| Reforger '88 | |
| Developer: | Strategic Simulations |
| Publisher: | Strategic Simulations |
| Designer: | Gary Grigsby |
| Released: | 1984 |
| Genre: | Computer wargame |
| Platforms: | Apple II, Atari 8-bit |
Reforger '88 is a computer wargame designed by Gary Grigsby and published by Strategic Simulations in 1984. It takes place in a near-future setting and covers a hypothetical conflict between NATO and Warsaw Pact nations.
Reforger '88 is a computer wargame that simulates the hypothetical invasion of West Germany by the Warsaw Pact alliance, met with retaliation by NATO forces.
Reforger '88 was designed by Gary Grigsby and released in 1984, the same year he launched and War in Russia.[1] Reforger was built with the game engine and mechanics from Kursk.
Jasper Sylvester reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World, and stated that "Reforger '88 is an excellent game using a free-flowing and user-friendly system which is satisfying to play from the initial boot to the last turn of battle. It is the product of an incredible amount of research and even a perusal of the list of weapon systems makes some Pentagon budget considerations seem clearer."[2]
In a 1985 survey of computer wargames for Current Notes, M. Evan Brooks called Reforger '88 a flawed title that "suffer[s] from the same defects as Objective: Kursk", although he considered it "somewhat more successful". In his similar 1989 survey, J. L. Miller of Computer Play called Reforger "somewhat dated" and offered it a middling score.