Panzer Elite
{{Short description|1999 video game}}
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{{Infobox video game
|image = Image:Panzer elite.png
|title = Panzer Elite
|caption = Cover art
|developer = Wings Simulations
|publisher = Psygnosis
JoWooD Productions
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|released = {{vgrelease|NA|October 26, 1999|EU|1999}}
|genre = Vehicle simulation game
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|platforms = Windows
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Panzer Elite is a World War II tank simulation game in which the player controls a platoon of 4 or 5 tanks on either the German or American side. The game was developed by Wings Simulation for the Microsoft Windows platform, and was first published by Wing's parent company Psygnosis in 1999.
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Reception
{{Video game reviews
| GR = 79%{{cite web | url=http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/198259-panzer-elite/index.html | title=Panzer Elite for PC | website=GameRankings | publisher=CBS Interactive | accessdate=February 9, 2018}}
| Allgame = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web | last=Durham | first=Joel | url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=19276&tab=review | title=Panzer Elite - Review | website=AllGame | publisher=All Media Network | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115185543/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=19276&tab=review | archivedate=November 15, 2014 | url-status=dead | accessdate=February 9, 2018}}
| CGW = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine | last=Dultz | first=Marc | url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_187.pdf | title=Hell on Wheels (Panzer Elite Review) | magazine=Computer Gaming World | publisher=Ziff Davis | issue=187 | date=February 2000 | page=110 | accessdate=February 9, 2018}}
| GamePro = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine | last=Saltzman | first=Marc | date=December 29, 1999 | url=http://gamepro.com/computer/pc/games/reviews/3800.shtml | title=Panzer Elite Review for PC on GamePro.com | magazine=GamePro | publisher=IDG Entertainment | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050214002545/http://gamepro.com/computer/pc/games/reviews/3800.shtml | archivedate=February 14, 2005 | url-status=dead | accessdate=February 9, 2018}}
| GSpot = 8.1/10{{cite web | last=Miller | first=Patrick C. | date=November 19, 1999 | url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/panzer-elite-review/1900-2545791/ | title=Panzer Elite Review | website=GameSpot | publisher=CBS Interactive | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070901090240/http://www.gamespot.com/pc/sim/panzerelite/review.html | archivedate=September 1, 2007 | url-status=live | accessdate=February 9, 2018}}
| IGN = 5.3/10{{cite web | last=Butts | first=Steve | date=December 2, 1999 | url=http://www.ign.com/articles/1999/12/03/panzer-elite | title=Panzer Elite | website=IGN | publisher=Ziff Davis | accessdate=February 9, 2018}}
| PCGUK = 66%{{cite magazine | title=Panzer Elite | magazine=PC Gamer UK | publisher=Future plc | year=2000}}
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The game received "favorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.
=Awards=
Panzer Elite was a finalist for Computer Games Strategy Plus{{'}}s 1999 "Simulation Game of the Year" award, which ultimately went to MiG Alley. The editors called Panzer Elite "one of the most well-rounded tank simulations in recent history."{{cite web | author=CGM staff | date=March 6, 2000 | url=http://cdmag.com/articles/026/150/intro.html | title=The Computer Games Awards: The Best Games of 1999 | work=Computer Games Strategy Plus | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050324005917/http://cdmag.com/articles/026/150/intro.html | archivedate=March 24, 2005 | url-status=dead}}
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- {{moby game|id=/windows/panzer-elite}}
Category:Embracer Group franchises
Category:JoWooD Entertainment games
Category:Tank simulation video games
Category:Video games developed in Germany
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