Classic Personal Computer (PC) Games

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  • Simon The Sorcerer 2

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Mike Woodroffe GAME DEVELOPER:AdventureSoft GAME PUBLISHER:Activision Copyright 1992, AdventureSoft Two of the most charming adventure games ever are low-profile games that have captured many an adventurer’s heart. In both games, quintessential 90’s teenager Simon must prevent the evil wizard from conquering the magical world he’s unwittingly…

  • SimPark

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Maxis GAME PUBLISHER:Maxis Copyright 1997, Maxis SimPark teaches the importance of ecological balance in visual and easy-to-grasp ways. For example, the player soon learns that if no flat-leafed flowers are planted, the park won’t attract bees. And if the park doesn’t attract bees, pollenation…

  • SimTower

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Yoot Saito GAME DEVELOPER:Maxis GAME PUBLISHER:Maxis Copyright 1994, Maxis A cool little game by Japanese designer Yoot Saito was a big hit on the Macintosh but received only lukewarm response from the PC crowd. Although one can find many faults with the game’s underlying mechanics, gameplay…

  • SimTown

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Maxis GAME PUBLISHER:Maxis Copyright 1996, Maxis SimTown is basically a kids’ version of SimCity with complex features removed but fun intact. Althought it may look simple at first glance, the game is quite complex for the game’s target age group of 6-10 years old.…

  • Sinbad

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Bill Williams GAME DEVELOPER:Cinemaware GAME PUBLISHER:Cinemaware Copyright 1988, Cinemaware This Cinemaware game puts you in the shoes (sandals?) of legendary Sinbad the sailor from 1001 Arabian Nights, who roam the seas in search of fortune, power, and true love. In contrast to Cinemaware’s earlier action/strategy classics…

  • Six Stories

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Neil Guy GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1999, Neil Guy Paul O’Brian said it best in his review: “Six Stories bills itself as “multimedia interactive fiction”, and the billing is no exaggeration… The game includes photographs, graphical backgrounds, and voice-over narration. [The game’s] multimedia components combine…

  • Skate or Die

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Stephen Landrum & David Bunch GAME DEVELOPER:Electronic Arts GAME PUBLISHER:Electronic Arts Copyright 1989, Electronic Arts Skate or Die and Ski or Die are collections of cool mini-action games with tournament mode, not unlike Epyx’ “Games” series. Each of these games features 6 mini-games, ranging from the…

  • Ski or Die

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Michael Abbot & Nana Chambers GAME DEVELOPER:Electronic Arts GAME PUBLISHER:Electronic Arts Copyright 1989, Electronic Arts Skate or Die and Ski or Die are collections of cool mini-action games with tournament mode, not unlike Epyx’ “Games” series. Each of these games features 6 mini-games, ranging from the…

  • Skyrealms of Jorune: Alien Logic

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Ceridus Software GAME PUBLISHER:Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) Copyright 1994, Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) In one of the most unique RPGs ever, you must discover the secrets of the Warpworld to defeat the evil Red Shantha and rescue your fellow villagers. Despite it being based…

  • Slater & Charlie Go Camping

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Sierra On-Line GAME PUBLISHER:Sierra On-Line Copyright 1993, Sierra On-Line A colorful and fun interactive storybook similar to Br?derbund’s later Living Books series, Slater & Charlie Go Camping recounts the story of two amicable dinosaurs as they prepare to go camping. Each page contains many…

  • Sleeping Gods Lie

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:John G. Wood & Steven Green GAME DEVELOPER:Oxford Digital Enterprises GAME PUBLISHER:Empire Interactive Copyright 1991, Oxford Digital Enterprises Sleeping Gods Lie is, similar to Drakkhen, one of the first truly 3D RPGs but goes a step further with mouse-based movement mode. Unfortunately, the gameplay and plot…

  • Slugger, The

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Mastertronic GAME PUBLISHER:Mastertronic Copyright 1988, Mastertronic A decent baseball game that’s not as good as, say, Micro League Baseball for lack of strategic depth, but is still a fun action-oriented game with good graphics that zooms in on the current player. Lack of variety…

  • Smart Games Challenge Series

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Smart Games GAME PUBLISHER:Hasbro Copyright 1998, Hasbro Easily the *best* puzzle compilations I’ve ever come across, each Smart Games is chock full of puzzles in almost every category imaginable. Most puzzle types are very original, and even those that derive from well-known games put…

  • Smurfs, The

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Infogrames GAME PUBLISHER:Infogrames Copyright 1996, Infogrames The Smurfs is a fun platform game based on a wildly popular 80s cartoon (which so popular it even spawned a spinoff called the Snorks — I’m not making this up). The game succeeds at capturing the bumbling…

  • So Far

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Andrew Plotkin GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1996, Andrew Plotkin This is a masterpiece of interactive storytelling. It is no surprise that Andrew Plotkin (“Zarf”) is highly regarded as one of the best IF authors today. In contrast to his later game Spider and Web which…

  • Soko-Ban

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Khaled Bentebal GAME DEVELOPER:Spectrum Holobyte GAME PUBLISHER:Spectrum Holobyte Copyright 1984, Spectrum Holobyte Soko-ban is the first puzzle game I played on the PC, and it remains to this day one of the most difficult. The objective is simple: move crates to create a path to the…

  • Solar Winds 1 + 2

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Digital Extremes GAME PUBLISHER:Epic Megagames Copyright 1993, Epic Megagames In this fun shooting/adventure pair set in the spirit of Privateer, you are a space jockey / mercenary who takes on a variety of missions for fun and profit while watching the greater plot unfold.…

  • Solitaire’s Journey

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Andrew Visscher & Bruce Williams Zaccagnino GAME DEVELOPER:Quantum Quality Productions (QQP) GAME PUBLISHER:Quantum Quality Productions (QQP) Copyright 1992, Quantum Quality Productions (QQP) This is the BEST solitaire game I’ve ever played, period. The game not only has the standard single and tournament play, but also two…

  • Solo Flight

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Sid Meier GAME DEVELOPER:MicroProse GAME PUBLISHER:MicroProse Copyright 1985, Firaxis Ever fancy yourself a flying postman? If yes, then I might have a game for you. Meet Solo Flight, the very first flight sim from MicroProse and the genius designer Sid Meier. In this little game, you…

  • Sons of Liberty

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:David Landrey & Chuck Kroegel GAME DEVELOPER:Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) GAME PUBLISHER:Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) Copyright 1988, Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) This recommended underdog, and quite rare I might add, is set in the Revolutionary War. You can fight in any of 3 Scenarios including Bunker…

  • Sophie’s World

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Voyager Company GAME PUBLISHER:Learn Technologies Copyright 1998, Voyager Company Without a doubt THE best CD-ROM about philosophy ever made, and one of the most unique and original programs you’ll ever find, Sophie’s World is an amazing adaptation of Jostein Gardner’s best-selling book about a…

  • Sorcerer Lord

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:PSS GAME PUBLISHER:PSS Copyright 1988, PSS Sorceror Lord is a fun but *extremely* difficult single-scenario fantasy wargame due to the near invisibility of enemy forces and tough computer opponent. Tasked to gather the forces of Galanor to stem the advancing army of the Shadowlord,…

  • Sorcerer of Claymorgue Castle

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Scott Adams GAME DEVELOPER:Adventure International GAME PUBLISHER:Adventure International Copyright 1984, Adventure International One of the classic games by Scott Adams in the early ’80s, Sorcerer of Claymorgue Castle is an above-average dungeon romp that sends you, a young sorcerer’s apprentice, into the dreaded castle to retrieve…

  • Sorcerian

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Game Arts GAME PUBLISHER:Sierra On-Line Copyright 1991, Game Arts Amidst the flurry of imported games that resulted from Sierra’s deal with Japanese publisher Gamearts are Sorcerian and Zeliard, two quirky action/RPG titles with strong “console” feel. Definitely “light” games in that there is few…

  • Space 1889

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:F. J. Lennon & Don Wuenschell GAME DEVELOPER:Paragon Software GAME PUBLISHER:Paragon Software Copyright 1990, Paragon Software Space 1889 is the second game based on Game Workshop’s p&p RPG. In an alternate history (similar to Origin’s Martian Dreams) where Thomas Edison invented time travel, you set out…

  • Space Bar, The

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Steve Meretzky GAME DEVELOPER:Boffo Games GAME PUBLISHER:Segasoft Copyright 1997, Boffo Games The Space Bar is a fun space comedy romp by the inimitable Steve Meretzky where you play Alias Node, a cop on a quest to find your partner’s attacker in a seedy space bar. The…

  • Space Crusade

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Gremlin GAME PUBLISHER:Gremlin Copyright 1992, Gremlin Space Crusade is a follow-up of sorts to Gremlin’s underrated Hero Quest. Like its predecessor, Space Crusade is an excellent tactical turn-based wargame based on a Games Workshop boardgame, this time the more famous Warhammer 40,000 universe. A…

  • Space Hulk

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Andy Jones & Nick Wilson GAME DEVELOPER:Games Workshop GAME PUBLISHER:Electronic Arts Copyright 1994, Games Workshop A fun tactical wargame based on Games Workshop’s renown Warhammer 40,000 universe, Space Hulk combines a faithful depiction of the excellent strategic choices of a Warhammer boardgame, including authentic space marines…

  • Space Rogue

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Paul Neurath GAME DEVELOPER:Origin Systems GAME PUBLISHER:Origin Systems Copyright 1990, Origin Systems While scouting a deserted spacecraft, you witnessed a sudden explosion of your mothership that left you stranded. Aside from this novel plot, Space Rogue features one of the first believable and fun 3D space…

  • Space Wrecked

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Gremlin GAME PUBLISHER:Konami Copyright 1991, Gremlin Space Wrecked, as the name suggests, is a sci-fi RPG in which you must investigate an abandoned spaceship and escape unscathed. It has an interesting plot that builds through the various books and monitors scattered in the game,…

  • Spaceward Ho! For Windows

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Peter Commons GAME DEVELOPER:Delta Tao GAME PUBLISHER:New World Computing Copyright 1995, Delta Tao Unarguably one of the best “quickie” two-player strategy games ever made, Spaceward Ho! combines zany humor and solid game engine into an addictive beer-and-pretzel strategy game where up to 10 players compete to…

  • Special Forces

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Sleepless Knights GAME PUBLISHER:MicroProse Copyright 1992, Sleepless Knights Special Forces is a top-down tactical strategy game with sharp graphics, diverse missions, and a plethora of weapons and commando gadgets to use. Unfortunately, these strengths quickly drown under dubious enemy AI, cumbersome interface, and lack…

  • Spectrader+ Stock Market Trading Game

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Cavlogix Corp. GAME PUBLISHER:Cavlogix Corp. Copyright 1998, Cavlogix Corp. SpecTrader+ Stock Market Trading Game is a challenging securities market trading simulation. You can buy and sell stocks, bonds, currencies, and penny stock securities in randomly generated market scenarios. SpecTrader+ uses the actual forward pricing…

  • Spectre

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Velocity GAME PUBLISHER:Velocity Copyright 1991, Velocity A fun frag-fest that pays homage to the arcade classic Battlezone, Spectre is a fun multiplayer 3D tank game that features a great capture-the-flag mode, cool futuristic graphics, and intuitive interface. Although the computer AI is capable, the…

  • Spectre VR

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Velocity GAME PUBLISHER:Velocity Copyright 1993, Velocity A fun frag-fest that pays homage to the arcade classic Battlezone, Spectre is a fun multiplayer 3D tank game that features a great capture-the-flag mode, cool futuristic graphics, and intuitive interface. Although the computer AI is capable, the…

  • Speedball 1

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Bitmap Brothers GAME PUBLISHER:Image Works Copyright 1991, Infogrames The Bitmap Brothers affirmed their status as leading action game developer with Speedball 1 and 2, two highly enjoyable futuristic ball games that combine elements of handball and rugby. The simple goal of getting the ball…

  • Speedball 2

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Eric Matthews GAME DEVELOPER:Bitmap Brothers GAME PUBLISHER:Image Works Copyright 1992, Infogrames The Bitmap Brothers affirmed their status as leading action game developer with Speedball 1 and 2, two highly enjoyable futuristic ball games that combine elements of handball and rugby. The simple goal of getting the…

  • Spellcasting 101

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Steve Meretzky GAME DEVELOPER:Legend Entertainment GAME PUBLISHER:Legend Entertainment Copyright 1991, Legend Entertainment Steve Meretzsky’s first game for Legend is a raunchy adventure of the best caliber that is best described as his earlier classic Leather Goddesses of Phobos meets Zork. Help bumbling nerd and wizard wannabe…

  • Spellcasting 201

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Steve Meretzky GAME DEVELOPER:Legend Entertainment GAME PUBLISHER:Legend Entertainment Copyright 1992, Legend Entertainment Spellcasting 201 vastly improved on the original ideas first used in Spellcasting 101, and has a more substantial and interesting plot. While slightly more challenging than the first game, it is still rather easy,…

  • Spellcasting 301

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Steve Meretzky GAME DEVELOPER:Legend Entertainment GAME PUBLISHER:Legend Entertainment Copyright 1993, Legend Entertainment The last and best game of the series, Spellcasting 301 once again puts you in the shoes of bumbling nerd sorceror Ernie Eaglebeak as he joins his fraternity brothers on a spring break. The…

  • Spellcraft: Aspects of Valour

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Joe Ybarra GAME DEVELOPER:Asciiware GAME PUBLISHER:Brderbund Copyright 1992, Brderbund The first and only product from Asciiware, a small company formed by the formidable team of ex-EA veterans Joe Ybarra (Starflight) and Karl Buiter (Sentinel Worlds), Spellcraft is, like these designers’ masterpieces, hard to pigeonhole. It is…

  • Spider and Web

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Andrew Plotkin GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1998, Andrew Plotkin This game is one of the best detective games I’ve ever come across– and you’re not even a detective in this game. The plot, which starts out vague but picks up the pace quicky, revolves around…

  • Spiderbot

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Paul O’Malley GAME DEVELOPER:Epyx GAME PUBLISHER:Epyx Copyright 1988, Epyx Spiderbot is a unique platform game that combines the usual side-scrolling action with puzzle-solving. As a robotic insect racing to protect your home from evil insects’ invasion, you can capture the invading insects, then brainwash them to…

  • Spider-Man and Captain America in: Dr. Doom’s Revenge

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Mark E. Seremet GAME DEVELOPER:Paragon Software GAME PUBLISHER:Paragon Software Copyright 1988, Paragon Software Touted (incorrectly) by Paragon as “the world’s first interactive comic book,” this is a fun side-scrolling action game featuring none other than Spider-Man and Captain America. Use their superpowers in over 30 battles…

  • Spirit of The Excalibur

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Robert Clardy GAME DEVELOPER:Synergistic Software GAME PUBLISHER:Virgin Interactive Copyright 1990, Virgin Interactive Following on the heels of War in the Middle Earth come the second World Builder game from Synergistic Software, this time based on the intriguing legend of King Arthur. Set in the times immediately…

  • Spoils of War

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:German Design Group GAME PUBLISHER:RAW Entertainment Copyright 1992, RAW Entertainment One of the first releases from dedicated developer German Design Group is a disappointing exploration game set in the “Age of Exploration” of Europe. Despite good first impressions (e.g. the variety of goods and…

  • Sporting News Baseball

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Epyx GAME PUBLISHER:Epyx Copyright 1988, Epyx Sporting News Baseball is a fun baseball game that offers a good diversion from other serious baseball games. It offers very few US teams to choose from, and there is no tournament mode to speak of. Still, Epyx’…

  • Spy’s Adventure: Europe

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Polarware GAME PUBLISHER:Polarware Copyright 1986, Polarware Polarware’s short-lived Spy’s Adventure series of educational games are pioneers of an original concept that would be popularized by Carmen Sandiego. In one of the more interesting anecdotes of gaming history, Br?derbund released the first Carmen Sandiego game…

  • Spy’s Adventure: North America

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Polarware GAME PUBLISHER:Polarware Copyright 1985, Polarware Polarware’s short-lived Spy’s Adventure series of educational games are pioneers of an original concept that would be popularized by Carmen Sandiego. In one of the more interesting anecdotes of gaming history, Br?derbund released the first Carmen Sandiego game…

  • SSN-21 Seawolf

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Paul Grace GAME DEVELOPER:Electronic Arts GAME PUBLISHER:Electronic Arts Copyright 1994, Paul Grace In general, naval battles unfold in a slower pace than other land or air battles. Two fleets might be searching for each other (or eyeing each other) for days before a final, fiery confrontation…