Patriot (video game)
| Patriot | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Artech Digital Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | 360 Pacific Inc. |
| Designer(s) |
Rick Banks Frank Chadwick |
| Platform(s) | DOS |
| Release date(s) | 1991 (North America) |
| Genre(s) | Turn-based strategy war game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Patriot is a strategy game about the Gulf War, developed by Artech Digital Entertainment and published by 360 Pacific Inc.. It was released in 1991 for all platforms supporting DOS. Both the Iraqi and Coalition forces can be played as.
Reception
Computer Gaming World's review began:
QUESTION: What do Patriot and The Satanic Verses have in common?ANSWER: In both cases, the end-users want to kill the author.
The reviewer, who participated in the Gulf War and experienced wargamer and computer wargamer, stated that "Based on the program as released, I could not begin to figure out what to do or how to do it. Clearly, there is something wrong with this picture". He criticized the documentation, user interface, unrealistic unit strength, and lack of options such as military intelligence, logistics, or most close air support. The reviewer stated that Patriot was "the first civilian wargame ever published which could be used immediately in the military for a CPX (Command Post Exercise). And this is part of the problem"; while with many novel features, he wrote; "the lack of a meaningful game dooms the remainder to oblivion".[1]
References
- ↑ Brooks, M. Evan (April 1993). "A Review of Three-Sixty's Patriot". Computer Gaming World. p. 98. Retrieved 6 July 2014.