Front Lines Explained

Front Lines
Developer:Impressions Games
Publisher:Impressions Games
Platforms:MS-DOS
Released:1994
Genre:Computer wargame

Front Lines is a 1994 computer wargame for MS-DOS developed and published by Impressions Games.

Gameplay

Front Lines is a wargame with a turn-based system for gameplay, using vehicles.

Reception

In PC Gamer US, William R. Trotter called Front Lines "a well-designed product that should have wide appeal." Next Generations reviewer was negative toward the game, and stated that "[m]ost fans of war games will find Front Lines a good example of the genre (if a little predictable), but everyone else's eyes will surely glaze over after a few minutes of play."[1]

Legacy

Following the completion of Front Lines, Impressions Games began work on a remake focused on the American Civil War. The team drifted away from this concept as development progressed. The project became .

Impressions' Jeffrey Fiske later called Front Lines "a high-quality graphics program which, if it had done a little more time in development, would have had much better gameplay."[2]

Reviews

Notes and References

  1. Finals. Next Generation. 5. Imagine Media. May 1995. 93.
  2. McDonald, T. Liam . . SCOOP!: Robert E. Lee's Civil War General . March 1996 . 3 . 3 . 42, 43 .
  3. http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/PC%20Team/pcteam_numero001/058.jpg