| Rommel: Battles for Tobruk | |
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| Publisher(s) | Game Designers' Workshop |
| Engine | Atari 8-bit |
| Release | 1985 |
| Genre(s) | Strategy |
Rommel: Battles for Tobruk is a computer wargame for Atari 8-bit computers published by Game Designers' Workshop in 1985.
| Rommel: Battles for Tobruk | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Publisher(s) | Game Designers' Workshop |
| Engine | Atari 8-bit |
| Release | 1985 |
| Genre(s) | Strategy |
Rommel: Battles for Tobruk is a computer wargame for Atari 8-bit computers published by Game Designers' Workshop in 1985.
Rommel: Battles for Tobruk is a game in which the four major World War II battles for the city of Tobruk (Operation Brevity, Operation Battleaxe, Operation Crusader and the Battle of Gazala) are simulated. [1]
M. Evan Brooks reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World , and stated that "Overall, Rommel is an extremely detailed simulation. But the detail clutters playability to an unconscionable degree so that Rommel becomes an exercise in frustration." [1]
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