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Strategy / tactics

The Great Battles of Alexander

1997
PCWindows

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7.1/ 10

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This is a wargame which is part of the Great battles series series and deals with the exploits of some of the greatest ancient military generals. Here the game focuses on Alexander the Great, the great Macedonian leader. This strategy game is inspired by the award winning board game made by GMT Games and recreates ten great battles fought by Alexander and its armies with high detailed graphics, extreme attention to classic wargame rules (weapons, tactics, military units, morale, initiative, momentum, etc etc), realistic AI behaviour and so on. It supports single player game (single battles or campaign mode) as well as multiplayer option.

Included in

Great Battles Collector's Edition

Game details

Business Model

Commercial

Media Type

CD-ROM

Input Devices Supported/Optional

Keyboard, Mouse

Multiplayer Options

Hot Seat, Internet, LAN, Modem

Number of Offline Players

1-2 Players

System requirements

Min. CPU Class Required

Intel IntelDX4

Min. OS Class Required

Windows 95

Min. RAM Required

16 MB

Min. CD-ROM Drive Speed Required

2X (300 KB/s)

Video Modes Supported

Window

Video Resolutions Supported

640×480

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Also known as

AlexanderBrazilian Byte Bros. release title

Alexander der Große: Die großen Schlachten der AntikeGerman Title

Les Grandes Batailles d'AlexandreFrench release

Yalikeshada DadiChinese Title

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Facts

Released

1997

Platforms

PCWindows

Age ratings

ELSPA3+

Tags

Top-downTurn-basedClassical antiquityHistorical eventsWar