Panzer Elite

Aggregate score
GameRankings	79% [2]
Review scores
AllGame	[3]
CGW	[4]
GamePro	[5]
GameSpot	8.1/10 [6]
IGN	5.3/10 [1]
PC Gamer (UK)	66% [7]

Panzer Elite
Panzer Elite
	Cover art
Developer(s)	Wings Simulations
Publisher(s)	Psygnosis ; JoWooD Productions
Platform(s)	Windows
Release	NA: October 26, 1999 [1] ; EU: 1999;
Genre(s)	Vehicle simulation game

Last updated April 30, 2019

Panzer Elite is a World War II tank simulation game in which the player controls a platoon of 4 or 5 tanks on either the German or American side. The game was developed by Wings Simulation for the Microsoft Windows platform, and was first published by Wing's parent company Psygnosis in 1999.

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Psygnosis former video game development house

Psygnosis Limited was a video game developer and publisher headquartered at Wavertree Technology Park in Liverpool, England. Founded in 1984 by Jonathan Ellis, Ian Hetherington and David Lawson. The company was known for a number of well-received games on the Atari ST and Commodore Amiga, among other platforms, and is best known for their Lemmings series.

Reception

The game received "favorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.^[2]

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Awards

Panzer Elite was a finalist for Computer Games Strategy Plus 's 1999 "Simulation Game of the Year" award, which ultimately went to MiG Alley . The editors called Panzer Elite "one of the most well-rounded tank simulations in recent history."^[8]

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MiG Alley is a combat flight simulator game, developed by Rowan Software for PCs with Windows, and was published by Empire Interactive in 1999.

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References

1 2 Butts, Steve (December 2, 1999). "Panzer Elite". IGN . Ziff Davis . Retrieved February 9, 2018.
1 2 "Panzer Elite for PC". GameRankings . CBS Interactive . Retrieved February 9, 2018.
↑ Durham, Joel. "Panzer Elite - Review". AllGame . All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
↑ Dultz, Marc (February 2000). "Hell on Wheels (Panzer Elite Review)" (PDF). Computer Gaming World . No. 187. Ziff Davis. p. 110. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
↑ Saltzman, Marc (December 29, 1999). "Panzer Elite Review for PC on GamePro.com". GamePro . IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 14, 2005. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
↑ Miller, Patrick C. (November 19, 1999). "Panzer Elite Review". GameSpot . CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on September 1, 2007. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
↑ "Panzer Elite". PC Gamer UK . Future plc. 2000.
↑ CGM staff (March 6, 2000). "The Computer Games Awards: The Best Games of 1999". Computer Games Strategy Plus . Archived from the original on March 24, 2005.

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[ign-1] 1 2 Butts, Steve (December 2, 1999). "Panzer Elite". IGN . Ziff Davis . Retrieved February 9, 2018.

[gr-2] 1 2 "Panzer Elite for PC". GameRankings . CBS Interactive . Retrieved February 9, 2018.

[3] Durham, Joel. "Panzer Elite - Review". AllGame . All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved February 9, 2018.

[4] Dultz, Marc (February 2000). "Hell on Wheels (Panzer Elite Review)" (PDF). Computer Gaming World . No. 187. Ziff Davis. p. 110. Retrieved February 9, 2018.

[5] Saltzman, Marc (December 29, 1999). "Panzer Elite Review for PC on GamePro.com". GamePro . IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 14, 2005. Retrieved February 9, 2018.

[6] Miller, Patrick C. (November 19, 1999). "Panzer Elite Review". GameSpot . CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on September 1, 2007. Retrieved February 9, 2018.

[7] "Panzer Elite". PC Gamer UK . Future plc. 2000.

[8] CGM staff (March 6, 2000). "The Computer Games Awards: The Best Games of 1999". Computer Games Strategy Plus . Archived from the original on March 24, 2005.