Arnhem (video game)
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Arnhem: The 'Market Garden' Operation is a battle strategy game
by SSI
. It was released for MS-DOS
, ZX Spectrum
and Amstrad CPC
in 1985 and for the Commodore Amiga in 1991. In the U.K.
it was published by CCS
.
or the Allies
at the Battle of Arnhem
in 1944. He has the option of playing the entire campaign or subsections of it, with the computer playing the opposition. There is also a two player mode.
. Additional units are added to the battle as reinforcements as the game progresses.
The Allies must capture the bridge at Arnhem within a set number of turns in order to win. The Germans win by successfully defending the Bridge. The campaign may be played in its entirety or the constituent actions may be played separately:
Strategy game
A strategy game or strategic game is a game in which the players' uncoerced, and often autonomous decision-making skills have a high significance in determining the outcome...
by SSI
Strategic Simulations, Inc.
Strategic Simulations, Inc. was a video game developer and publisher with over 100 titles to its credit since its founding in 1979. It was especially noted for its numerous wargames, its official computer game adaptations of Dungeons & Dragons, and for the groundbreaking Panzer General...
. It was released for MS-DOS
MS-DOS
MS-DOS is an operating system for x86-based personal computers. It was the most commonly used member of the DOS family of operating systems, and was the main operating system for IBM PC compatible personal computers during the 1980s to the mid 1990s, until it was gradually superseded by operating...
, ZX Spectrum
ZX Spectrum
The ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit personal home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair Research Ltd...
and Amstrad CPC
Amstrad CPC
The Amstrad CPC is a series of 8-bit home computers produced by Amstrad between 1984 and 1990. It was designed to compete in the mid-1980s home computer market dominated by the Commodore 64 and the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, where it successfully established itself primarily in the United Kingdom,...
in 1985 and for the Commodore Amiga in 1991. In the U.K.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
it was published by CCS
Cases Computer Simulations
Cases Computer Simulations was a software company which specialized in strategy and war games for the ZX Spectrum, a number of which were ported to the BBC Micro, Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC and IBM PC....
.
Overview
The player takes the role of either the GermansNazi Germany
Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
or the Allies
Allies of World War II
The Allies of World War II were the countries that opposed the Axis powers during the Second World War . Former Axis states contributing to the Allied victory are not considered Allied states...
at the Battle of Arnhem
Battle of Arnhem
The Battle of Arnhem was a famous Second World War military engagement fought in and around the Dutch towns of Arnhem, Oosterbeek, Wolfheze, Driel and the surrounding countryside from 17–26 September 1944....
in 1944. He has the option of playing the entire campaign or subsections of it, with the computer playing the opposition. There is also a two player mode.
Gameplay
The game uses the overhead map view characteristic of traditional wargames, with combat units indicated by square tokens which the players move by turnsTurn-based strategy
A turn-based strategy game is a strategy game where players take turns when playing...
. Additional units are added to the battle as reinforcements as the game progresses.
The Allies must capture the bridge at Arnhem within a set number of turns in order to win. The Germans win by successfully defending the Bridge. The campaign may be played in its entirety or the constituent actions may be played separately:
- Advance to Eindoven (7 turns): The Allies must clear the road to Eindhoven of German units
- Operation Garden (10 turns): The advance of the British XXX Corps to Grave
- Operation Market (26 turns): The advance to ArnhemArnhemArnhem is a city and municipality, situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of Gelderland and located near the river Nederrijn as well as near the St. Jansbeek, which was the source of the city's development. Arnhem has 146,095 residents as one of the...
; the Allies must capture the Bridge and establish a foothold in the town - The Bridge Too Far (15 turns): The defence of Arnhem; the Allies must repel German counterattacks and hold their position in the town
- Market Garden (26 turns): the entire campaign from start to finish.