Steel Panthers is a simulator developed by SSI, released 31 December 1995 on DOS.
What Steel Panthers is
Steel Panthers is a simulator game developed by SSI and released in 1995. It was published by Mindscape. It is available on DOS only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Steel panthers is a classic World War II simulation strategic game. It is a hexagon-based turn strategy not too different from Panzer General series. This game contains all the major battles of the entire war. The game can be played as Allied forces or Germany forces and on two battle fronts. You can choose two major campaigns; the battle of Pacific and the battle of Europe. The game contains several advanced tactical elements such as air-strikes, which are always several turns delayed.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
Steel Panthers holds a critic score of 84 out of 100. That places it above 83% of the 2,881 rated simulator games in our database, which average 71. Games released in 1995 averaged 66, so it scored 18 points above the year average.
What it launched against
Steel Panthers launched on 31 December 1995, within three weeks of Suikoden, Neo Turf Masters, Tales of Phantasia and Screamer. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Suikoden, Neo Turf Masters, Tales of Phantasia, Screamer.
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