5th Fleet (video game)
5th Fleet | |
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multiplayer |
5th Fleet is a 1994
Gameplay
5th Fleet is a computer wargame that simulates modern naval warfare in the Indian Ocean.[1]
Development
5th Fleet was developed by
Reception
Publication | Score |
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Computer Gaming World | [1] |
PC Gamer (US) | 85%[2] |
5th Fleet sold fewer than 50,000 units globally. This was part of a trend for Avalon Hill games during the period; Terry Coleman of Computer Gaming World wrote in late 1998 that "no AH game in the past five years" had reached the mark.[5]
In
Legacy
Stanley Associates went on to adapt the Avalon Hill board wargame Wooden Ships and Iron Men into a computer format, resulting in the game Wooden Ships and Iron Men (1996).
References
- ^ a b c Carter, Tim (February 1995). "Sailing from Cardboard to Silicon Seas". Computer Gaming World. No. 127. pp. 168, 170, 172.
- ^ PC Gamer US. Archived from the originalon March 7, 2000.
- ^ Innella, Mike (1994). "Modern Naval Battles; Preview of 5th Fleet, Avalon Hill's Newest Computer Game". The General. 29 (4): 58, 59.
- Game Player's PC Entertainment. 6 (6): 26–28.
- ^ Coleman, Terry (November 1998). "The Buying Game". Computer Gaming World. No. 172. pp. 54, 55, 370.