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Battle Cruiser is a 1987 computer wargame designed by Gary Grigsby and published by Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI).[1] It is the follow-up to Grigsby's earlier Warship.

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Battle Cruiser
Publisher(s)	Strategic Simulations
Designer(s)	Gary Grigsby
Platform(s)	Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64
Release	1987
Genre(s)	Computer wargame

Gameplay

Battle Cruiser is a computer wargame that simulates conflict in the Atlantic Ocean during World War I and World War II.[1]

Development

Battle Cruiser was designed by Gary Grigsby and released in 1987, the same year he debuted War in the South Pacific.[2] It serves as a sequel to Grigsby's earlier game Warship,[3] adapted to warfare in the Atlantic Ocean. The game reuses its predecessor's game engine and mechanics,[1] and has been described as a "clone" of Warship with an expanded scope.[4]

Reception

Reviewing Battle Cruiser for Computer Gaming World, Bob Proctor called it "the exact same game [as Warship] with new Ship and Weapon Tables."[1] M. Evan Brooks of Current Notes offered a similar opinion, but felt that Battle Cruiser was "a better bargain".[3] In Antic, Rich Moore opined that the game's "graphics aren't great, but this quickly becomes secondary".[6]

In a 1988 Page 6 survey of wargames for Atari computers, Brooks wrote of Battle Cruiser, "No new ground is broken, although this is the better bargain given its more extensive coverage."[4] In his similar 1989 survey, J. L. Miller wrote in Computer Play that Battle Cruiser was "historically accurate and recommended for the naval buff."[3]

Reviews

• Casus Belli #44 (April 1988)[7]

References

External links

• Battle Cruiser at MobyGames
• Review in Page 6

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