V for Victory: Battleset 1 - D-Day Utah Beach - 1944

aka: Utah Beach

Released

1991 on DOS

Releases by Date (by platform)

1991 (DOS)
1991 (Macintosh)

Publishers

Three-Sixty Pacific, Inc.

Developers

Atomic Games, Inc.

Moby Score: 6.9
#12,312 of 155K
Critics: 76% (6)
Players: (14)
Collected By: 14 players

Genre: Strategy
Perspective: Top-down
Pacing: Turn-based
Setting: Historical events
World War II

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V for Victory: Utah Beach thrusts the player into the role of a military strategist during the Normandy invasion of WWII. As the American commander, the player has to overcome strong German resistance to occupy the Cotentin peninsula and the vital port facilities at Cherborg. Or, as the German Commander, the player has to defend Cherborg and drive the Americans back into the sea.

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6 People

Design	Larry Merkel Ed Rains Keith Zabalaoui
Programming	Larry Merkel Ed Rains Keith Zabalaoui
Graphics / Artwork	Larry Merkel Keith Zabalaoui
Cover Illustrator	Marc William Ericksen
Production	Lane Roathe
Cover Art	Marc William Ericksen
Packaging	Joan Andrews
Documentation	Ed Rains

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In the designer diaries of Close Combat III, programmer Keith Zabalaoui calls it a miracle that this game was eventually released. Not only was it Atomic Games' first game, but the three main designers had different artistic vision and motivation. Keith wanted to make a game that people could play and understand. Ed Rains wanted to make a hard-core scholarly simulation, and Larry Merkel just wanted an enjoyable pastime that might make some extra cash.