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Strategy / tactics

Eastern Front (1941)

published by Atari Program Exchange

1 August 198113
Atari 8-bit

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7.0/ 10

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A strategic turn-based wargame for the Atari 8-Bit computer line. Eastern Front puts you in charge of the German invaders as they start their infamous Russian campaign, or as it was known at the time "Operation Barbarossa". The game is played from an overhead scrolling map that encompasses the entire eastern European theater, and from which you select your units and issue orders based on their action points and strength which are defined by their appropriate control zones. Isolate units, and their strength starts to go down proportionally.

Only 1-player mode is supported against an AI that actually processes its moves between turns, the longer the player takes to make a move., the better the computer results will be.

Ways to play

Modes

Single player

Perspective

Bird view / Isometric

Game details

Business Model

Commercial

Supported Systems/Models

Atari 400/800 Series , Atari XL Series, Atari XE Series

Media Type

5.25" Floppy Disk, Cartridge, Cassette Tape

Input Devices Supported/Optional

Keyboard

Controller Types Supported

Digital Joystick

Number of Offline Players

1 Player

System requirements

Min. RAM Required

16 KB

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Also known as

Eastern Front (1941): A Historic Military Strategy Game — Tag-lined title

Eastern Front 1941 — In-game title

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Facts

Released

1 August 1981

Platforms

Atari 8-bit

Tags

Top-downTurn-basedHistorical eventsWorld War II