Red Lightning (video game)
{{short description|1989 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
|title = Red Lightning
|image = File:Red Lightning Coverart.png
|caption = Cover art of Red Lightning
|designer = Norm Koger
|publisher = Strategic Simulations
|released = 1989
1990 (Amiga)
|genre = Wargame
|modes = Single-player
|platforms = Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS
}}
Red Lightning is a wargame created by Norm Koger and published by Strategic Simulations for the Atari ST and MS-DOS in 1989. An Amiga conversion followed a year later. The game is set in Europe and hypothesizes a Soviet invasion of Western Europe.
Illustrator Marc Ericksen created the Box Art for Red Lightning, {{cn|date=September 2016}} which features Soviet T-80 tanks advancing under heavy weather with Mig-29s flying air cover.
Reception
In the November 1989 edition of Games International (Issue 10), John Inglis noted that the menu-driven system "can be a little tedious, as it takes many keystrokes to move you from one part to the next." However, he concluded by giving the game above-average ratings of 4 out of 5 for both gameplay and graphics, saying, "I would [...] recommend it to traditional wargamers."{{cite magazine|last=Inglis|first=John| date=November 1989 |title=Red Lightning|journal=Games International| issue=10|pages=51–52}}
In the January 1994 edition of Computer Gaming World, M. Evan Brooks stated that Red Lightning{{'}}s user interface had "serious flaws." While the Atari ST version's mouse-driven user interface was not as flawed, Brooks concluded that "the overall ease of use is sorely lacking in what is supposed to be computer entertainment," giving the game a poor rating of only 2 out of 5.{{r|brooks198909}}{{cite magazine | 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}}{{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}}
References
External links
- [http://normkoger.com/rl.html Norm Koger's overview]
Category:Strategic Simulations games
Category:Video games developed in the United States
Category:Single-player video games
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