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Description

Wages of War is a squad level tactical simulation set in the year 2001. The game is a solitaire simulation pitting you, the player, as owner of a mercenary company, against computer controlled enemy forces and competing mercenary companies. The goal of Wages of War is to make the most money possible and become the world leader in mercenary activities. To do this, you must plan your missions carefully, spending enough money to acquire what you need for each mission, while minimizing expenditures and casualties. Winning missions is not enough. You must win each mission while making the greatest profit possible.

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The Press Says

GameSpot Dec 19, 1996 8.2 out of 10 82
Coming Soon Magazine Apr, 1997 79 out of 100 79
Pelit Feb, 1997 78 out of 100 78
PC Gameplay (Benelux) Feb, 1997 77 out of 100 77
PC Games (Germany) Dec, 1996 55 out of 100 55
Gamezilla 1996 45 out of 100 45
PC Player (Germany) Dec, 1996 2 Stars2 Stars2 Stars2 Stars2 Stars 40

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Trivia

The developers at Random Games got a lot of mileage out of their work on Wages of War. They tweaked their design for Soldiers at War, and then updated it once again for Squad Leader.


This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by Jim Newland (53) on Jun 15, 2003.
 

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