Dreadnoughts (video game)

This article is about 1992 video game. For the board game, see Dreadnought (naval wargame). For 2016 video game, see Dreadnought (video game).

Dreadnoughts (video game)
File:Screenshot of Dreadnoughts computer game.jpg Screenshot for Dreadnoughts.
Genres	Ship simulation, strategy
Developers	Dr Peter Turcan
Publishers	Turcan Research Systems
Platform of origin	Amiga, Atari ST, DOS
First release	1992

Dreadnoughts was a First World War naval strategy computer game by Turcan Research Systems, and available in Amiga, Atari ST and PC (DOS) formats.

Gameplay And Dynamics

Players could choose to play as The Royal Navy or Imperial German Navy and can re-fight several real and fantasy naval battles from the war including:-

• Battle of Coronel (With or without HMS Canopus present)
• Battle of the Falkland Islands
• Battle Of Dogger Bank
• Battle Of Jutland

Players may fight against each other, or against the computer and command their forces by typing in commands and sending them to the required ships or squadrons to carry out.

There was also an option to watch a computer v computer battle.

Reception

A 1993 Computer Gaming World survey of wargames gave the game two-plus stars out of five, calling it "interesting, albeit very slow".

See also

• Naval warfare
• Harpoon (series)

External links

• Dreadnoughts at MobyGames
• Another article on the game at Home of the Underdogs
• Article and option to view user manual