Kampfgruppe (video game)
Kampfgruppe is a 1985 computer wargame designed by Gary Grigsby and published by Strategic Simulations for the Apple II, Atari 8-bit family, and Commodore 64. "Kampfgruppe" is a game tactical-scale combat on the Eastern Front. An MS-DOS port was released in 1987 followed by an Amiga version in 1988. Development. "Kampfgruppe" was designed by Gary Grigsby and released in 1985, the same year he launched "U.S.A.A.F. - United States Army Air Force" and "Mech Brigade". He chose to incorporate line of sight in "Kampfgruppe", a first for a Strategic Simulations title. Its design has been  compared to that of "PanzerBlitz"; J. L. Miller of "Computer Play" dubbed it "the computer version of "PanzerBlitz"". Reception. "Kampfgruppe" was a commercial hit. By late 1985, it had sold 8,000 units and was forecast to reach 25,000 sales over its lifetime. It was widely acclaimed by fans of the wargame genre. "Computer Gaming World"s Mark Bausman called "Kampfgruppe" a "truly superior game" that allowed the player to "exercise his imagination without having to follow a complicated game structure." In "Current Notes", M. Evan Brooks called "Kampfgruppe" an "instant classic" and offered it his "highest recommendation". In 1985, "Computer Gaming  World"s readers voted "Kampfgruppe" the best game of the year across all categories. The magazine's editors concurred that it was "the finest wargame currently available", and argued that it would "be looked back upon as a true landmark effort in computer wargaming." Legacy. "Kampfgruppe" was among the first inductees into "Computer Gaming World"s "Hall of Fame" section in 1988, and remained readers' highest-rated strategy title by that time. In 1996, "Computer Gaming World" declared "Kampfgruppe" the 101st-best computer game ever released. The magazine's wargame columnist Terry Coleman named it his pick for the eighth-best computer  wargame released by late 1996. In his 1989 computer wargame survey, J. L. Miller of "Computer Play" dubbed "Kampfgruppe" a "classic". SSI later released the "Kampfgruppe Scenario Disk", which adds five scenarios to the game.