Iron Cross
Iron Cross is a real time/turn based hybrid wargame placed in the France of WW2. You create a character and then go at it in 1 one of 12 pre-made scenarios from either side. Depending on your prowess you'll be…
Iron Cross is a strategy developed by New World Computing, released 31 December 1994 on DOS.
What Iron Cross is
Iron Cross is a strategy game developed by New World Computing and released in 1994. It is available on DOS only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Iron Cross is a real time/turn based hybrid wargame placed in the France of WW2. You create a character and then go at it in 1 one of 12 pre-made scenarios from either side. Depending on your prowess you'll be promoted or demoted with the consequential increase or decrease of units available to command. Graphics are top-down 2D SVGA sprites, and the game includes historical commentary on all of the 12 scenarios, as well as a scenario editor.
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.
What it launched against
Iron Cross launched on 31 December 1994, within three weeks of Umihara Kawase, King's Field, WWF Raw and Mario Andretti Racing.
Released around the same time: Umihara Kawase, King's Field, WWF Raw, Mario Andretti Racing.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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