| The Battle of Britain 2 | |
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| Developer(s) | Deadly Games |
| Publisher(s) | Deadly Games |
| Designer(s) | Rene Vidmer |
| Platform(s) | Macintosh, Windows, Windows 3.x |
| Release | 1992 (Mac), 1998 (Win/Win 3.x) |
| Genre(s) | Simulation, Strategy |
The Battle of Britain 2 is a 1992 video game published by Deadly Games.
The Battle of Britain 2 is a game in which the player orders squadrons from the No. 11 Group RAF to defend Britain, commanding from the war room at Uxbridge. [1] The game uses a plotting map and a tote-board system, and the player keeps track of observer reports on potential threats from radar and the ground. [2]
Alan Emrich reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World , and stated that "Don't miss out on The Battle of Britain 2 if you want a gaming distraction that is, at once, enjoyable, pleasant, easily learned, historical and 'lite.'" [1]
Andrew Miller from Macworld commented that "even though the graphics and sound on The Battle of Britain [2] are not spectacular, I recommend the game. What it lacks in aesthetics it makes up for in strategy, historical insight, and entertainment." [3]
Don Crabb for the Chicago Sun-Times said that "If you like war games and simulations, or even if you have never tried one before, The Battle of Britain 2 deserves your attention. It's a superb, thinking persons computer game that proves you don't need arcade graphics to have fun playing computer games." [4]
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