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History of the World was a commercial failure, with fewer than 10,000 copies sold by November 1998. This contributed to the sale and closure of Avalon Hill that year.[4]
In Computer Gaming World, Bob Proctor wrote, "History of the World is both a good game and a disappointment." He praised its accurate reproduction of the original board game, but heavily criticized its multiplayer features, and called its lack of online play "inexcusable" for a multiplayer title in 1997.[1] Conversely, Scott Udell of Computer Games Strategy Plus called it "a very solid game; for multiplayer it's excellent, and even for solo players it provides a mostly satisfying (and fast — usually under an hour) gaming experience." He particularly praised its play-by-email feature. However, Udell noted bugs within History of the World, and felt that the game's video sequences "range from weak to painful".[3]
In a negative review, PC Gamer US's William R. Trotter wrote that History of the World "looks and feels dated", and that it "quickly becomes boring." He believed that the charm of the board game had been lost in translation, and called its full motion video "the ugliest I've ever seen." Trotter summarized, "It gives die-hard fans a chance to play online, and that's the only reason I can think of for buying it."[2]
References
^ abProctor, Bob (July 23, 1997). . Computer Gaming World. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000.
^ abTrotter, William R. (September 1997). . PC Gamer US. Archived from the original on March 8, 2000.
^Coleman, Terry (November 1998). "Requiem for a Cruiserweight". Computer Gaming World. No. 172. p. 27.
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history, world, video, game, this, article, multiple, issues, please, help, improve, discuss, these, issues, talk, page, learn, when, remove, these, template, messages, this, article, lead, section, short, adequately, summarize, points, please, consider, expan. This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article s lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article January 2018 This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources History of the World video game news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message History of the World is a 1997 computer board game developed by Colorado Computer Creations and published by Eidos Interactive History of the WorldDeveloper s Colorado Computer CreationsPublisher s Eidos InteractiveRelease1997Contents 1 Setting 2 Reception 3 References 4 External linksSetting EditIt is an adaptation of Avalon Hill s History of the World board game Reception EditReceptionReview scoresPublicationScoreComputer Gaming World 1 PC Gamer US 55 2 Computer Games Strategy Plus 3 History of the World was a commercial failure with fewer than 10 000 copies sold by November 1998 This contributed to the sale and closure of Avalon Hill that year 4 In Computer Gaming World Bob Proctor wrote History of the World is both a good game and a disappointment He praised its accurate reproduction of the original board game but heavily criticized its multiplayer features and called its lack of online play inexcusable for a multiplayer title in 1997 1 Conversely Scott Udell of Computer Games Strategy Plus called it a very solid game for multiplayer it s excellent and even for solo players it provides a mostly satisfying and fast usually under an hour gaming experience He particularly praised its play by email feature However Udell noted bugs within History of the World and felt that the game s video sequences range from weak to painful 3 In a negative review PC Gamer US s William R Trotter wrote that History of the World looks and feels dated and that it quickly becomes boring He believed that the charm of the board game had been lost in translation and called its full motion video the ugliest I ve ever seen Trotter summarized It gives die hard fans a chance to play online and that s the only reason I can think of for buying it 2 References Edit a b Proctor Bob July 23 1997 History of the World Computer Gaming World Archived from the original on August 16 2000 a b Trotter William R September 1997 History of the World PC Gamer US Archived from the original on March 8 2000 a b Udell Scott History of the World Computer Games Strategy Plus Archived from the original on April 18 2005 Coleman Terry November 1998 Requiem for a Cruiserweight Computer Gaming World No 172 p 27 External links EditMobygames entry Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title History of the World video game amp oldid 1102387225, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
