Barbarossa is a simulator developed by SystemSoft Alpha, released 27 November 1992 on Super Famicom.
What Barbarossa is
Barbarossa is a simulator game developed by SystemSoft Alpha and released in 1992. It was published by Sammy Corporation. It is available on Super Famicom only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Strategy game based on WWII barbarossa campaign. Operation Barbarossa (German: Unternehmen Barbarossa) was the code name for Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II, which began on 22 June 1941. The operation was driven by Adolf Hitler's ideological desire to conquer the Soviet territories as outlined in his 1925 manifesto Mein Kampf ("My Struggle"). In the two years leading up to the invasion, the two countries signed political and economic pacts for strategic purposes. Still, on 18 December 1940, Hitler authorized an invasion of the Soviet Union for a start date of 15 May 1941, but this was not met; instead, the invasion began on 22 June 1941. Over the course of…
How it plays
It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Barbarossa launched on 27 November 1992, within three weeks of Streets of Rage 2, Street Fighter II' Turbo: Hyper Fighting, Flashback: The Quest for Identity and Moto Roader MC.
Released around the same time: Streets of Rage 2, Street Fighter II' Turbo: Hyper Fighting, Flashback: The Quest for Identity, Moto Roader MC.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Quick answers
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