- Thankfully, for both Talonsoft and the war game community, no conflict ever becomes stale when recreated with the sort of respect and reverence exhibited by Battleground 2: Gettysburg (BGG). In a nutshell, BGG is a tactical war game using a turn-based, hex-grid system to recreate nineteenth-century warfare at the regimental level.
- TalonSoft, Inc. Was an American video game developer and publisher based in Baltimore, Maryland. The company was founded in March 1995, by video game producers Jim Rose and John Davidson. On December 24, 1998, Take-Two Interactive announced that they had acquired TalonSoft, stating that they planned to push their capabilities in the personal.
- Relive the brilliance and excitement of John Tiller’s classic Civil War games in this updated compilation, John Tiller’s Battleground Civil War. Included in the compilation are the original titles that gave the Battleground battle system the fame that has endured over years and years of play.
The John Tiller's Campaign Series exemplifies tactical war-gaming at its finest by bringing you the entire collection of TalonSoft's award-winning campaign series. The Matrix Edition allows players to dictate the events of World War II from the tumultuous beginning to its climatic conclusion.
Battleground | |
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Genre(s) | Turn-based computer wargame |
Developer(s) | TalonSoft |
Publisher(s) | TalonSoft |
Platform(s) | Windows |
First release | Battleground: Bulge-Ardennes January 1996 |
Latest release | Battleground 9: Chickamauga 1999 |
Battleground is a series of turn-based computer wargames developed and published by TalonSoft for Microsoft Windows between January 1996 and 1999. Nine games were released in the series, each based on a different historical battle.
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Games[edit]
Battleground: Bulge-Ardennes[edit]
Battleground: Bulge-Ardennes is the first game to be released in the Battleground series. It was developed and published by TalonSoft and released in January 1996.[1]
Battleground 2: Gettysburg[edit]
Battleground 2: Gettysburg is a turn-based computer wargame developed by TalonSoft in 1995. It simulated combat at the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, using both a video version of miniature wargaming and board gaming. Terrain hex maps are 3D or 2D with various scales and sizes.
Battleground 3: Waterloo[edit]
Battleground 3: Waterloo is the third game in the Battleground series. It was developed and published by TalonSoft and released on May 31, 1996. The game features the Battle of Waterloo which was the final defeat for Napoleon Bonaparte and his French Empire.
Battleground 4: Shiloh[edit]
Battleground 4: Shiloh is a turn-based computer wargame developed by TalonSoft in 1996, the fourth issue in the Battleground series. It simulated combat at the 1862 Battle of Shiloh, using both a video version of miniature wargaming and board gaming. Terrain hex maps are 3D or 2D with various scales and sizes.
Battleground 5: Antietam[edit]
Battleground 5: Antietam is a turn-based computer wargame developed by TalonSoft in 1996, the fifth issue in the popular Battleground series. It simulated combat at the 1862 Battle of Antietam and the earlier Battle of South Mountain during the American Civil War's Maryland Campaign, using both a video version of miniature wargaming and board gaming. Terrain hex maps are 3D or 2D with various scales and sizes.
The basic platform for the Battleground series involves individual infantry and cavalryregiments, artillery batteries, and commanders. All are rated for strength, firepower, weaponry, morale, and movement. As a unit takes fire, it may become fatigued, disordered, or routed to the rear. Players compete against the computer's artificial intelligence or against another player via modem. Players may try a variety of individual scenarios, or refight the entire battle of Antietam. A Fog of War option enhances playing against the computer, as it hides units that are not in direct view of the enemy.
The game features video clips of battle reenactments, as well as Civil War music by folk singer Bobby Horton.
Battleground 6: Napoleon in Russia[edit]
Battleground 6: Napoleon in Russia is the sixth game to be released in the Battleground series. It was developed and published by TalonSoft and released on April 30, 1997.
Battleground 7: Bull Run[edit]
Battleground 7: Bull Run is a turn-based computer wargame developed by TalonSoft in 1997, the seventh issue in the popular Battleground series. It simulated combat at the 1861 First Battle of Bull Run and the 1862 Second Battle of Bull Run, using both a video version of miniature wargaming and board gaming. Terrain hex maps are 3D or 2D with various scales and sizes.
The basic platform for the Battleground series involves individual infantry and cavalryregiments, artillery batteries, and commanders. All are rated for strength, firepower, weaponry, morale, and movement. As a unit takes fire, it may become fatigued, disordered, or routed to the rear. Players compete against the computer's artificial intelligence or against another player via modem. Players may try a variety of individual scenarios, or refight the entire battle of First or Second Bull Run (known as Manassas in the South). A Fog of War option enhances playing against the computer, as it hides units that are not in direct view of the enemy.
The game features video clips of battle reenactments, as well as Civil War music by folk singer Bobby Horton.
Battleground 8: Prelude to Waterloo[edit]
Battleground 8: Prelude to Waterloo is the eighth game to be released in the Battleground series. It was developed and published by TalonSoft and released in 1997.
Battleground 9: Chickamauga[edit]
Battleground 9: Chickamauga is the ninth game to be released in the Battleground series. It was developed and published by TalonSoft and released in 1999.
Only 5,000 copies of the game were printed.[2][3]
Reception[edit]
PC Gamer US nominated Bulge-Ardennes and Gettysburg for its 1995 'Best Wargame' award, although they lost to Steel Panthers.[4]
The three Battleground games of 1996--Shiloh, Antietam and Waterloo—collectively won Computer Games Strategy Plus's wargame of the year award for that year.[5]
Waterloo and Antietam were runners-up for Computer Game Entertainment's 1996 'Best War Game' prize, which ultimately went to Tigers on the Prowl 2. The magazine's editors called both games 'top-notch', and summarized Antietam as 'the best iteration yet of TalonSoft's successful Civil War game system.'[6]
Napoleon in Russia was a runner-up for Computer Gaming World's 1997 'Wargame Game of the Year' award, which ultimately went to Sid Meier's Gettysburg! The editors wrote that Napoleon in Russia 'sent the Battleground engine out in style'.[7]
The Battleground series, collectively, was named the 75th best computer game ever by PC Gamer UK in 1997. The editors called it 'a fine expose of table top wargaming on the PC'.[8]
References[edit]
- ^Trotter, William R. (September 1996). 'The Desktop General; Becalmed in the Horse Latitudes'. PC Gamer US. 3 (9): 158.
- ^'Archived copy'. Archived from the original on 1999-10-12. Retrieved 2019-06-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^'Archived copy'. Archived from the original on 2001-01-16. Retrieved 2001-01-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^Editors of PC Gamer (March 1996). 'The Year's Best Games'. PC Gamer US. 3 (3): 64, 65, 67, 68, 71, 73–75.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
- ^Staff (March 25, 1997). 'Computer Games Strategy Plus announces 1996 Awards'. Computer Games Strategy Plus. Archived from the original on June 14, 1997. Retrieved November 2, 2010.
- ^Staff (July 1997). 'The Computer Game Entertainment Awards 1996'. Computer Game Entertainment (1): 54–58.
- ^Staff (March 1998). 'CGW Presents The Best & Worst of 1997'. Computer Gaming World (164): 74–77, 80, 84, 88, 89.
- ^Flynn, James; Owen, Steve; Pierce, Matthew; Davis, Jonathan; Longhurst, Richard (July 1997). 'The PC Gamer Top 100'. PC Gamer UK (45): 51–83.
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Industry | Video game industry |
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Fate | Dissolved |
Founded | March 3, 1995; 24 years ago in Towson, Maryland |
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Defunct | 2002 |
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Parent | Take-Two Interactive(1998–2002) |
TalonSoft, Inc. was an American video game developer and publisher based in Baltimore, Maryland. The company was founded in March 1995, by video game producers Jim Rose and John Davidson. On December 24, 1998, Take-Two Interactive announced that they had acquired TalonSoft, stating that they planned to push their capabilities in the personal computer video game market.[1][2] The deal comprised 1,033,336 shares accounted as a pooling-of-interest.[3] TalonSoft ceased all operations in 2002.[4] On October 6, 2005, Matrix Games announced that they had acquired the rights to all games developed by TalonSoft.[5]
Games developed[edit]
Year | Title | Publisher(s) |
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1995 | Battleground: Bulge-Ardennes | TalonSoft, Empire Interactive |
Battleground 2: Gettysburg | ||
1996 | Battleground 3: Waterloo | |
Battleground 4: Shiloh | ||
Battleground 5: Antietam | ||
Age of Sail | ||
1997 | Battleground 6: Napoleon in Russia | |
Battleground 7: Bull Run | ||
Battleground 8: Prelude to Waterloo | ||
TalonSoft's East Front | ||
1998 | TalonSoft's West Front | |
The Operational Art of War I: 1939–1955 | ||
1999 | The Operational Art of War II: Modern Battles 1956–2000 | TalonSoft, Take-Two Interactive |
Battleground 9: Chickamauga | ||
TalonSoft's Battle of Britain | ||
TalonSoft's East Front 2 | ||
TalonSoft's 12 O'Clock High: Bombing the Reich | ||
2000 | TalonSoft's Rising Sun | |
2001 | TalonSoft's Divided Ground: Middle East Conflict 1948–1973 |
Games published[edit]
Year | Title | Developer(s) |
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1998 | Tribal Rage | Disintegrator |
1999 | Spec Ops: Stealth Patrol | Runecraft |
Spec Ops: Ranger Elite | ||
Jagged Alliance 2 | Sir-Tech Canada | |
Spec Ops II: Green Berets | Zombie Inc. | |
Hidden & Dangerous | Illusion Softworks | |
2000 | Tzar: The Burden of the Crown | Haemimont Multimedia |
JetFighter IV: Fortress America | Mission Studios | |
Codename Eagle | Refraction Games | |
Dogs of War | Silicon Dreams Studio | |
Martian Gothic: Unification | Creative Reality | |
Metal Fatigue | Zono | |
2001 | Age of Sail II | Akella |
Merchant Prince II | Holistic Design | |
Outlive | Continuum Entertainment |
References[edit]
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- ^Dunkin, Alan (December 24, 1998). 'Take-Two Buys TalonSoft'. GameSpot. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
- ^Ocampo, Jason (December 28, 1998). 'Take 2 Takes TalonSoft'. CNET Gamecenter. Archived from the original on October 8, 1999.
- ^Rogers, Dan Lee (March 3, 2004). 'The End Game: How Top Developers Sold Their Studios – Part One'. Gamasutra. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
- ^Carless, Simon (October 6, 2005). 'Matrix Games Acquires Rights To Talonsoft Titles'. Gamasutra. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
- ^Parrino, Scott (October 7, 2005). 'Matrix Acquires Talonsoft License'. Wargamer. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
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