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Axis And Allies
Axis & Allies is a popular series of World War II strategy board games, with nearly two million copies printed. The first game was originally designed by Larry Harris and published by Nova Game Designs, before being republished and popularized by the Milton Bradley Company. Milton Bradley released Axis & Allies as part of their Gamemaster series in 1984, and it was the most successful of the five. In April 2004, Hasbro released the Revised Edition under the Avalon Hill name. In all of the editions of the core game, up to five players can take control of one of the Axis (Germany or Japan) or Allied (the U.K., the U.S.S.R., or the U.S.A.) nations. The object of the game is to win the war by capturing enough critical territories.
Axis & Allies is not a strict historical wargame, due to its streamlining for ease of play and balancing so that both sides have a chance. For instance, the economic model is simplistic, with each territory producing a number of "IPCs" (Industrial Production Certificates) good toward the purchase of any unit. Moreover, the game is supposed to start in the spring of 1942, but Japan is immediately in position to attack Hawaii again, while Germany is pressed well into the U.S.S.R. with an initially superior force. Another significant difference is that the Soviet Union and Japan are opponents at the start of the game; historically, they did not go to war with each other until 1945. If the game were truer to history, the Axis empires would be at their apex at this time, about to be pushed back home – but, of course, that would not be a very competitive match.
Game Information
Connectivity: Online, Local Area Network
Offline Modes: Competitive, Team Oriented
Online Modes: Competitive, Team Oriented
Number of Players: 1-8
Number of Online Players: 8 Online
Operating System: Windows 98/2000/ME/XP
Minimum System Requirements
OS: Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
Processor: Pentium 4 @ 1.5 GHz
Memory: 256 MB
Hard Drive: 1.4 GB Free
Video Memory: 64 MB
Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
DirectX: 9.0
Keyboard & Mouse
CD/DVD Rom Drive
Recommended System Requirements
OS: Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
Processor: Pentium 4 @ 2 GHz
Memory: 512 MB
Hard Drive: 1.4 GB Free
Video Memory: 128 MB
Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
DirectX: 9.0
Keyboard & Mouse
CD/DVD Rom Drive
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