Road to Moscow

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Road to Moscow
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Publisher(s) Ba'rac Limited
Platform(s) Commodore 64
Release1984 [1]
Genre(s) Strategy

Road to Moscow is a 1984 video game published by Ba'rac Limited.

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Gameplay

Road to Moscow is a game in which the Russian Front of World War II is simulated in a strategic level game. [2]

Development

The game's designer was Phil Gardocki. [1] [3] The game was developed by Ba'rac Limited, a company that was based in Shreveport, Louisiana. [4]

Reception

Bill Wise reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World , and stated that "The combination of ease of play, interesting scenarios, an excellent game system, and numerous strategic options will keep me playing RTM for a long time to come." [2]

Compute!'s Gazette praised the game saying "It is one of the best computer war games available" that simulates one of the most interesting wars of all time. [5]

A spiritual successor to the game also titled Road to Moscow was in development by Battlefield Design Group with Arsenal Publishing as the publisher. [1] [6] It was originally scheduled to be released in late 1996, [1] but was pushed to Summer 1998 when the game switched publishers (from Arsenal to Interactive Magic). [7] [8] As of 1999, the game was still in development but was ultimately never released. [9] [10]

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References

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  4. "News in brief - Business charters". The Shreveport Journal . May 20, 1985. p. 19. Retrieved December 20, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
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