Naked War
Naked War | |
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Developer(s) | Zee3 |
Publisher(s) | Zee3 |
Programmer(s) | Ste and John Pickford |
Series | Naked War |
Engine | Scaffold |
Platform(s) | Windows |
Release | October 2006 |
Genre(s) | turn-based strategy Play-by-mail game |
Mode(s) | Two-player |
Naked War is a 2006 turn-based strategy video game for two players, developed by Ste and John Pickford.[1][2]
In 2011 it was made free to download.[3][4][5]
Gameplay[]
Each player takes the role of a military commander controlling a squad of four soldiers on an island. A player issues orders then hits the 'send' button to send the turn to his opponent, before watching the results on his PC. The opposing player receives the turn as an email attachment. Each turn takes about four minutes.[6]
Reception[]
Naked War
Aggregator | Score |
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Metacritic | 83/100[7] |
Publication | Score |
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Eurogamer | 8/10[8] |
GamesTM | 90% |
PC Format | 82% |
PC Gamer (UK) | 80%[9] |
PC Zone | 85% |
In 2011, it was listed in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die.[10]
References[]
- ^ "PC Gamer". GP Publications. November 24, 2007 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Interview: Meet Naked War, The Wii Advance Wars Beater That Never Was". Nintendo Life. July 9, 2014.
- ^ Purchese, Robert (January 21, 2011). "Pickford Brothers' Naked War now free". Eurogamer.
- ^ "Pickfords switch Naked War to free-play". December 11, 2008.
- ^ "Five Years of Service, Naked War Now Even Freer!". www.gamasutra.com.
- ^ "The Pickford Brothers Launch Naked War". GamesIndustry.biz.
- ^ "Naked War". Metacritic.
- ^ McCarthy, Dave (October 9, 2006). "Naked War". Eurogamer.
- ^ Gillen, Kieron (December 4, 2007). "The Naked (War) Developer". Rock, Paper, Shotgun.
- ^ Mott, Tony (December 5, 2011). 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die: You Must Play Before You Die. Octopus. ISBN 9781844037155 – via Google Books.
External links[]
Categories:
- 2006 video games
- Military combat simulators
- Multiplayer video games
- Video games developed in the United Kingdom
- Video games set on fictional islands
- Play-by-email video games
- Turn-based strategy video games
- Windows games
- Windows-only games
- Tactical role-playing video game stubs