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Ssi-96Catalog - A "llNOSCAPE CO"IPA"'il ... The Sky Is No Longer Y TheLimlt. IJDIE This single or multi-player space strategy game takes you where no gamer has gone before - beyond PANZER GENERAL' Volume 4 in the award­ winning 5-STAR SERIES,N STAR GENERAL N boasts an incredibly enhanced PANZER GENERAL game engine. True multiplayer network and modem play. A Two-Level Combat System that accommodates space combat and surface combat. Resource management - conquer enemy planets and develop them for your military needs. Play solo in one huge Fleet Campaign or engage in multi-player scenarios as any of 7 different races. By Catware . .,. DOS CD-ROM, WINDOWS~ 95 CD-ROM. Steel Pa11then™Invades The Modem Battlefield! Here's the modem-day version of one of the hottest wargames ever! Set in Europe, Korea and the Middle East from 1950 to 1999, STEEL PANTHERS'" II: MODERN BATTLES puts you in com­ mand of a single squad or an entire battalion. Challenge the many historical and hypothetical scenarios - or create your own! Endless custom scenarios can be had using the random scenario generator and powerful scenario editor! Like its famous predecessor, STEEL PANTHERS II plays like a dream - you can even engage a friend in all-out head-to­ i head modem mayhem! By Gal)' Grigsby and Keith Brors . .,. DOS CD-ROM. Retum To A Tine When The Rifle Was King. Build armies and participate in the endless battles fought all over the world between 1846-1905. The latest game from Norm Koger, author of TANKS!, AGE OF RIFLES features 8 campaigns and 65 scenarios, including 3 campaigns and 31 scenarios focusing on the American Civil War. Of course, you can create your own battles - the exceptionally powerful Campaign Editor allows for custom scenarios, campaigns, maps, uniforms and weaponry. In fact, AGE OF RIFLES offers so many options - you never have to fight the same battle t,wice! By Nonn Koger. .,. DOS CD-ROM. Battlestations! All hands prepare for naval conflict on a truly grand scale! We've taken all four volumes of our award­ winning Advanced Simulator Series, added the great battles of World War I's Iron Ships in the Atlantic - and created one of the most comprehensive naval war collections afloat! THE COMPLETE GREAT NAVAL BATILES :N THE FINAL FuRY is loaded with enough historical and hypothetical naval conflict to keep players - from casual to connoisseur - busy for untold hours. By Divide by Zero, Inc. .. DOS CD-ROM. Fly Ruaia's Most Powerful Fighter- And Own The Sky! Modeled after the awesome Su-27 fighter by a team of Russian aerospace professionals, SSl's Su-27 FLANKERN is being hailed as the most realistic flight sim ever for the PC! "Su-2 7 FLANKER is a must-own for serious PC flight ;unkies." -PC Entertainment "Su-27 is without qualification the most realistic modem-day air combat simulation on the market." -Strategy Plus By Flying Legends . .. WINDOWS• 9S CD-ROM, DOS CD-ROM Stop Co•ct1119 Wargames And Start Playing Them lmteadl Here's your chance to create an incredible collection of great wargames. And you can do it without wasting your time gathering them, because we've done it for you! THE DEANmvE WARGPME COLLECTION II is an entire collection of wargame classics in one box - 15 hit titles from five top publishers! So spend your time ploying games instead of collecting them! Here's what's included : From lntraCorp: Harpoon II • Harpoon II BattleSet 2: t.fu't Pock • Harpoon II BattleSet 3: Cold li\kir • V for VKtOI}': Market Garden • V for VKtol}': Utah Beoch From Koei: Genghis Kahn II • Romance of the Three Kingdoms Ill ·Operotion Europe: Path to VKtOI}' From Colorado Computer Creations: High Command From 5pectnm Holobyte: Command HQ From SSI: Tanks!• Clash of Steel• Steel Panthets i • Panzer General DOS .. DOS CD-ROM. A Command 1be Anny Y Of Your Dreams! EIZDE This fantasy strategy game that faithfully re-creates the easy-to-use interface, superior art and combat that made PANZER GENERALNso wildly popu­ lar! Of course, success still depends entirely on your effectiveness as a leader. Battle the Shadow Lord across 5 continents as any one of 4 Fantasy Generals. Choose from over 120 distinctive fantasy units. Play 5 ready-made cam- paigns, or enter the Arena and create any kind of battle imaginable - even engage a 1 friend via the play-by-mail feature! However you choose, you're in for gaming as only · the FIVE-STAR SERIESNcan deliver! By SS/ Special Projects Group. llo- DOS CD-ROM. A 1be Next Generation y Of Strategy Gaming! ALLIED GENERAL;' volume II in SSl's premier 5-STARSERI ES,Nhas you in its sights! Like its award­ winning predecessor, PANZER GENERAL,N success depends on your effec­ tiveness as a leader. Play 3 campaign games as an American, British or Russian General against the German army. Or choose over 35 scenarios and play as either the Allied or Axis side. Watch your forces grow with each victory. Engage in E-mail gaming with streamlined file transfer and full VCR playback of your remote opponent's tum. By Halestonn. 1Jio- WINDOW 95 CD-ROM, MAC/POWERMAC CD-ROM, PLAYSTATION 1:1- See What Al The Critics auiE Have Raved About! This innovative strategy adventure plays so well that Computer Gaming World has described game play as, "such fun that even non-wargamers are likely to find them­ selves hooked. · The year is 1939 and you are a German General with a fresh command in Poland. Lead well and your inexperienced units could tum into an overwhelming force plowing through Norway, Belgium, France, North Africa and the Eastern Front. You could be in England by 1940 - or in America by 194 5! By SS/ Special Projects Group. IJio- DOS CD-ROM, WINDOWS~ 95/DOS/POWERMAC COMBO CD-ROM, PLAYSTATION. A Feature-Packed Submarine Simulator Without Equal! Command a \AJ\AJll American submarine in the Pacific - and sink as much enemy tonnage as possible! Choose from a variety of American subs, including such classes as Gato, Balao, Tambour and Salmon. Then, let the hunt begin! Prowl the shipping lanes. Steal into enemy harbors. Play individual missions or an entire campaign. Authentic combat footage and narration throughout provide a historical feel for submarine combat. And prepare to be blown away by magnificent SuperVGA graphics, an original sound track and adion so real you'll want a life jacket! By Aeon Electronic Entertainment, Inc. .,. DOS CO-ROM. If You Like Tanks, Welcome To Annored Combat Heaven! Command a single squad or an entire battalion, as any Allied or Axis nation, as you go tank-to-tank in this \AJ\AJll tadical squad level blockbuster! Play a campaign game. Choose from the many ready-to­ play historical scenarios. Or create your own using the random scenario generator and the powerful scenario editor! However you choose, game play is fun and easy. Digitized photos of over 200 tanks make STffi PANTH ERS as exciting to watch as it is to play. Add digitized stereo sound effeds and this armored warfare experience will have you running for cover! By Gary Grigsby/SS/ Special Proiects Group . .,. DOS CO-ROM. ADlUP Dungeon Delving In Fast, Furious 3D! DEATHKEEPNsends you to a frozen wasteland to put an end to an ancient ter­ ror! Be prepared to fight your way through over 25 dungeons - each with 8 floors within! Explore icy caverns, three omi­ nous towers and a fantasdc nnal dungeon! Battle over 27 different monsters. Avoid insidious traps. Solve mind-boggling puzzles. The ability to jump and fly adds a whole new dimension to your qu~t - ~ut be carefu~ not to fall! Everything you view is in a natural 30 per­ spedive - 1nclud1ng the beasties that want you dead! By Uon Entertainment· .,. WINDOWS• 95 CO-ROM, THE 3DO SYSTEM. New c.npaigns a Scenarios For Exclusive Use With STEEL PANTHERS™and SI.ENT HUNTEltM Expand your battlefields - add countless hours of gameplay to two of the hottest games available today! STEEL PANTHERS CAMPAIGN DISK Adds 3 new rampaigns - Bottle for North Africa, Operation Borborossa, and Potton's Third Anny. You'll also get 35 harrowing, stand-alone scenarios, including Cro.55 of Iron, Sth Guards Pam at Konev, Amphibious Airborne, Death of the 11 th Panzer Brigade, DeGoulle's DebuC Villers-Bocoge, and many more! IJil> DOS CD-ROM. S/UNT HUNTER PATROL DISK Adds 2 entire patrol zones - Malaysia and Sulu Seo. A full-featured Special Missions option allows for such special duty as photo-recon, lifeguard (fishing downed aviators from the drink>, commando deployment, re-supply and more. You'll also get 15 new scenarios, a Radio Communirations Room and enhanced aircraft! IJil> DOS CD-ROM. TREASURES From 551. Two Complete Games in Each Package - For An Unbef1evable Price! Discover the ultimate combination - more for less! Now you ran own some of your favorite SSI games for an incredibly low price! The TREASURES series from SSI offers selected titles at substantial savings - with two complete games in each package! We are currently offering combinations such as A08D DARK SUN SHATTERm LANDS 8. WAKE OF THE RAVAGER, GREAT NAVAL BATTLES,N VOLUMES 1/18. IV, WORW OF AoEN"': THUNDERSCAPE" 8. ENTOMORPl-I" and more! These games come complete with electronic documenta­ tion provided on-<lisc using ADOBE AcROBAT,Na powerful utility included in the package. Players may consult the User Manuals on-screen - or print them out, complete with pictures, for off-line reference! See back panel for availability and ordering info, or visit us on the Web at httpJ/www.ssionline.com.
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