Empire: Wargame of the Century

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Description

The object of the game is simple - gain control of the entire world by using your armies to crush your opponents. You'll start off with a city, which must then produce armies, that are used to conquer more cities. The array of unit types is limited to eight, including various ships, fighter planes, ground units and a submarine. This is more than made up for by the significantly different abilities each of the units possess, and the game will mostly likely appeal to the Chess and Risk player's of the world.

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Part of the Following Groups

• Empire games
• Star Fleet series

User Reviews

Empire was where it all began	DOS	Simon Haller (17)
Just playing the game teaches strategy, tactics & logistics.	Atari ST	Joseph Kirkpatrick (3)
A simple yet engaging turn-based strategy game	DOS	ex_navynuke! (48)

Critic Reviews

Computer Gaming World (CGW)	Atari ST	Nov, 1991		90
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	DOS	Nov, 1991		90
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Atari ST	Mar, 1988	8.2 out of 12	68
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	Amiga	Oct, 1988	618 out of 1000	62
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	Atari ST	Oct, 1988	606 out of 1000	61
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	Amiga	Jan, 1988	Unscored	Unscored
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	DOS	Jan, 1988	Unscored	Unscored
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	Atari ST	Jan, 1988	Unscored	Unscored

Forums

Topic	# Posts	Last Post
Wrong grouping?	8	MZ per X (3020) Nov 12, 2009

Trivia

Development

Many regard this turn-based militaristic strategy game the most influential strategy title ever released. The original was created in 1978 by Walter Bright and though he repeatedly tried to sell it to publishers, he didn't succeed until 1985, when Interstel accepted the game, and hired Mark Baldwin to create a graphical user interface (not a graphics artist at heart, Bright had been using various letters and ascii characters to represent units and cities)

Freeware release

Walter Bright has updated the game to work like a charm under Windows 95/98, and has released it as freeware - you can find the game and various information and historical facts at www.classicempire.com.

Awards

• Computer Gaming World
  • October 1988 (Issue #52) - Game of the Year
  • April 1989 (Issue #59) - Introduced into the Hall of Fame
  • November 1996 (15th anniversary issue) - #8 in the “150 Best Games of All Time” list
• GameSpy
  • 2001 – #49 Top Game of All Time

Information also contributed by nullnullnull and PCGamer77

Related Web Sites

• Review COMPUTE!'s Amiga Resource April 1989 (Two and a half page review of the Amiga version in issue #1 of the US magazine.)
• Walter Bright's Classic Empire (Download the freeware version of the game, and see the letters from the publishers who rejected it.)