Squad Battles: Vietnam
Developer(s)HPS Simulations
Publisher(s)HPS Simulations
Designer(s)John Tiller
Platform(s)Windows
Release2001
Genre(s)Computer wargame
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Squad Battles: Vietnam is a 2001 computer wargame developed and published by HPS Simulations. It was designed by John Tiller.

Gameplay

Squad Battles: Vietnam is a computer wargame that simulates conflict during the Vietnam War.[1]

Development

Squad Battles: Vietnam was designed by John Tiller.[2] For its design, he was inspired by the board wargame Squad Leader, published by Avalon Hill.[3]

Reception

In Computer Gaming World, Bruce Geryk wrote that Squad Battles: Vietnam was "not the most original design, but it's one of the best of recent years".[1] William R. Trotter of PC Gamer US was strongly positive toward the game, which he considered "one of the best tactical games since Avalon Hill's Squad Leader boardgame".[4]

Computer Gaming World and Wargamer named Squad Battles: Vietnam the best computer wargame of 2001; the former publication dubbed it a "compelling" title that "shows that there's still some life in traditional wargaming systems".[5][2] The editors of Computer Games Magazine nominated the game in this category, but ultimately gave the prize to Panzer Campaigns: Bulge '44, another John Tiller title.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Geryk, Bruce (November 2001). "Review; Squad Battles: Vietnam". Computer Gaming World. No. 208. p. 112.
  2. 1 2 Editors of Computer Gaming World (April 2002). "Games of the Year; The Very Best of a (Sometimes) Great Year in Gaming". Computer Gaming World. No. 213. pp. 69–73, 76–84.
  3. ↑ Marciniak, Jean (April 29, 2002). "Interview with John Tiller". World at Wargaming. Archived from the original on August 6, 2002.
  4. 1 2 Trotter, William R. (January 2, 2002). "Reviews; Squad Battles: Vietnam". PC Gamer US. Archived from the original on April 25, 2005.
  5. ↑ "Best of the Year 2001". Wargamer. Archived from the original on June 2, 2002.
  6. ↑ Staff (March 2002). "11th Annual Computer Games Awards". Computer Games Magazine (136): 50–56.
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