The Train: Escape to Normandy

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The Train: Escape to Normandy
Single player

The Train: Escape to Normandy is a

anti-aircraft guns
mounted to the engine of the train. When the train occasionally stops briefly for resupply at various train stations, the player also must provide cover fire against attackers in the station buildings for comrades resupplying the train.

The Train was initially released for several

IBM PC
.

Reception

Computer Gaming World called The Train "a rousing action game". It criticized the graphics' quality as below Accolade's standards, but said that the train-engineering portions were excellent.[1] A survey of strategy and war games gave it two stars out of five.[2]

The Spanish magazine Microhobby valued the game with the following scores:[3] Originality: 70% Graphics: 70% Motion: 70% Sound: 60% Difficulty: 80% Addiction: 90%

References

  1. ^ Wilson, David M. (May 1988). "Planes, Tranes, and Gunboats / Hijacking "The Train" For the Honor of France". Computer Gaming World. p. 32.
  2. ^ Brooks, M. Evan (December 1991). "Computer Strategy and Wargames: The 1900-1950 Epoch / Part II (M-Z) of an Annotated Paiktography". Computer Gaming World. p. 126. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  3. ^ (Spanish) The Train: Escape to Normandy - ZX Spectrum (1988) - article on Soloretro

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