Fighting Steel: World War II Surface Combat 1939-1942 (Windows)

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Fighting Steel is a World War II Naval Surface Combat Simulator/Tactical Wargame covering the Atlantic and Pacific Theaters and recreating the most spectacular naval gunnery battles from 1939-1942. The game is the heir to Strategic Simulations earlier Great Naval Battles series, but is rendered in 3-D. Command over 90 different ship classes from the British, German, American, or Japanese fleets either as single ships or entire task forces consisting of several divisions.There are 10 historical scenarios, including long range daytime slugfests to close-in nighttime melees. In addition there are 4 linked scenario campaigns (1 for each navy), a battle generator and a scenario editor. The game can be played against the computer or multi-player over the internet.

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Alternate Titles

• "Fighting Steel: Seeschlachten 1939-1942" -- German title
• "Fighting Steel : Combat naval de la 2nde Guerre Mondiale 1939-1942" -- French title

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• Historical conflict: World War II

User Reviews

Marvelous concept, fantastic subject, lousy execution	Robb Davis (2)	unrated
Full speed ahead!	Terrence Bosky (5221)

Critic Reviews

Gaming Entertainment Monthly	Jul 04, 1999	82 out of 100	82
Subsim	1999	78 out of 100	78
Power Play	Jul, 1999	77 out of 100	77
Adrenaline Vault, The (AVault)	Jul 29, 1999		70
Power Unlimited	Sep, 1999	7 out of 10	70
PC Player (Germany)	Jul, 1999	63 out of 100	63
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	Oct, 1999		60
PC Gamer	Sep, 1999	57 out of 100	57
GameStar (Germany)	Jul, 1999	57 out of 100	57
PC Joker	Jul, 1999	52 out of 100	52

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