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| developer = HPS Simulations
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| designer = John Tiller
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| platforms = [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
| released = 2001
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'''''Squad Battles: Vietnam''''' is a 2001 [[computer wargame]] developed and published by [[HPS Simulations]]. It was designed by [[John Tiller (game designer)|John Tiller]].
'''''Squad Battles: Vietnam''''' is a 2001 [[computer wargame]] developed and published by HPS Simulations. It was designed by John Tiller.

==Gameplay==
''Squad Battles: Vietnam'' is a [[computer wargame]] that simulates conflict during the [[Vietnam War]].<ref name=cgw />

==Development==
''Squad Battles: Vietnam'' was designed by John Tiller.<ref name=cgwpremier2001 /> For its design, he was inspired by the [[board wargame]] ''[[Squad Leader]]'', published by [[Avalon Hill]].<ref name=waw>{{cite web | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020806141725/http://waw.wargamer.com/resources/interviews.asp | url=http://waw.wargamer.com/resources/interviews.asp | title=Interview with John Tiller | date=April 29, 2002 | author=Marciniak, Jean | work=[[Wargamer (website)|World at Wargaming]] | archivedate=August 6, 2002 | url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==
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''[[Computer Gaming World]]'' and ''[[Wargamer (website)|Wargamer]]'' named ''Squad Battles: Vietnam'' the best computer wargame of 2001; the former publication dubbed it a "compelling" title that "shows that there's still some life in traditional wargaming systems".<ref name=wargamer2001>{{cite web | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020602115524/http://www.wargamer.com/articles/2001_awards_main.asp | url=http://www.wargamer.com/articles/2001_awards_main.asp | title=Best of the Year 2001 | author=Editors | work=[[Wargamer (website)|Wargamer]] | archivedate=June 2, 2002 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=cgwpremier2001>{{cite journal | author=Editors of ''Computer Gaming World'' | journal=[[Computer Gaming World]] | title=Games of the Year; The Very Best of a (Sometimes) Great Year in Gaming |date=April 2002 | issue=213 | pages=69–73, 76–84 }}</ref> The editors of ''[[Computer Games Magazine]]'' nominated the game in this category, but ultimately gave the prize to ''[[Panzer Campaigns: Bulge '44]]'', another John Tiller title.<ref name=cgm11th>{{cite journal | author=Staff | journal=[[Computer Games Magazine]] | title=11th Annual ''Computer Games'' Awards |date=March 2002 | issue=136 | pages=50–56 }}</ref>
| CGW = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name=cgw>{{cite magazine | author=Geryk, Bruce | title=Review; ''Squad Battles: Vietnam'' | issue=208 | date=November 2001 | magazine=[[Computer Gaming World]] | page=112}}</ref>
| PCGUS = 90%<ref name=pcgamerus>{{cite web | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050425172904/http://www.pcgamer.com/reviews/archives/review_2002-01-02p.html |url=http://www.pcgamer.com/reviews/archives/review_2002-01-02p.html | title=Reviews; ''Squad Battles: Vietnam'' | author=Trotter, William R. | authorlink=William R. Trotter | work=[[PC Gamer US]] | date=January 2, 2002 | archivedate=April 25, 2005 | url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}

In ''[[Computer Gaming World]]'', Bruce Geryk wrote that ''Squad Battles: Vietnam'' was "not the most original design, but it's one of the best of recent years".<ref name=cgw /> [[William R. Trotter]] of ''[[PC Gamer US]]'' was strongly positive toward the game, which he considered "one of the best tactical games since Avalon Hill's ''Squad Leader'' boardgame".<ref name=pcgamerus />

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''Computer Gaming World'' and ''[[Wargamer (website)|Wargamer]]'' named ''Squad Battles: Vietnam'' the best computer wargame of 2001; the former publication dubbed it a "compelling" title that "shows that there's still some life in traditional wargaming systems".<ref name=wargamer2001>{{cite web | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020602115524/http://www.wargamer.com/articles/2001_awards_main.asp | url=http://www.wargamer.com/articles/2001_awards_main.asp | title=Best of the Year 2001 | work=[[Wargamer (website)|Wargamer]] | archivedate=June 2, 2002 | url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=cgwpremier2001>{{cite magazine | author=((Editors of ''Computer Gaming World'')) | magazine=[[Computer Gaming World]] | title=Games of the Year; The Very Best of a (Sometimes) Great Year in Gaming | date=April 2002 | issue=213 | pages=69–73, 76–84}}</ref> The editors of ''[[Computer Games Magazine]]'' nominated the game in this category, but ultimately gave the prize to ''[[Panzer Campaigns: Bulge '44]]'', another John Tiller title.<ref name=cgm11th>{{cite journal | author=Staff | journal=[[Computer Games Magazine]] | title=11th Annual ''Computer Games'' Awards | date=March 2002 | issue=136 | pages=50–56}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://www.hpssims.com/Pages/Products/SB/SBVietnam/SBVietnam.html Official page]
* [https://www.hpssims.com/Pages/Products/SB/SBVietnam/SBVietnam.html Official page]
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Latest revision as of 00:18, 10 November 2024

Squad Battles: Vietnam
Developer(s)HPS Simulations
Publisher(s)HPS Simulations
Designer(s)John Tiller
Platform(s)Windows
Release2001
Genre(s)Computer wargame
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Squad Battles: Vietnam is a 2001 computer wargame developed and published by HPS Simulations. It was designed by John Tiller.

Gameplay

[edit]

Squad Battles: Vietnam is a computer wargame that simulates conflict during the Vietnam War.[1]

Development

[edit]

Squad Battles: Vietnam was designed by John Tiller.[2] For its design, he was inspired by the board wargame Squad Leader, published by Avalon Hill.[3]

Reception

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In Computer Gaming World, Bruce Geryk wrote that Squad Battles: Vietnam was "not the most original design, but it's one of the best of recent years".[1] William R. Trotter of PC Gamer US was strongly positive toward the game, which he considered "one of the best tactical games since Avalon Hill's Squad Leader boardgame".[4]

Computer Gaming World and Wargamer named Squad Battles: Vietnam the best computer wargame of 2001; the former publication dubbed it a "compelling" title that "shows that there's still some life in traditional wargaming systems".[5][2] The editors of Computer Games Magazine nominated the game in this category, but ultimately gave the prize to Panzer Campaigns: Bulge '44, another John Tiller title.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Geryk, Bruce (November 2001). "Review; Squad Battles: Vietnam". Computer Gaming World. No. 208. p. 112.
  2. ^ a b Editors of Computer Gaming World (April 2002). "Games of the Year; The Very Best of a (Sometimes) Great Year in Gaming". Computer Gaming World. No. 213. pp. 69–73, 76–84.
  3. ^ Marciniak, Jean (April 29, 2002). "Interview with John Tiller". World at Wargaming. Archived from the original on August 6, 2002.
  4. ^ a b Trotter, William R. (January 2, 2002). "Reviews; Squad Battles: Vietnam". PC Gamer US. Archived from the original on April 25, 2005.
  5. ^ "Best of the Year 2001". Wargamer. Archived from the original on June 2, 2002.
  6. ^ Staff (March 2002). "11th Annual Computer Games Awards". Computer Games Magazine (136): 50–56.
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