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Dnieper River Line

The Dnieper River Line is a fictionalized engagement between German and Russian forces in the Southern Ukraine in late 1943. As the Germans you are challenged to repel Russian efforts to breach your critical…

31 December 1982

Dnieper River Line is a strategy developed by Microcomputer Games, Inc., released 31 December 1982 on Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX and Commodore PET.

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What Dnieper River Line is

Dnieper River Line is a strategy game developed by Microcomputer Games, Inc. and released in 1982. It was published by Kiya Overseas Industry. It is available on Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Commodore PET, FM-7, PC-8800 Series and TRS-80.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Dnieper River Line is a fictionalized engagement between German and Russian forces in the Southern Ukraine in late 1943. As the Germans you are challenged to repel Russian efforts to breach your critical defensive position. The Soviet units controlled by the computer seek to over run your thin German defensive line and capture sufficient objectives to assure victory. Dnieper River Line is a computer game which is played out board game style with a 8" x 11" mapboard and 240 5/8" illustrated counters.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Dnieper River Line launched on 31 December 1982, within three weeks of Trashman, King Kong, Evolution and Xevious.

Released around the same time: Trashman, King Kong, Evolution, Xevious.

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When did Dnieper River Line come out?
Dnieper River Line was released on 31 December 1982 for Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Commodore PET, FM-7, PC-8800 Series and TRS-80.

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