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Great Naval Battles: Burning Steel 1939-1942

Great Naval Battles IV Burning Steel expands the scope of SSI’s line of naval simulators to include World War II naval actions in many of the theaters that saw the shadow of the battle wagon. From the frigid…

20 November 1995

Great Naval Battles: Burning Steel 1939-1942 is a real time strategy (rts) developed by Divide By Zero Software Inc., released 20 November 1995 on DOS.

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What Great Naval Battles: Burning Steel 1939-1942 is

Great Naval Battles: Burning Steel 1939-1942 is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by Divide By Zero Software Inc. and released in 1995. It was published by Mindscape. It is available on DOS only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Great Naval Battles IV Burning Steel expands the scope of SSI’s line of naval simulators to include World War II naval actions in many of the theaters that saw the shadow of the battle wagon. From the frigid Barents Sea to the balmy Mediterranean, the North Atlantic and the English Channel, the Allies can be pitted against Axis forces in one-day battle scenarios or longer campaigns. The Axis forces include the German, Italian and French navies, while U. S., British, and Soviet ships are available on the Allied side. More than fourteen major engagements are featured, including the Battle of the Denmark Straits, Atlantic Convoy Run, and Bismarck and Prinz Eugen versus the Hood and Prince of…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are historical, non-fiction and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Great Naval Battles: Burning Steel 1939-1942 launched on 20 November 1995, within three weeks of Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 and Rayman.

Released around the same time: Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, Rayman.

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When did Great Naval Battles: Burning Steel 1939-1942 come out?
Great Naval Battles: Burning Steel 1939-1942 was released on 20 November 1995 for DOS.

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