Tigers on the Prowl

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Tigers on the Prowl
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Developer(s) HPS Simulations
Publisher(s) HPS Simulations
Platform(s) MS-DOS
Release
Genre(s) Simulation, Strategy

Tigers on the Prowl is a 1994 video game by American studio HPS Simulations for DOS.

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Gameplay

Tigers on the Prowl is a tactical wargame involving combat on land in World War II. [1]

Reception

In 1996, Computer Gaming World declared Tigers on the Prowl the 148th-best computer game ever released. [1] The magazine's wargame columnist Terry Coleman named it his pick for the 11th-best computer wargame released by late 1996. [3]

Reviews

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References

  1. 1 2 Staff (November 1996). "150 Best (and 50 Worst) Games of All Time". Computer Gaming World . No. 148. pp. 63–65, 68, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80, 84, 88, 90, 94, 98.
  2. Pitcavage, Mark (August 1994). "Reviews; Tigers on the Prowl". PC Gamer US . 1 (3): 83.
  3. Coleman, Terry (November 1996). "Command Decisions". Computer Gaming World . No. 148. pp. 277, 280.