War Inc. Explained

War Inc.
Platforms:DOS
Released:September 5, 1997[1]
Developer:Optik Software
Publisher:Interactive Magic
Genre:Real-time strategy

War Inc. (Project Airos in Australia and Germany) is a real-time strategy video game developed by Optik Software. It was published by Interactive Magic for DOS on August 31, 1997. It incorporates a rudimentary stock market, placing the player directly in control of research and development,[2] and the ability to completely customize units by using a variety of components.

Reception

GameSpot gave War Inc. an overall score of 5.2 out of ten, expressing that the game 'doesn't meet its potential' in that it has innovative and 'varied' gameplay options, but its combat and map design is "subpar" and "boring".[3] Game Revolution praised War Inc.'s 'varied' technology trees and high degree of unit customization, further expressing that War Inc. sets itself apart from the "stagnating genre of real-time strategy games", giving it an overall score of a B+.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1998-02-07 . Online Gaming Review . 2023-04-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/19980207215055/http://ogr.com/news/news0997.html . 1998-02-07 .
  2. W.A.R., Inc.. . 105 . . June 1997. 58. Major Mike. 1042-8658.
  3. Web site: McDonald . Tim . War Inc. Review . GameSpot. SpotMedia Communications . May 2, 2000.
  4. Web site: War Inc.: It's About Time for a Hostile Takeover... . Game Revolution. Net Revolution. Daniel. June 5, 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20040614004717/http://www.game-revolution.com/games/pc/strategy/warinc.htm. unfit. June 14, 2004.