Real War
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| Developer(s) | Rival Interactive,[2] Semi Logic Entertainments[3] |
| Publisher(s) | Simon & Schuster Interactive[2] |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release | August 2001[1] |
Real War is a 2001 real-time strategy video game and series of the same name developed by Rival Interactive and published by Simon & Schuster Interactive.[4]
In-game briefing voices were provided by R. Lee Ermey.
Gameplay
[edit]Real War is a real-time strategy game. The player controls either the United States or the fictional Independent Liberation Army terrorist group.[5][6] In each game of Real War, players start with a headquarters building, then construct buildings such as power generators and command centers to produce units.[6] Infantry forces, tanks, aircraft including planes, helicopters, and stealth bombers, and naval units including carriers, destroyers, and submarines can be built, though all are identified by those generic names.[5] Victory conditions vary by game mode, being last-man standing in multiplayer skirmish modes, but varied in the single-player campaigns.[6]
Unlike other real-time strategy games, Real War minimizes economic micromanagement, as the player automatically gains supplies that are used to build units. In addition, it focuses on a combined arms approach by limiting the number of units of certain types players can produce.[6]
Development
[edit]Real War had its origins in Joint Forces Employment, a game was developed by OC Incorporated for the United States military, and used for training across several United States military academies.[7] It was released on May 17, 2000, but never released outside of the United States military. The game was, apart from differences in interface and unit statistics for balancing, virtually identical to the Real War games eventually released for the civilian market.[8][9]
The game was announced in January 2001.[1] It was developed by Rival Interactive, a company based in Alexandria, Virginia;[10] and Semi Logic Entertainments, a company based in California.[3][11] Rival Interactive partnered with OC Incorporated to develop Real War.[7]
Reception
[edit]| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 48/100[12] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| IGN | 4.8/10[5] |
| GameSpy | 54%[13] |
| GameZone | 7/10[14] |
| Computer Gaming World | 2/5[2] |
| Computer Games Magazine | 2/5[15] |
The game holds a rating of 48 of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic.[12]
GameSpy gave the game a score of 54% out of 100, stating "Real War is a dud of an RTS, with a few minor strengths buried under a mountain of problems".[13]
The game sold 300,000 copies.[16] In Spain, the 2001 Real War game received a "Gold" prize from the Asociación Española de Distribuidores y Editores de Software de Entretenimiento,[17] for 40,000 sales in the country during its first year.[18]
Sequel
[edit]A sequel, Real War: Rogue States, was published in 2002.[19][20]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Walker, Trey (January 23, 2001). "Simon & Schuster announces Real War". GameSpot. Archived from the original on November 24, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
- ^ a b c Fletcher, John (February 2002). "Real War". Computer Gaming World. p. 103. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
- ^ a b "Real War". Semi Logic Entertainments. Archived from the original on April 29, 2001. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ War games: Military training goes high-tech Archived December 23, 2004, at the Wayback Machine at CNN.com
- ^ a b c IGN Staff (October 25, 2001). "Real War". IGN. Archived from the original on October 23, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
- ^ a b c d https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/real-war-review/1900-2817719/
- ^ a b "Simon & Schuster announces Real War".
- ^ "JFE homepage at DTIC". Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
- ^ JFE homepage at Semi Logic Entertainments
- ^ "About Rival Interactive". rivalinteractive.com. Archived from the original on December 2, 2005. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ "About Semi Logic". Semi Logic Entertainments. Archived from the original on June 5, 2000. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ a b "Real War". Metacritic. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
- ^ a b Osborne, Scott. "Real War (PC)". GameSpy. Archived from the original on June 2, 2002. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
- ^ Rgerbino (September 10, 2001). "Real War". gamezone.com. Archived from the original on December 18, 2001. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
- ^ Abner, William (January 21, 2002). "Real War". Computer Games Magazine. Archived from the original on August 6, 2002. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
- ^ Adams, Dan (September 24, 2002). "Real War: Rogue States". IGN. Archived from the original on December 6, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
- ^ Arcas, José (October 2, 2002). "Se presentan los premios aDeSe en Madrid". MeriStation (in Spanish). Archived from the original on May 12, 2003.
- ^ "Introducción; Los galardoness aDeSe" (in Spanish). Asociación Española de Distribuidores y Editores de Software de Entretenimiento. Archived from the original on August 15, 2004.
- ^ "Real War: Rogue States Review".
- ^ "Real War: Rogue States". 17 October 2002.
External links
[edit]- Official website (archived)