Scorched Earth (computer game)
| Scorched Earth | |
|---|---|
| Senior Developer | Wendell Hicken |
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
1991 |
| platform | MS-DOS |
| genre | Computer strategy game |
| Game mode | Single player , multiplayer |
| language | English |
Scorched Earth (ger .: Scorched Earth ) is a shareware - Artillery - computer game for MS-DOS , which was written in 1991 by Wendell Hicken and a remake of Tank Wars is, written in 1986 by Kenny Morse. The genre goes back to a game from 1976, it became famous with Artillery from 1980 for the Apple II .
description
Each of the up to ten players has a tank with which they stand on a 2D map and have to hit other tanks. The player can only adjust the firepower and the angle of fire to destroy one of the enemy tanks. As a natural influencing factor there is wind, which changes the ballistic trajectory of the bullet. Depending on the map, lightning (during a thunderstorm) can damage the tanks.
Whoever has won a round receives money, depending on the number of hits, with which he can buy further weapons and defense systems. From small missiles to a MIRV or an atomic bomb , everything is available. You can also buy so-called diggers to destroy the landscape.
In addition to the original Tank Wars, there are also numerous newer implementations, such as Scorched 3D or the commercially very successful Worms .
Web links
- Official website
- Scorched Earth (computer game) at MobyGames (English)