101: The Airborne Invasion of Normandy (Windows)

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Description

101: The Airborne Invasion of Normandy is a turn-based strategy game set during World War II were the player takes command over a troop of 18 units. Every mission starts with a detailed planning phase. There the player chooses his men and equips them. Because this can be a time-consuming task the game offers the option to make these decisions automatically. The last step before starting the mission is to set where the units sit in the plane. This is important because of one unique feature of this game: during the jumps there are randomly generated happenings which are applied to the units, e.g. they get separated, killed or the whole plane gets shot down.

After all surviving units reach the ground the player respectively the AI moves one unit at a time. Every one has a certain amount of action points which decrease with every action, e.g. moving, resting, trading equipment or firing. The goal is always to liberate a certain area accompanied by a few optional tasks which have to be found during the mission. It is also important to note that the game uses fog of war and doesn't tell the player where his other units are. This means he has to orientate himself with a map - if one of the nearby soldiers has one in his equipment. After three days at most the mission ends and the player gets rated.

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Alternate Titles

• "Die 101. Airborne in der Normandie" -- German title
• "101st Airborne in Normandy" -- Polish title

Part of the Following Group

• Historical conflict: World War II

User Reviews

This is an AWESOME game with great atmosphere

Richard Arnesen (14)

The Press Says

Strategy Gaming Online	Dec 17, 1998	9.6 out of 10	96
GameSpot	Dec 07, 1998	8.8 out of 10	88
Power Unlimited	Feb, 1999	8 out of 10	80
PC Zone	Aug 13, 2001	7.3 out of 10	73
HappyPuppy	Dec 14, 1999	7 out of 10	70
Power Play	Oct, 1998	67 out of 100	67
Game Over Online	Oct 05, 1998	61 out of 100	61
Adrenaline Vault, The (AVault)	Feb 22, 1999		60
PC Gameplay (Benelux)	Dec, 1998	54 out of 100	54
PC Player (Germany)	Oct, 1998	20 out of 100	20

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Version Differences

In later releases, the "screaming eagle" logo was removed from the box cover, and replaced with a US flag.

Additional information contributed by Kasey Chang