Panzer Elite
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| Developer(s) | Wings Simulations |
| Publisher(s) | Psygnosis, JoWood |
| Platform(s) | Windows |
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| Genre(s) | Vehicle simulation game |
Panzer Elite is a World War II tank simulation game in which the player controls a platoon of 4 or 5 tanks on either the German or American side. The game was developed by Wings Simulation for the Microsoft Windows platform, and was first published by Wing's parent company Psygnosis in 1999. This first version was v.1.05 and was considered very buggy, especially in multiplayer. A subsequent v.1.1 patch made it tolerable. During 2000, Psygnosis moved away from PC gaming and sold Wings and Panzer Elite to Jowood Productions. In 2001, Jowood authorised the release of Panzer Elite Special Edition ("PESE"). This was Panzer Elite with an additional CD containing exclusive content developed by community members with names like the Lennort Brothers and Aldo. During 2002, patch 1.2 was released by the Lennort Brothers which brought first real multiplayer stability to Panzer Elite. PESE continues to be extremely well supported by a very active modding community called the Panzer Elite Development Group. This ongoing version of Panzer Elite is widely considered the leading and benchhmark WW2 Tank Simulator. A full review of Panzer Elite can be found here: http://www.simhq.com/_land/armor_archive/Panzer_Elite_Review.zip
PESE is not public domain software and the Panzer Elite Development Group is permitted to continue modding only under a non-competitive special agreement with Jowood allowing them to do so.