Desert Fox
Platform: Commodore 64
Gametype: Undefined
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Desert Fox is a strategy/action mix set in World War II. The player takes the role of tank commander Lone Wolf who has to foil the Rommel's plans in Northern Africa. The strategic part of the game plays on a overhead map which shows Lone Wolf and Rommel's positions. The overall goal is to save the Allied depots which are attacked by Rommel's troops - the main challenge is to save all of them in time. Lone Wolf can be moved over the map and one airstrike per game can be used to buy time for one depot. Lone Wolf also has the ability to gain enemy intel with his radio - this is useful in order to find out where obstacles await.

Whenever Lone Wolf runs into one of these obstacles or Rommel, one of five action sequences starts. This includes tank duels, a turret section against incoming fighters, navigating a minefield, protecting a convoy and escaping an ambush. Those action sequences can also be played separately from the campaign. Lighting conditions change depending on the time of day.

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Description from the packaging:

The Desert Fox.
From the turret of his Tiger tank he swept across the searing North African desert with speed and cunning, leaving behind miles and miles of blood. Both his awed Italian allies and his dazed British adversaries had never encountered such a relentless German general before.

"I sniff through the country like a fox", he would say as he stalked the enemy with the canny instincts of a natural predator. The nickname stuck. Field Marshall Erwin Rommel would go down in history as "The Desert Fox."

The Master of Armed Warfare.

Now, you have been selected to engage in a ruthless campaign against World War II's most deadly armored arsenal... Rommel's "Afrika Korp." Your code name... "Lone Wolf." It is up to you to defend Allied supply depots and convoys as you take on every bit of firepower the Third Reich has to offer: Tiger Tanks, Stuka Dive Bombers, Anti-Tank guns.

Realistic Voice Simulation.

Plan your offensive strategy as you intercept enemy radio transmissions- retaliate with a Spitfire air strike. But beware! Your opponent is fearless and calculating. Every decision you make, every battle you undertake, could be the difference between Allied victory and defeat.

In short, Lone Wolf, the challenge awaits you. And if you fail in your destiny as the complete warrior, your final conflict- a head to head tank battle with the mighty Desert Fox himself- will be your last.

Thrilling Combat Simulation.

Battle head-to-head with Tiger tanks.

Fend of strafing runs from Stuka divebombers.

Defend against anti-tank gun ambush.

Maneuver through lethal mine fields.

Order Spitfire air strikes.

Protect your convoy from Rommel's raids.

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Trivia

A ZX Spectrum version was advertised, but never released.
