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| Red Lightning | |
|---|---|
 Cover art of Red Lightning | |
| Publisher | Strategic Simulations |
| Designer | Norm Koger |
| Platforms | Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS |
| Release | 1989 1990 (Amiga) |
| Genre | Wargame |
| Mode | Single-player |
Red Lightning is a wargame created by Norm Koger and published by Strategic Simulations for the Atari ST and MS-DOS in 1989. An Amiga conversion followed a year later. The game is set in Europe and hypothesizes a Soviet invasion of Western Europe.
Illustrator Marc Ericksen created the Box Art for Red Lightning, [citation needed] which features Soviet T-80 tanks advancing under heavy weather with Mig-29s flying air cover.
Reception
[edit]In the November 1989 edition of Games International (Issue 10), John Inglis noted that the menu-driven system "can be a little tedious, as it takes many keystrokes to move you from one part to the next." However, he concluded by giving the game above-average ratings of 4 out of 5 for both gameplay and graphics, saying, "I would [...] recommend it to traditional wargamers."[1]
In the January 1994 edition of Computer Gaming World, M. Evan Brooks stated that Red Lightning's user interface had "serious flaws." While the Atari ST version's mouse-driven user interface was not as flawed, Brooks concluded that "the overall ease of use is sorely lacking in what is supposed to be computer entertainment," giving the game a poor rating of only 2 out of 5.[2][3][4]
References
[edit]- ↑ Inglis, John (November 1989). "Red Lightning". Games International. No. 10. pp. 51–52.
- ↑ Brooks, M. Evan (September 1989). "Red Lightning". Computer Gaming World. No. 63. p. 26.
- ↑ Brooks, M. Evan (June 1992). "The Modern Games: 1950 - 2000". Computer Gaming World. p. 120. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ↑ Brooks, M. Evan (January 1994). "War In Our Time / A Survey Of Wargames From 1950-2000". Computer Gaming World. pp. 194–212. Archived from the original on 2019-12-14. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
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