War Inc. (Project Airos in Australia and Germany) is a real-time strategy video game developed by Optik Software. It was published by Interactive Magic for DOS on August 31, 1997. It incorporates a rudimentary stock market, placing the player directly in control of research and development,[2] and the ability to completely customize units by using a variety of components.
| War Inc. | |
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| Developer(s) | Optik Software |
| Publisher(s) | Interactive Magic |
| Platform(s) | DOS |
| Release | September 5, 1997[1] |
| Genre(s) | Real-time strategy |
Reception edit
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Game Revolution | B+[3] |
| GameSpot | 5.2/10[4] |
GameSpot gave War Inc. an overall score of 5.2 out of ten, expressing that the game 'doesn't meet its potential' in that it has innovative and 'varied' gameplay options, but its combat and map design is "subpar" and "boring".[4] Game Revolution praised War Inc.'s 'varied' technology trees and high degree of unit customization, further expressing that War Inc. sets itself apart from the "stagnating genre of real-time strategy games", giving it an overall score of a B+.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Online Gaming Review". 1998-02-07. Archived from the original on 1998-02-07. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- ^ Major Mike (June 1997). "W.A.R., Inc". GamePro. No. 105. IDG. p. 58. ISSN 1042-8658.
- ^ a b Daniel (June 5, 2004). "War Inc.: It's About Time for a Hostile Takeover..." Game Revolution. Net Revolution. Archived from the original on June 14, 2004.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b McDonald, Tim (May 2, 2000). "War Inc. Review". GameSpot. SpotMedia Communications.
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