Global Commander
{{Short description|1987 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Global Commander
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| state =
| image = Global Commander Coverart.png
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| developer = Martech
| publisher = Martech, Datasoft
| series =
| engine =
| released = {{Video game release|NA|1987}}
| genre = Real-time strategy
| modes = Single-player
| platforms = Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum
}}
Global Commander (known as The Armageddon Man in Europe) is a computer game developed by Martech in 1987 for the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum.
Gameplay
Global Commander is a game in which the player must prevent conflict between the 16 nations of the U.N.N., each with its own level of technology and natural resources. The player's nation can use laser-defense satellites to stop missile attacks launched between nations, as well as three reconnaissance satellites to track military activity. The player receives memos when one nation makes a demand of another, and the player is also able to scan radio frequencies to detect coded messages.
Reception
Computer Gaming World criticized Global Commander{{'}}s music and lack of a save option. It concluded that "the game can be entertaining, but overall, the inconveniences may outweigh the advantages".{{cite magazine | title=Global Commander | magazine=Computer Gaming World | issue=51 | date=September 1988 | url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_51.pdf | accessdate=23 April 2016 | last=Brooks | first=M. Evan | pages=23 | archive-date=29 March 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329213703/http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_51.pdf | url-status=live}} A 1992 survey in the magazine of wargames with modern settings gave the game two stars out of five, stating that "it bears little resemblance to reality and has limited entertainment value",{{cite news | url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1992&pub=2&id=95 | title=The Modern Games: 1950 - 2000 | magazine=Computer Gaming World | date=June 1992 | accessdate=24 November 2013 | author=Brooks, M. Evan | pages=120 | archive-date=2 December 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202224157/http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1992&pub=2&id=95 | url-status=live}} and a 1994 survey gave it one star.{{Cite magazine |last=Brooks |first=M. Evan |date=January 1994 |title=War In Our Time / A Survey Of Wargames From 1950-2000 |url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1994&pub=2&id=114 |magazine=Computer Gaming World |pages=194–212 |access-date=2017-11-08 |archive-date=2019-12-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214005055/http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1994&pub=2&id=114 |url-status=live}} The game was reviewed in 1988 in Dragon #140 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewers gave the game 4 out of 5 stars.{{cite journal|title=The Role of Computers|last1=Lesser|last2=Lesser|last3=Lesser|first1=Hartley|first2=Patricia|first3=Kirk|journal=Dragon|issue=140|date=December 1988|pages=74–79}}
Reviews
- ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) - November 1987{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/ace-magazine-02/page/n74/mode/2up | title=ACE Magazine Issue 02 | date=November 1987}}
- Your Sinclair - October 1987{{Cite web | url=https://ysrnry.co.uk/articles/thearmageddonman.htm | title=Archived copy | access-date=2021-12-19 | archive-date=2016-04-16 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416013246/http://ysrnry.co.uk/articles/thearmageddonman.htm | url-status=dead}}
- Commodore User - October 1987{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/commodore-user-magazine-49/page/n39/mode/2up | title=Commodore User Magazine Issue 49 | date=October 1987}}
- Zzap! - November 1987{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/zzap64-magazine-031/page/n121/mode/2up | title=ZZap!64 Magazine Issue 031 | date=November 1987}}
- Computer and Video Games - October 1987{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/cvg-magazine-072/page/n38/mode/2up | title=CVG Magazine Issue 072 | date=October 1987}}
- ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) - October 1987{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/asm_magazine-1987-11/page/n75/mode/2up | title=Aktueller Software Markt (ASM) Magazine (November 1987) | date=November 1987}}
- The Games Machine - July 1988{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/thegamesmachine-magazine-08/page/n57/mode/2up | title=The Games Machine Magazine Issue 08}}
- Computer Gaming World - June 1991
References
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External links
- {{atarimania|id=21631}}
- {{abime|id=2729}}
- [https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.php?cat=96&id=21724 Global Commander] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214174305/https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.php?cat=96&id=21724|date=2019-02-14}} at Spectrum Computing
- [https://archive.org/details/info-magazine-21/page/n13/mode/2up Review] in Info
Category:Real-time strategy video games
Category:Single-player video games
Category:Video games developed in the United Kingdom