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Guns of Fort Defiance

Set during the Napoleonic campaigns in 1812.

31 December 1981

Guns of Fort Defiance is a strategy developed by Microcomputer Games, Inc., released 31 December 1981 on Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX and Commodore PET.

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What Guns of Fort Defiance is

Guns of Fort Defiance is a strategy game developed by Microcomputer Games, Inc. and released in 1981. It was published by The Avalon Hill Game Company. It is available on Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Commodore PET and TRS-80.

How it plays

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

What it launched against

Guns of Fort Defiance launched on 31 December 1981, within three weeks of Ms. Pac-Man, Zaxxon, Gorf and Robotron: 2084.

Released around the same time: Ms. Pac-Man, Zaxxon, Gorf, Robotron: 2084.

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When did Guns of Fort Defiance come out?
Guns of Fort Defiance was released on 31 December 1981 for Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Commodore PET and TRS-80.

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