The Ancient Art of War in the Skies

If you've been craving a wargame that combines tough stategies with fast action combat, it's time you mastered The Ancient Art of War In the Skies!

Taking full control of all World War I air forces, you'll fight thrilling historical and fictional battles. All based on the time-tested strategies of The Art of War, the authoritative war strategy book written by the ancient warlord Sun Tzu 2500 years ago.

Dispatch fighters and bombers on strategic missions from your airfields. Bomb crucial targets to move the battle front into enemy territory. Jump into wild dogfights and thrilling bombing runs at any point in the battle. And even more fun, create an infinite number of action-packed campaigns with an incredible campaign editor.

The Ancient Art of War in the Skies from MicroProse. World War I has never been more fun.

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Back of Box - DOS (US)

Finally, a strategy war game that requires arcade game skills, as well as brain power! With The Ancient Art of War in the Skies, you'll get to do everything from dictating campaign strategy to flying World War I fighters and bombers in acrobatic aerial dogfights. You'll attempt to push back enemy lines from an exciting strategy perspective. And you'll compete against famous military leaders of the world in more than 40 historical and fictional campaigns. The Ancient Art of War in the Skies from MicroProse. It's a challenging World War I strategy game and a fun arcade game all wrapped up in one!

• Defeat the enemy by destroying or capturing their capital or airfields, wiping out their air force, or forcing them to surrender.
• Command a force of World War I fighters and bombers, stationed at one of your airfields, on strategic bombing and dogfighting missions.

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MicroProse Entertainment Software Catalog (1992)

Strategie & Action des Ersten Weltkrieges in einem neuen Spiel

von Dave Murray, Barry Murray, Joe Gargiulo & Dee Dee Murry Wwenn Sie schon lange nach einem Kriegsspiel gesucht haben, das knallharte Strategie mit rasanter Kampf-Action verbindet, dann ist The Ancient of War in the Skies genau das Richtige für Sie!

Mit der absoluten Kontrolle über alle Luftstreitkräfte des Ersten Weltkrieges können Sie die spannendsten historischen und fiktiven Gefechte durchspielen. Alle basieren auf den bewährten Strategien aus The Art of War, dem maßgebenden Buch über Kampftaktiken, das vor 2500 Jahren von dem großen Feldherren Sun Tzu geschrieben wurde.

Lassen Sie Kampfjäger und Bomber von Ihren Flugplätzen aus zu strategischen Einsätzen aufsteigen. Bombardieren Sie wichtige Ziele, um die Front in das feindliche Gebiet vorzuschieben. Stürzen Sie sich, so oft Sie wollen, in wilde Luftkämpfe und aufregende Bombenangriffe. Und Sie haben noch viel mehr Spaß, wenn Sie mit dem unglaublichen „Campaign Editor“ zahllose Kampfeinsätze voller Action gestalten.

The Ancient Art of War in the Skies von Microprose. Der Erste Weltkrieg hat noch nie soviel Spaß gemacht.

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*Fordern Sie die feindlichen Bomber und Jäger zu waghalsigen Luftkämpfen heraus!

Verwirklichen Sie Ihre Strategien mit Hilfe einer phantastischen, scrollenden 3D-Karte!

Übernehmen Sie die Rolle des Bombenschützen und vernichten Sie Fabriken, Brücken und Flugplätze.

Versuchen Sie, legendäre Militärstrategen wie Kaiser Wilhelm II, Baron von Richthofen oder sogar Sun Tzu selbst hereinzulegen!*

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Back of Box - DOS (Germany)

Verdun, April 1916. The radio crackles alive as forward observers on the ground alert air commanders to enemy planes overhead. The balance of power in the skies continues to shift, back and forth between the allies and Germany. The battle for air superiority will continue until the United States enters the war and fills the skies with hundreds of aircraft.

This classic game will test both your strategic command and aerial combat skills. Plan your strategy, goals, and routes on the overhead tactical map, and then head into the cockpit for side-scrolling dogfights, squadron-to-squadron battles, and eagle-eye bombing runs

The game includes 20 historically accurate, and 34 fictional campaigns, providing hours and hours of gameplay. A detailed campaign editor lets you create even more campaigns, designing battlefields, assigning planes and pilots, defining the rules and even writing the campaign narrative.

The Ancient Art of War in the Skies is based on the writings of Sun Tzu, who wrote the military strategy and tactics masterpiece The Art of War. The game is a fantastic, early example of a blended strategy and action title. Will you destroy your enemies factories in order to gain numerical superiority? Destroy his capital city to force his surrender? Or wear his forces down in battle?

• Command in both fact-based and fictional scenarios

• Control British or German forces

• Manage plane factories

• Plan routes and battles

• Make bombing runs against factories and cities

• Take part in aerial battles and dogfights

• Fight against historical figures, including Lord Kitchener, Ferdinand Foch, Kaiser Wilhelm II, fictional enemy Helmut von Spike, and even Sun Tzu himself.

• Use the campaign editor to create your own scenarios

First published in 1992, The Ancient Art of War in the Skies was part of a series of games created by brothers Dave Murry and Barry Murry based on the writings of Sun Tzu.

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Steam Store Description