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Allied General

Imagine that you are an Allied General. You are the commander of the Allied troops in Europe during World War II, and are the best hope of defeating the Axis forces which have captured Europe and North Africa…

31 January 1996

Allied General is a turn-based strategy (tbs) developed by SSI (Strategic Simulations, Inc.), released 31 January 1996 on PlayStation, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Allied General is

Allied General is a turn-based strategy (tbs) game developed by SSI (Strategic Simulations, Inc.) and released in 1996. It was published by Mindscape, Inc.. It is available on PlayStation, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Imagine that you are an Allied General. You are the commander of the Allied troops in Europe during World War II, and are the best hope of defeating the Axis forces which have captured Europe and North Africa. Use your strategic knowledge in performing daring invasions, paradrops, naval engagements, and fierce aerial combat for control of the skies. Can you lead and command your units through North Africa, Western Europe, Russia, and ultimately to victory? Glory awaits!
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.

What it launched against

Allied General launched on 31 January 1996, within three weeks of Soul Edge, Guardian Heroes, Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara and Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom.

Released around the same time: Soul Edge, Guardian Heroes, Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara, Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom.

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When did Allied General come out?
Allied General was released on 31 January 1996 for PlayStation, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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