Halls of Montezuma: A Battle History of the U.S. Marine Corps

1987 video game

Apple II
Apple IIGS
Amiga
Commodore 64
MS-DOS

Release1987Genre(s)Wargame

Halls of Montezuma: A Battle History of the U.S. Marine Corps is a computer wargame developed by Strategic Studies Group in 1987 for the Apple II. Ports were released for the Commodore 64, Amiga, MS-DOS, and Apple IIGS.

Gameplay

Halls of Montezuma is a war simulation game that includes all major battles in which the United States Marine Corps were involved.^[1]

Reception

In 1988, Dragon gave the game 4 out of 5 stars.^[1] Johnny L. Wilson reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World, and stated that "HOM does not allow players to be the 'god of the battlefield,' but it sure offers an Olympian challenge."^[2]

In a 1990 survey of wargames Computer Gaming World gave the game three-plus stars out of five,^[3] in 1991 three stars,^[4] in 1993 three stars,^[5]^[6] and in 1994 two-plus stars.^[7]

Reviews

Computer and Video Games - Sep, 1988^[8]
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) - May, 1989^[9]
Amiga Power - Aug, 1991^[10]
Amiga Power - Sep, 1991^[11]

References

^ ^a ^b Lesser, Hartley; Lesser, Patricia; Lesser, Kirk (April 1988). "Halls of Montezuma: A Battle History of the U.S. Marine Corps" (PDF). Dragon. p. 84.
^ Wilson, Johnny L. (March 1988). "A Proud Tradition: Strategic Studies Group's "Halls of Montezuma"". Computer Gaming World. Vol. 1, no. 45. pp. 24–25, 46 – via Internet Archive.
^ Brooks, M. Evan (October 1990). "Computer Strategy and Wargames: Pre-20th Century" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. p. 13. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
^ Brooks, M. Evan (November 1991). "Computer Strategy and Wargames: The 1900-1950 Epoch" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 88. p. 145. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
^ Brooks, M. Evan (August 1993). "Wargame Survey Version 2.0" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. p. 128. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
^ Brooks, M. Evan (September 1993). "Brooks' Book of Wargames: 1900-1950, A-P" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. p. 118. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
^ Brooks, M. Evan (January 1994). "War In Our Time: A Survey Of Wargames From 1950-2000" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. pp. 194–212.
^ "CVG Magazine Issue 083". September 1988.
^ "Halls Of Montezuma". ACE. No. 20. May 1989. p. 91 – via Internet Archive.
^ "Amiga Power - Issue 04 (1991-08)(Future Publishing)(GB)". August 1991.^{[dead link]}
^ "Amiga Power - Issue 05 (1991-09)(Future Publishing)(GB)". September 1991.^{[dead link]}