Galactic Saga IV: Tawala's Last Redoubt | |
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Developer(s) | Broderbund |
Publisher(s) | Broderbund |
Series | Galactic Saga |
Platform(s) | Apple II |
Release | June 1, 1981 [1] |
Genre(s) | Strategy |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Tawala's Last Redoubt is a strategy video game developed and published by Broderbund for the Apple II in 1981 as the fourth and final entry in the Galactic Saga series. [2]
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Tawala's Last Redoubt was "highly recommended" by Hartley G. Lesser of Byte Magazine . [3]
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