101: The Airborne Invasion of Normandy

1998 video game 101: The Airborne Invasion of Normandy 101 The Airborne Invasion of Normandy cover art.jpeg Interactive Simulations Empire Interactive October 1998 Turn-based tactics, computer wargame Single-player Windows 101: The Airborne Invasion of Normandy is a 1998 computer wargame developed by Interactive Simulations and published by Empire Interactive.https://web.archive.org/web/19991201040831/http://www.pcgamer.com/reviews/1264.html http://www.pcgamer.com/reviews/1264.html 101: The 101st Airborne in Normandy April 1999 Trotter, William R. William R. Trotter PC Gamer US December 1, 1999 dead Key members of the team had previously worked at Random Games, developer of Soldiers at War and Wages of War. Gameplay 101: The Airborne Invasion of Normandy is a turn-based computer wargame that simulates combat at the squad level, in a manner that has been compared to games such as X-COM. The game recreates the 101st Airborne Division's use of paratroopers during the Invasion of Normandy in World War II.https://web.archive.org/web/20041113023000/http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/101airbornetheaion/review.html http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/101airbornetheaion/review.html 101 Airborne: The Airborne Invasion of Normandy Dunkin, Alan December 7, 1998 GameSpot November 13, 2004 dead Development 101 was developed by Interactive Simulations, Inc. (ISI), a team started by former members of Random Games, creator of Soldiers at War and Wages of War. ISI president Tim Brooks said that he founded the studio to obtain "more control over deciding what went into the game and what didn't go into the game."https://web.archive.org/web/20050319145301/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/013/078/101_interview.html http://www.cdmag.com/articles/013/078/101_interview.html 101: The 101st Airborne in Normandy Interview July 20, 1998 Walker, Mark H. Computer Games Strategy Plus March 19, 2005 dead 101 was released in October 1998.https://web.archive.org/web/20000311124127/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_10/14_normand/index.html http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_10/14_normand/index.html Normandy Invaded (Again) Jebens, Harley October 14, 1998 GameSpot March 11, 2000 dead Reception 4.5/5https://web.archive.org/web/20050319085746/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/015/093/101_airborne_review.html http://www.cdmag.com/articles/015/093/101_airborne_review.html 101st: Airborne Invasion of Normandy November 9, 1998 Finn, David Computer Games Strategy Plus March 19, 2005 dead 8.8/10 80% 2/5Carter, Tim Jumping Into Disaster February 1999 175 Computer Gaming World 226 PC Gaming World 4/10https://web.archive.org/web/19991010131314/http://www.gamespot.co.uk/pc.gamespot/strategy/101st_uk/review.html http://www.gamespot.co.uk/pc.gamespot/strategy/101st_uk/review.html 101: The 101st Airborne In Normandy Review Marsh, Ian November 12, 1998 PC Gaming World October 10, 1999 dead 101 sold 10,000 copies in the United States by April 1999, according to Tim Brooks. James Fudge of Computer Games Strategy Plus called the game "semi-popular" by that time,https://web.archive.org/web/20050319144103/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/019/014/101_sequel.html http://www.cdmag.com/articles/019/014/101_sequel.html 101st Airborne in Normandy Sequel Being Considered Fudge, James April 9, 1999 Computer Games Strategy Plus March 19, 2005 dead while Wargamers Mario Kroll dubbed it a commercial flop in 2003. He explained that it had failed to secure the retail shelf space necessary to succeed: "copies of the game weren't available over Christmas after the release, and shortly thereafter its developer went belly-up, completely abandoned by its publisher", he wrote. Kroll noted that 101s distribution issues were part of a trend for less established development teams at the time.Walker, Mark H. Mark H. Walker Games That Sell! June 25, 2003 Wordware Publishing 155622950X 194 According to Kroll, 101 "received plenty of positive press". CNET Gamecenter, GameSpot and Computer Games Strategy Plus nominated it for their respective "Wargame of the Year" prizes, which went variously to The Operational Art of War I: 1939–1955 and People's General.https://web.archive.org/web/20000815235823/http://www.gamespot.com/features/awards1998/index.html http://www.gamespot.com:80/features/awards1998/index.html GameSpot's Best and Worst of 1998 Staff GameSpot August 15, 2000 dead Staff https://web.archive.org/web/20050203235412/http://cdmag.com/articles/017/163/best_of_year.html http://cdmag.com:80/articles/017/163/best_of_year.html The Best of 1998 February 11, 1999 Computer Games Strategy Plus February 3, 2005 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20001216230700/http://www.gamecenter.com/Features/Exclusives/Awards98/index.html http://www.gamecenter.com:80/Features/Exclusives/Awards98/index.html The CNET Gamecenter.com Awards for 1998 January 29, 1999 CNET Gamecenter December 16, 2000 dead May 3, 2020 In Computer Games Strategy Plus, David Finn offered 101 a glowing review and hailed it as "probably the first tactical squad level wargame with this scope of realism and detail." William R. Trotter of PC Gamer US was also positive. Writing for GameSpot, Alan Dunkin remarked, "While the scope is limited and the level of detail can intimidate some, 101: The Airborne Invasion of Normandy is a winner." Tim Carter of Computer Gaming World and Ian Marsh of Britain's PC Gaming World were critical of 101. Marsh argued that "the gameplay sucks", a complaint largely echoed by Carter: he wrote that the design "might be realistic, but it makes for a lousy game—especially with the incredible number of technical flaws that you are subjected to." See also Avalon Hill's Squad Leader References External links Official site (archived) /101-the-airborne-invasion-of-normandy Category:1998 video games Category:Computer wargames Category:Empire Interactive games Category:Single-player video games Category:Turn-based tactics video games Category:Video games developed in the United States Category:Video games set in France Category:Windows games Category:Windows-only games Category:World War II video games