a computer wargame developed by Lordz Games Studio and Flashback Games, and published by Slitherine Software for Windows, iOS, and macOS. A sequel, Panzer Corps 2 , was released in March 2020.

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Gameplay

Panzer Corps is a turn-based strategic wargame played on a hex grid. [4] It covers World War II from the German perspective. [4]

Release

Before Panzer Corps, lead designer Alex Shargin made a Panzer General fan remake, Panzer General Forever. [5] Panzer Corps was announced on 2 December 2010. It was described as similar to Panzer General series. [6] An iPad version was scheluded for third quarter of 2012 but it was delayed to December 2013. [7] [3] Panzer Corps Gold was released on 6 October 2016. It includes the main game and 17 expansion packs. [8] A macOS port was released on 4 May 2017. [9]

Reception

The PC and iOS versions received "favourable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [10] [11] Many compared the PC version to the Panzer General series. 4Players gave it a favorable review while it was still in development. [12]

Daniel Shannon of GameSpot summarized: "Panzer Corps is a great turn-based strategic wargame that captures Panzer General's deep and involving classic gameplay." [4] Tim Stone of PC Gamer UK said that the only negative aspect of the game was the steep price since there was "free fan-made versions of Panzer General 2 available". [5] Luke Plunkett of Kotaku called it "one of the best strategy games you can get on the PC" in 2014. [17]

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