Over the Reich
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| Over the Reich | |
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 North American cover art | |
| Developer | Big Time Software |
| Publisher | Avalon Hill |
| Designers | Charles Moylan, J. D. Webster |
| Artist | Stephen Holmes |
| Composer | Charles Moylan |
| Platforms | Microsoft Windows, Macintosh |
| Release | November 26, 1996[1] |
| Genre | Computer wargame |
| Modes | Single-player, Multiplayer |
Over the Reich is a 1996 computer wargame for personal computers operating the Microsoft Windows operating system. The game was released in North America and Europe. A prequel, Achtung Spitfire!, was released in 1997.
Players can play as Nazi Germany, the United States of America, or Great Britain. This game combines turn-based dogfighting with strategic manoeuvers as the player must position airplanes to destroy enemies. Authentic clips from World War II help to improve the realism of this video game.
A mostly classical music soundtrack (with some wartime radio music) provides ambiance for the aerial settings. Missions range from trying to liberate Nazi-occupied France by air power to attacking the German military power in the heart of Germany itself. The main menu resembles a vintage World War II hangar with difficulty levels ranging from Cadet (allowing new players to dive directly into the game) to Flight Commander (where incidentals like altitude, speed and attitude have to be manually controlled).
Creating results that are worse than expected will result in somber music. However, achieving results that are better expected will result in swing music being played. Music played during combat is the "Ride of the Valkyries" by Richard Wagner.
Development
Over the Reich was designed by Charles Moylan of Big Time Software. It is an adaptation of the board wargame Over the Reich. Moylan had previously developed Flight Commander 2 for the publisher.[2]
