Overrun!

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Overrun!
Publisher(s)	Strategic Simulations
Designer(s)	Gary Grigsby
Platform(s)	Apple II, Amiga, Commodore 64
Release	1989
Genre(s)	Computer wargame

Overrun! is a 1989 computer wargame designed by Gary Grigsby and published by Strategic Simulations.

Gameplay[]

Overrun! is a computer wargame that simulates historical and hypothetical conflicts from 1973 onward.^[1]

Development[]

Overrun! was designed by Gary Grigsby and released in 1989.^[2] It is based on the game engine and mechanics of Grigsby's earlier Typhoon of Steel, itself adapted from his game Panzer Strike.^[1][2] Grigsby revised the system to support modern warfare scenarios; the previous games had been set during World War II.^[3]

Reception[]

In Computer Gaming World, Buddy Knight wrote, "All things taken together, Overrun! gives you your money's worth. I would heartily recommend buying a copy."^[3] Erik Olson of Compute!'s Gazette was similarly positive toward the game: he dubbed it "possibly the most complex war game available for the 64" and "an excellent simulation".^[4] Zzap!'s Robin Hogg wrote that it "[s]lips up in the possibilities of modern combat but despite this [is] an extensive and very comprehensive wargame."^[1]

References[]

External links[]

• Overrun! at MobyGames