Wargame: European Escalation

Wargame: European Escalation
Developer(s)	Eugen Systems
Publisher(s)	Focus Home Interactive
Engine	IrisZoom v2[3]
Platform(s)	Windows, OS X, Linux
Release	Windows February 23, 2012 OS X January 17, 2013[1] Linux February 28, 2013[2]
Genre(s)	Real-time tactics
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Wargame: European Escalation is a real-time tactics video game developed by Eugen Systems and published by Focus Home Interactive, released on February 23, 2012. It is set in Europe during the Cold War, most specifically in the years 1975–85 with alternate history scenarios portraying open war between NATO and the Warsaw Pact.

Gameplay

Wargame's playable factions are the Warsaw Pact, which is subdivided into the Soviet Union, Communist Poland, East Germany, and Czechoslovakia; and NATO, which is subdivided into the United States of America, United Kingdom, France, and West Germany. Players can choose various units from the four subfactions of the side they are playing on, unlocking new units or improved variants as they progress. In all, there are 361 historical units recreated in Wargame.

Each country has its own arsenal of units, reflecting their military doctrine.

Solo mode is divided into four individual campaigns called "Operations", two for each faction. Each are unrelated and chronicle scenarios based on actual events that came close to triggering open war between the two NATO and Warsaw Pact forces.

Reception

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	81/100[4]

Review score

Publication	Score
GameSpot	8.5/10

Wargame: European Escalation has received generally positive reviews upon release, with a Metacritic score of 81/100.^[4]

Sequels

A sequel, Wargame: AirLand Battle, was released in May 2013. Like its predecessor, it is set in the Cold War period of 1975–85 but has a focus on the NATO–Warsaw Pact war in Northern Europe, notably in Scandinavia, along with the addition of the player's own air force.^[5]

Wargame: Red Dragon was released in April 2014. Set in the Asian theater of war, it includes units from the 1990s and introduces naval forces.

See also

• List of PC exclusive titles
• Wargame: AirLand Battle
• Wargame: Red Dragon
• Victory! The Battle for Europe

References

1. Smith, Tyler J. (January 17, 2013). "Late Night Computing: January 17, 2013". Shacknews. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
2. "Wargame Escalates on Linux". Digitally Downloaded. February 28, 2013. Archived from the original on January 29, 2024. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
3. "The Engine". Wargame: European Escalation – Official website. Eugen Systems. Archived from the original on 15 February 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2024. Wargame: European Escalation is powered by the second generation of the performing IrisZoom™ Engine.
4. "Wargame: European Escalation for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 2024-12-31. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
5. "Wargame: AirLand Battle unveiled in its first in-game teaser!". Wargame-EE.com. August 8, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-08-13. Retrieved 2012-11-30.

External links

• Official website