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Blitzkrieg

Blitzkrieg is a real-time tactics computer game based on the events of World War II and is the first title in the Blitzkrieg (video game series). The game allows players to assume the role of commanding…

71 28 March 2003

Blitzkrieg is a real time strategy (rts) developed by Nival Interactive, released 28 March 2003 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Blitzkrieg is

Blitzkrieg is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by Nival Interactive and released in 2003. It was published by cdv Software Entertainment. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Enigma engine.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Blitzkrieg is a 2003 real-time tactics video game based on the events of World War II and is the first title in the Blitzkrieg series. The game allows players to assume the role of commanding officer during the battles of World War II that occurred in Europe and North Africa. Each country has its respective historically correct military units. Similar to the Sudden Strike games, Blitzkrieg focuses on battles rather than real-time strategy aspects like base building.
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How it plays

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

How it was received

Blitzkrieg holds a critic score of 71 out of 100. That places it above 43% of the 612 rated real time strategy (rts) games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2003 averaged 69, so it scored 2 points above the year average.

What it launched against

Blitzkrieg launched on 28 March 2003, within three weeks of WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!, Championship Manager 4, Final Fantasy X-2 and Midnight Club II. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!, Championship Manager 4, Final Fantasy X-2, Midnight Club II.

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When did Blitzkrieg come out?
Blitzkrieg was released on 28 March 2003 for Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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