ZuluWar!

ZuluWar! is a 1996 computer wargame published by Incredible Simulations. Designed by Jeff Lapkoff and Dennis Bishop, it simulates the Anglo-Zulu War.[1]

ZuluWar!
Developer(s)Incredible Simulations
Publisher(s)Incredible Simulations
Designer(s)Jeff Lapkoff, Dennis Bishop
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Release1996
Genre(s)Computer wargame
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Gameplay

ZuluWar! is a computer wargame that simulates the Anglo-Zulu War from a strategic level. The player may control either the British Empire or Zulu Kingdom.[2]

Development

ZuluWar! was designed by Jeff Lapkoff and Dennis Bishop for Incredible Simulations,[1] a company owned by Lapkoff.[3] It follows the design trend in Lapkoff's earlier work, such as Custer's Last Command and Defend the Alamo, of focusing on losing battles.[2][3] It was the first computer wargame dedicated to the Anglo-Zulu War released since the 1980s,[2] and Lapkoff's first game developed for Microsoft Windows.[3]

Reception

Computer Gaming World wargame columnist Terry Coleman offered ZuluWar! a positive review.[1] He later the game for his 1996 "Good Things Come in Small Packages" award, highlighting its "nice balance between historicity, play balance, simplicity, and fun."[4]

References
  1. Coleman, Terry (October 1996). "The Washing of Spears". Computer Gaming World. No. 147. pp. 263–265.
  2. Trotter, William R. (November 1996). "ZuluWar!". PC Gamer US. Archived from the original on December 21, 1999.
  3. Udell, Scott (October 3, 1996). "ZuluWar! Review". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Archived from the original on October 7, 1997.
  4. Coleman, Terry (May 1997). "The Golden Hex Awards". Computer Gaming World. No. 154. pp. 193, 194.
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