Fallen Haven

{{Short description|1997 turn-based strategy game}}

{{Infobox video game

|title= Fallen Haven

|image= Fallen Haven cover.jpg

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|caption =

|developer = Micomeq

|publisher = Interactive Magic

|producer = Paul Potera

|programmer = Stéphane Rainville

|writer = David Burton
Brian Tate

|engine =

|released = Windows
March 1997{{cite web|last=Meyer|first=Bill|date=December 13, 1996|url=http://www.gamecenter.com/News/Item/0%2C3%2C0-391%2C00.html|title=Download Fallen Haven now!|website=Gamecenter|publisher=CNET|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000817201149/http://www.gamecenter.com/News/Item/0,3,0-391,00.html|archive-date=August 17, 2000|url-status=dead|access-date=February 8, 2023}}
GOG.com
June 21, 2018

|genre = Strategy

|modes = Single-player

|platforms = Microsoft Windows

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Fallen Haven is a 1997 computer game. It is a science-fiction themed turn-based strategy game. It functions on Windows 95 and 98 computers.

A sequel, Liberation Day, was released in 1998.

Plot

The game depicts a battle between the human race and an alien culture called the Taurans, sparked by a misunderstanding.

The armies of the Humans are relatively simple and rugged, while the armies of the Taurans are more technologically advanced.

Reception

{{Video game reviews

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| CNG = 4/10{{cite web|last=Cirulis|first=Martin E.|date=May 8, 1997|url=http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0%2C6%2C0-820%2C00.html|title=Fallen Haven|website=Gamecenter|publisher=CNET|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000816094823/http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-820,00.html|archive-date=August 16, 2000|url-status=dead|access-date=February 8, 2023}}

| CGSP = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|last=Royal|first=Tim|year=1997|url=http://www.cdmag.com/articles/001/104/fallen_haven_review.html|title=Fallen Haven|website=Computer Games Strategy Plus|publisher=Strategy Plus, Inc.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030704212023/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/001/104/fallen_haven_review.html|archive-date=July 4, 2003|url-status=dead|access-date=February 8, 2023}}

| CGW = {{Rating|1.5|5}}{{cite magazine|last=Carter|first=Tim|url=https://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_156.pdf|title=Fallen Gameplay (Fallen Haven Review)|magazine=Computer Gaming World|publisher=Ziff Davis|issue=156|date=July 1997|page=174|access-date=February 8, 2023}}

| Gen4 = {{Rating|2|6}}{{cite magazine|last=Marié|first=Frédéric|title=Fallen Haven|language=fr|magazine=Génération 4|issue=99|date=May 1997|pages=158–59}}

| NGen = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/NEXT_Generation_32/page/n119/mode/2up|title=Fallen Haven|magazine=Next Generation|publisher=Imagine Media|issue=32|date=August 1997|page=119|access-date=February 8, 2023}}

| PCGUS = 79%{{cite magazine|last=McDonald|first=T. Liam|url=http://www.pcgamer.com/reviews/420.html|title=Fallen Haven|magazine=PC Gamer|publisher=Imagine Media|volume=4|issue=6|date=June 1997|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000116195918/http://www.pcgamer.com/reviews/420.html|archivedate=January 16, 2000|url-status=dead|access-date=February 8, 2023}}

| PCG = 67%{{cite magazine|title=Fallen Haven|language=de|magazine=PC Games|publisher=Computec|date=March 1997}}

| PCPP = 71%{{cite magazine|last=Mills|first=Ashton|url=https://archive.org/details/PCPowerplay-013-1997-06/page/n47/mode/2up|title=Fallen Haven|magazine=PC PowerPlay|publisher=Next Media Pty Ltd|issue=13|date=June 1997|page=48|access-date=February 8, 2023}}

| PCZone = 59%{{cite magazine|last1=Shoemaker|first1=Richie|last2=Anderson|first2=Chris|year=1997|url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=2967|title=Fallen Haven|magazine=PC Zone|publisher=Future plc|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070717120447/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=2967|archive-date=July 17, 2007|url-status=dead|access-date=February 8, 2023}}

| rev1 = The Charlotte Observer

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite news|last=Wertz|first=Langston|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102444672/the-charlotte-observer/|title=April finale brings a shower of game prizes|newspaper=The Charlotte Observer|publisher=Chatham Asset Management|date=April 27, 1997|page=88|via=Newspapers.com}}

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The game received average reviews. The Charlotte Observer noted its multiple levels of difficulty. However, Next Generation said, "In the end, Fallen Haven is little more than a good idea with poor implementation. With a few gameplay tweaks and the addition of the two-player option Fallen Haven might have been great, but as it stands you're better off sticking with Civilization 2{{sic}}."

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