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Original title: The Bulge - Battle for Antwerp
Alternative title: "Battle of the Bulge" as re-released by Green Valley Publishing
Platform: Commodore 64
Gametype: Undefined
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This early simulation of "The Battle of the Bulge" uses a semi-realtime system for gameplay, consisting of 15 minute time-ticks and will jump to 7:00 AM of the next day as soon as midnight is reached. The game has a pause command, so you can examine the battlefield without pressure of time. Units are displayed as icons and represent a regiment, brigade or even division, each having a certain strength value. At the beginning the units are placed in their historical starting locations of Dec 16th, 1944. 

Orders are given by selecting an unit and pointing to a target on the map. The unit will then try to move towards the ordered location (or enemy unit), and engage into combat. During the course of the battle each side will receive a number of reinforcements appearing at predefined (historical) positions. Units will fight until completely wiped out. When this happens you will receive a message displayed in a ticker on the top of the screen. This is also the place where you receive information like weather reports, air support and incoming reinforcements.

Victory points are accumulated by destroying enemy units and taking cities (each city has a victory point value). There are some special conditions for the German side, like not taking the city of Spa in time (with intact fuel depot) will result in decreased combat value for all units. The current points are displayed at the bottom of the screen. The game will end on Jan 3rd, 1945, also showing the final points again, along with statements which sides claim victory. You can examine final unit positions and restart the game afterwards.

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Description from the packaging:

June 6, 1944... D-Day, the Allies sweep through northern France. September 17th... Montgomery invades the Netherlands. Antwerp falls November 9th. Sensing a quick end to the war, the American 3rd Army continues eastward through Lorraine and Alsace. The weather worsens, supply lines lengthen and suddenly, where it was least expected, comes new of a panzer breakout. December 16th saw the start of Hitler's last offensive, "The Bulge." His objective, the Allies' supply base, Antwerp.

Here's your chance to rewrite history as you take command of either army and battle the enemy, the weather, and an inadequate flow of supplies.

With one or two players, joystick or keyboard control, "The Bulge" is a challenging game for one or two players using either joystick or keyboard control. It's an accurate and dramatic real-time simulation with full scrolling maps of the Ardennes battlefield.


http://www.mobygames.com/game/c64/bulge-battle-for-antwerp
