Battleground: Ardennes

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Description

First in the long-running Battleground wargame series. The game offers turn-based wargaming using the first incarnation of the Battleview engine and featuring 23 battles between Dec. 1944 and Jan. 1945 on the Ardennes Forest and its surroundings. Plus you get 3 hypothetical scenarios, 1 tutorial scenario and a scenario editor to fiddle with the premade missions.

Uses svga graphics in an isometric or top-down tactical map. Plus the game also includes small fmv sequences that play whenever a certain action is carried out and offers modem support for two-player gameplay.

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Alternate Titles

• "Die Große Schlacht in den Ardennen 1944" -- German title
• "Battleground: Ardennes 1944" -- UK title

Part of the Following Groups

• Battleground series
• Game feature: Hexagonal map
• Historical conflict: World War II

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Critic Reviews

PC Gamer	Windows	Jan, 1996	91 out of 100	91
World Village (Gamer's Zone)	Windows	1995		80
Power Play	Windows	Feb, 1996	70 out of 100	70
Power Play	Windows 3.x	Feb, 1996	70 out of 100	70
PC Joker	Windows	Jun, 1996	68 out of 100	68
PC Games (Germany)	Windows	Mar, 1996	63 out of 100	63
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	Windows	Jan, 1996		60
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	Windows 3.x	Jan, 1996		60
PC Player (Germany)	Windows	May, 1996		60

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Trivia

Re-release

In 1996 the game was re-released as Battleground 1: Bulge - Ardennes Deluxe, which added new scenarios and graphics.

Related Web Sites

• Battleground Ardennes Deluxe Bulge website (Description, Requirements, Patch)