Tawala's Last Redoubt

{{Short description|1981 video game}}

{{Infobox video game

| title = Galactic Saga IV:
Tawala's Last Redoubt

| image = Tawala's Last Redoubt cover.jpg

| developer = Broderbund

| publisher = Broderbund

| series = Galactic Saga

| platforms = Apple II

| released = June 1, 1981{{cite web|url=http://uk.ign.com/games/galactic-saga-iv-tawalas-last-redoubt/apple-ii-490379 |title=Galactic Saga IV: Tawala's Last Redoubt - Apple IIe/c/c+ - IGN |publisher=Uk.ign.com |date=2015-10-30 |accessdate=2015-11-03}}

| genre = Strategy

| modes = Single-player

}}

Tawala's Last Redoubt is a strategy video game programmed by Douglas C. Carslton and published by Broderbund for the Apple II in 1981 as the fourth and final entry in the Galactic Saga series.{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/computer-and-videogames-002/ComputerAndVideoGames_002_Dec_1981#page/n82/mode/1up |title=Computer and Videogames Magazine Issue 002 |date= December 1981|accessdate=2015-11-03}}

Plot

In the game, you play as Benthi, the leader of a rebellion against cruel tyrant Tawala. You've previously ousted the Emperor from his throne, and he has since fled to distant planet "Farside", preparing to make a final stand. Your goal is to eliminate Tawala and his remaining Minions.{{Cite web |title=Cover art or packaging material from Tawala's Last Redoubt (1981) |url=https://www.mobygames.com/game/53516/tawalas-last-redoubt/cover/group-84791/cover-628641/ |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=MobyGames |language=en}}{{empty section|date=November 2015}}

Reception

Hartley G. Lesser of BYTE in June 1982 "highly recommend[ed]" Tawala's Last Redoubt for Apple II, citing its manual, adjustable speed, and savegame function. {{Cite magazine |last=Lesser |first=Hartley G. |date=June 1982 |title=Tawala's Last Redoubt |url=https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1982-06/page/n236/mode/1up?view=theater |access-date=2025-03-16 |magazine=BYTE |pages=235–236}}

Reviews

  • Jeux & Stratégie #19[https://archive.org/details/jeux-et-strategie-19/page/24/mode/2up Jeux et Stratégie] Archive.org

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