East Front (video game) explained

East Front
Developer:	TalonSoft
Publisher:	TalonSoft
Designer:	Robert McNamara, Jim Rose
Platforms:	Windows
Genre:	Computer wargame
Modes:	Single-player, multiplayer

East Front is a 1997 computer wargame developed and published by TalonSoft.

East Front was TalonSoft's most commercially successful game by early 1999, with sales near 90,000 units. It began the Campaign series, the successor to TalonSoft's Battleground franchise, and was followed by West Front, East Front II, Rising Sun and Divided Ground.

Gameplay

East Front is a turn-based computer wargame that simulates the Eastern Front of World War II.

Development

East Front was the first game developed on TalonSoft's Campaign game engine.^[1] It was announced in 1996 for a late-1997 release.^[2]

Reception

According to TalonSoft head Jim Rose, East Front was the company's biggest commercial success by early 1999. Its sales neared 90,000 units by that time.^[3] By February 2000, the overall Campaign series had achieved global sales above 250,000 copies.^[4]

William R. Trotter of PC Gamer US called East Front "a shaky start for TalonSoft's new line, but a must-have game for any Russian Front fan."

Legacy

The first game in the Campaign series, East Front was followed by West Front (1998), (1999), Rising Sun (2000) and (2001).

Notes and References

1. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/19971007211222/http://www.cdmag.com/war_vault/talonsoft_feature/article.html . TalonSoft opens new fronts . Udell, Scott . April 24, 1997 . . October 7, 1997 . dead .
2. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/19970101080149/http://www.cdmag.com/news/1119961.html . TalonSoft's 1997 line-up . November 19, 1996 . Udell, Scott . . January 1, 1997 . dead .
3. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/19990913112753/http://www.thegamers.net/articlearchives/interviews/J_Rose/index.html . TGN Interview with Talonsoft's Jim Rose . 1999 . The Gamers Net . Staff . September 13, 1999 . dead .
4. https://web.archive.org/web/20000620065132/http://www.talonsoft.com/c_info/p-risingsun.html . Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. Subsidiary TalonSoft Releases TalonSoft's Rising Sun . . February 1, 2000 . . June 20, 2000 . dead .