World War One is a 2008

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 video game, published by Ascaron Entertainment for Windows

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Reception

Games Radar awarded World War One 7 out of 10, highlighting the vast game map of Europe, and the depth of diplomatic, economic and political options. The text-based tutorial was criticised, as was the slow AI and dull, uninformative combat results. IGN commented that "whatever joys might be found in the setting or the game design are still obscured by incomplete documentation, a clumsy interface and a number of bugs". IT Reviews said the game had a "user unfriendly interface, an impenetrable tutorial and a constant desire to crash and burn".