Steel Thunder Explained

Steel Thunder
Developer:	Tom Loughry
Publisher:	Accolade
Platforms:	Commodore 64, DOS
Released:	1988
Genre:	Vehicle simulation
Modes:	Single-player

Steel Thunder is a 1988 video game published by Accolade. Designed by Tom Loughry, it is labeled an "American Battle Tank Simulation" on the title screen.

Gameplay

Steel Thunder is a game in which modern armored warfare is simulated.

Reception

Wyatt Lee reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World, and stated that "Accolade has: 1) paved the way for future tank simulations, 2) proven that the company is serious about developing more than action games, and 3) published a challenging game all in one bold stroke."^[1]

Reviews

• The Games Machine - Aug, 1989^[2]
• The One - Jul, 1989^[3]
• ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) - Sep, 1989
• Computer Gaming World - Jun, 1991

External links

• Review in Compute!
• Review in Compute!'s Gazette
• Review in Power Play (German)
• Review in RUN magazine
• Review New Computer Express
• Review in Zzap!
• Review in Pelit (Finnish)
• Article in The Games Machine
• Review in Videogame & Computer World (Italian)
• Review in Info
• Review in Pelit (Finnish)
• Review in Commodore Gazette (Italian)

Notes and References

1. Lee . Wyatt . Don't Tread On Me!: Accolade's "Steel Thunder" Modern Armor . Computer Gaming World . December 1988 . 1 . 54 . 8–9.
2. Web site: The Games Machine Issue 21.
3. Web site: TheOne Magazine Issue 10. July 1989.