iPanzer '44
{{Short description|1998 video game}}
{{Infobox CVG
| title = iPanzer '44
| image = IPanzer 44 video game cover.jpg
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| developer = Charybdis Enterprises
| publisher = Interactive Magic
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| released = March 30, 1998{{cite web|first=Jason|last=Ocampo|url=http://www.cdmag.com/articles/010/196/ipanzer_done.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020921120336/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/010/196/ipanzer_done.html|title=Charybdis says tank sim out by month's end|magazine=Computer Games Magazine|archivedate=September 21, 2002|date=March 23, 1998|accessdate=February 5, 2024}}
| genre = Tank simulator
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| platforms = Windows
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}}iPanzer '44 is a 1998 video game from Interactive Magic. It's a tank simulation game where WWII US Russian and German tanks pit against each other.{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-winnipeg-sun/140233360/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240204155510/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-winnipeg-sun/140233360/|title=Bits&Bytes|newspaper=The Winnipeg Sun|page=14|archivedate=February 4, 2024|date=October 13, 1997|accessdate=February 5, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite web|url=http://www.philly.com/volt/games/games042998.asp|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19990902202411/http://www.philly.com:80/volt/games/games042998.asp|title=Yoshi's Story is a winner for kids|website=The Philadelphia Inquirer|archivedate=September 2, 1999|date=April 29, 1998|accessdate=February 5, 2024}}{{cite web|first=Scott|last=Udel|url=http://www.cdmag.com/articles/005/128/panzer_preview.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020828162755/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/005/128/panzer_preview.html|title=iPanzer '44 Preview|magazine=Computer Games Magazine|archivedate=August 28, 2002|accessdate=February 5, 2024}}
Development
The game was developed by Charybdis Enterprises, a company founded in June 1995.{{cite web|url=http://www.charybdis.com/news/pr063095.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19971210192349/http://www.charybdis.com/news/pr063095.html|title=New 3D Game Developer Established in Austin|website=charybdis.com|archivedate=December 10, 1997|date=June 30, 1995|accessdate=February 5, 2024}} It was showcased at E3 1997.{{cite web|first=Cynthia|last=Sorrels|url=http://gamesdomain.hol.gr/gdreview/depart/jun97/e3/imagic.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19970809031023/http://gamesdomain.hol.gr/gdreview/depart/jun97/e3/imagic.html|title=Interactive Magic E3 Games|website=Games Domain|archivedate=August 9, 1997|date=1997|accessdate=February 5, 2024}}{{cite web|first=Bill|last=Meyer|url=http://www.gamecenter.com/News/Item/0%2C3%2C941%2C00.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19970719033815/http://www.gamecenter.com/News/Item/0,3,941,00.html|title=F-16 and A-10 sims from I-Magic|website=Gamecenter|archivedate=July 19, 1997|date=June 25, 1997|accessdate=February 5, 2024}}
Reception
{{Video game reviews
|rev1=Computer Games Magazine
|rev1Score=1/5/5{{cite web|first=Jeff|last=Lackey|url=http://www.cdmag.com/articles/011/158/ipanzer44_review.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020921114732/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/011/158/ipanzer44_review.html|title=iPanzer '44 Review|magazine=Computer Games Magazine|archivedate=September 21, 2002|date=1998|accessdate=February 5, 2024}}
|rev2=GameSpot
|rev2Score=3.3/10{{cite web|first=Patrick|last=Miller|url=http://www.gamespot.com/simulation/ipanzer/review.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19980613230623/http://www.gamespot.com/simulation/ipanzer/review.html|title=iPanzer '44|website=GameSpot|archivedate=June 13, 1998|accessdate=February 5, 2024}}
|rev3=GameStar
|rev3Score=68%{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/GameStar.N009.1998.06/page/112/mode/2up|title=iPanzer '44|magazine=GameStar|page=112|language=de|date=June 1998|accessdate=February 5, 2024}}
|rev4=PC Player
|rev4Score=63/100{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1998-06/page/n75/mode/2up|title=iPanzer '44|magazine=PC Player|page=119|language=de|date=June 1998|accessdate=February 5, 2024}}
|rev5=PC Gamer
|rev5Score=44%{{cite web|first=William|last=Trotter|url=http://www.pcgamer.com/reviews/122.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19991225111151/http://www.pcgamer.com/reviews/122.html|title=iPanzer '44|magazine=PC Gamer|archivedate=December 25, 1999|date=August 1998|accessdate=February 24, 2025}}
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Computer Games Magazine said "The highly detailed manual and the dynamic campaign structure hint at what this game could have been. However, the combination of outdated graphics and an AI that simply can't figure out how to move or fight make iPanzer44 a huge disappointment"
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://web.archive.org/web/19971210192742/http://www.charybdis.com:80/products/panzer.html}} (archived)
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Category:Charybdis Enterprises games
Category:IEntertainment Network games
Category:Tank simulation video games
Category:Video games developed in the United States
Category:Video games set in 1944
Category:World War II video games
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