Frigate
Frigate is a real-time, text-based strategic game which pits you and your ship against a Soviet fleet of vessels. The object of the game is to destroy as many of the Russian ships as possible while avoiding…
1 January 1988
Frigate is a video game, released 1 January 1988 on DOS.
What Frigate is
Frigate was released in 1988. It is available on DOS only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Frigate is a real-time, text-based strategic game which pits you and your ship against a Soviet fleet of vessels. The object of the game is to destroy as many of the Russian ships as possible while avoiding destruction. Points are awarded for destroying your enemy while avoiding their missiles. Your ship, a nuclear powered guided missile frigate, has many advantages over its Russian counterparts, but you are outnumbered by a large margin. You will be operating on an area of 1,000,000 square miles. At your disposal you have radar, sonar, jamming equipment, anti-missile capabilities and three types of ordinance.
How it plays
It is played from a text perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Frigate launched on 1 January 1988, within three weeks of Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus and Head Over Heels.
Released around the same time: Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus, Head Over Heels.
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When did Frigate come out?
Frigate was released on 1 January 1988 for DOS.