

1985 · Strategic Simulations · Strategy · Turn-based strategy
Kampfgruppe
Turn-based strategic war game set during WWII on the Eastern front.
- Released
- 1985
- Platforms
- AmigaApple IIAtari 8-bitCommodore 64Commodore C64/128/MAXMS-DOSPC-9800 Series
- Genres
- StrategyTurn-based strategyTurn-based tactics
- Developers
- Strategic SimulationsSSI (Strategic Simulations, Inc.)
- Publishers
- Strategic SimulationsSSI (Strategic Simulations, Inc.)Victor Musical Industries
- Modes
- Single-playerMultiplayer
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
- Themes
- HistoricalWarfare
- Country
- United States
- Languages
- English
About
Kampfgruppe is a computer wargame designed by Gary Grigsby and published in 1984 by Strategic Simulations for the Apple II, Atari 8-bit computers, and Commodore 64. Kampfgruppe is a game of tactical-scale combat on the Eastern Front. An MS-DOS port was released in 1987 followed by an Amiga version in 1988.
Keywords
- world war ii - ww2
Media
The articlegameplay, story, development, reception
Development
F. - United States Army Air Force and Mech Brigade. He chose to incorporate line of sight in Kampfgruppe, a first for a Strategic Simulations title. Its design has been compared to that of PanzerBlitz; J.
L. Miller of Computer Play dubbed it "the computer version of PanzerBlitz".
Reception
Kampfgruppe was a commercial hit. By late 1985, it had sold 8,000 units and was forecast to reach 25,000 sales over its lifetime. It was widely acclaimed by fans of the wargame genre.
Computer Gaming World's Mark Bausman called Kampfgruppe a "truly superior game" that allowed the player to "exercise his imagination without having to follow a complicated game structure." In Current Notes, M. Evan Brooks called Kampfgruppe an "instant classic" and offered it his "highest recommendation". While criticizing the over-complex rulebook, Antic approved of being able to issue orders to entire combat formations.
Legacy
Kampfgruppe was among the first inductees into Computer Gaming World's "Hall of Fame" section in 1988, and remained readers' highest-rated strategy title by that time. In 1996, Computer Gaming World declared Kampfgruppe the 101st-best computer game ever released. The magazine's wargame columnist Terry Coleman named it his pick for the eighth-best computer wargame released by late 1996. In his 1989 computer wargame survey, J.
L. Miller of Computer Play dubbed Kampfgruppe a "classic".
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