Panzer Commander
{{Short description|1998 video game}}
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{{Infobox video game
|image = PanzerCommanderBoxShotPC.jpg
|developer = Ultimation Inc.
|publisher = Strategic Simulations
|designer =
|engine =
|released = {{vgrelease|NA|May 15, 1998{{cite web|url=http://www.ogr.com/news/news0598.html|title=News for May 15, 1998|date=May 15, 1998|website=Online Gaming Review|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001204103200/http://www.ogr.com/news/news0598.html|archive-date=December 4, 2000|url-status=dead|access-date=December 6, 2019|quote=May 15, 1998: SSI announced today that it has shipped Panzer Commander.}}|EU|1998}}
|genre = Vehicle simulation
|modes = Single-player, multiplayer
|platforms = Windows
}}
Panzer Commander is a computer tank-driving simulator released in 1998. Developed by Ultimation Inc. and published by Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI). The game is set in World War II as a tank simulator.
Gameplay
In the game the player takes command of an armored fighting vehicles (AFV). There are over 20 driveable tanks from Germany, Russia, the United States, and Britain and 28 support vehicles.
There are ten scenarios for each nationality and six campaigns - three German and three Russian. The game also offers Direct3D acceleration, an expansive scenario editor, and highly receptive multiplayer support for up to six players over LAN or the Internet.
The gameplay revolves around scripted scenarios with time limits. Infantry is represented by static emplacements and fortifications and artillery and air support are not under your control.
Reception
{{Video game reviews
| GR = 71%{{cite web|url=https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/198257-panzer-commander/index.html|title=Panzer Commander for PC|website=GameRankings|publisher=CBS Interactive|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604064253/https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/198257-panzer-commander/index.html|archive-date=June 4, 2019|url-status=dead|access-date=March 26, 2021}}
| Allgame = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=11707&tab=review|title=Panzer Commander - Review|last=Peters|first=Terry|website=AllGame|publisher=All Media Network|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115083343/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=11707&tab=review|archive-date=November 15, 2014|url-status=dead|access-date=March 26, 2021}}
| CNG = 7/10{{cite web|url=http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-1888,00.html|title=Panzer Commander|last=Cirulis|first=Martin E.|date=June 23, 1998|website=Gamecenter|publisher=CNET|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000816100916/http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-1888,00.html|archive-date=August 16, 2000|url-status=dead|access-date=March 26, 2021}}
| CGSP = {{Rating|1.5|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cdmag.com/articles/012/052/panzer_review.html|title=Panzer Commander|last=Chick|first=Tom|date=June 1, 1998|website=Computer Games Strategy Plus|publisher=Strategy Plus, Inc.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030704215643/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/012/052/panzer_review.html|archive-date=July 4, 2003|url-status=dead|access-date=March 26, 2021}}
| CGW = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine|url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_169.pdf|title=Rommel Rides Again (Panzer Commander Review)|last=Cobb|first=Jim|magazine=Computer Gaming World|publisher=Ziff Davis|issue=169|date=August 1998|pages=194–95, 197|access-date=March 26, 2021|archive-date=March 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210324040646/http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_169.pdf|url-status=live}}
| GSpot = 6.9/10{{cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/panzer-commander-review/1900-2545802/|title=Panzer Commander Review [date mislabeled as "May 2, 2000"]|last=Miller|first=Patrick C.|date=June 3, 1998|website=GameSpot|publisher=CBS Interactive|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041212210021/http://www.gamespot.com/pc/sim/panzercommander/review.html|archive-date=December 12, 2004|url-status=live|access-date=March 26, 2021}}
| IGN = 7/10{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/08/14/panzer-commander|title=Panzer Commander|last=Bates|first=Jason|date=August 13, 1998|website=IGN|publisher=Ziff Davis|access-date=March 26, 2021}}
| NGen = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/NEXT_Generation_46/page/n135/mode/2up|title=Panzer Commander|magazine=Next Generation|publisher=Imagine Media|issue=46|date=October 1998|page=132|access-date=March 26, 2021}}
| PCGUS = 75%{{cite magazine|url=http://www.pcgamer.com/reviews/118.html|title=Panzer Commander|last=McDonald|first=T. Liam|magazine=PC Gamer|publisher=Imagine Media|volume=5|issue=8|date=August 1998|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000301094814/http://www.pcgamer.com/reviews/118.html|archive-date=March 1, 2000|url-status=dead|access-date=March 26, 2021}}
| PCPP = 58%{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/PCPowerplay-027-1998-08/page/n93/mode/2up|title=Panzer Commander|last=Lindgren|first=Ian|magazine=PC PowerPlay|publisher=Next Media Pty Ltd|issue=27|date=August 1998|page=94|access-date=March 26, 2021}}
| PCZone = 70%{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_66_August_1998/page/n113/mode/2up|title=Panzer Commander|last=Shoemaker|first=Richie|magazine=PC Zone|publisher=Dennis Publishing|issue=66|date=August 1998|page=114|access-date=March 26, 2021}}
}}
The game received above-average reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. Next Generation said of the game, "It's good-looking and historically accurate, and it controls well. What more could any tank fan ask for?"
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External links
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Category:Strategic Simulations games
Category:Tank simulation video games
Category:Video games developed in the United States
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
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