White Death (video game)

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White Death
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Developer(s) Command Simulations
Platform(s) Amiga, [1] DOS [1]
Release1989 (Amiga)
1990 (DOS)

White Death is a 1989 video game published by Command Simulations.

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Gameplay

White Death is a computer game adaption of Frank Chadwick's White Death board game, covering the Battle of Velikiye Luki during World War 2. [2]

Reception

Wyatt Lee reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World , and stated that "For those who desire the detail of a boardgame where the computer both performs the bookkeeping functions and provides a built-in opponent, White Death is an extremely viable choice." [2]

Reviews

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References

  1. 1 2 "Armchair wars:From American Revolution to techno-thrills". The Philadelphia Inquirer . July 12, 1990. Retrieved August 17, 2021. Closed Access logo transparent.svg (Subscription required.)
  2. 1 2 Lee, Wyatt (February 1990). "White Death". Computer Gaming World. Vol. 1, no. 68. p. 54.
  3. "RAZE - Issue 02 (1990-12)(Newsfield Publishing)(GB)". December 1990.
  4. "Review". Tilt (in French). Retrieved 6 April 2023.