Battle of Britain (1999 video game)

Set in World War II, Battle of Britain is a computer wargame that simulates the conflict between Germany and the United Kingdom during the Battle of Britain. ^[2]

Battle of Britain was developed by TalonSoft and was designed by Gary Grigsby and Keith Brors.^[3] The pair had previously co-created the Steel Panthers series at Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI), but had left the company in late 1997 to join TalonSoft, with the stated goal of making a wargame based on the Battle of Britain.^[4] It was planned as the pair's first of three games for TalonSoft,^[5] and was originally entitled Battle of Britain 1941 and set for a release date of August 1998.^[6] According to Alan Dunkin of GameSpot, the game was envisioned as a semi-remake of Grigsby's earlier game U.S.A.A.F. - United States Army Air Force.^[2] It was Grigsby's first attempt at an air-combat title since U.S.A.A.F.; the subject matter was relatively rare in computer wargames at the time.^[7] Grigsby and Brors developed the game while simultaneously working on a fourth Steel Panthers game at SSI.^[8]

The game was Grigsby's first game developed for Microsoft Windows.^[9]

According to David Chong of Computer Games Strategy Plus, critical reactions toward the game were "lukewarm",^[19] as it received above-average reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.^[10] Reviewing the game for PC Gamer US, William R. Trotter concluded, "There's a lot to admire in the depth and accuracy of this simulation, but you'd better be a serious student of the World War Two air war. For everyone else, it may just be too much work."^[3]