released spanish markets turn based strategy video game developed published spectrum commodore fifth instalment strategic series game set war revolves argentine occupation subsequent british capture player controls defeat argentine forces archipelago capture settlement port advertised released development developers obtained information statistics war nato game met mixed reviews controversy critics praised detailed graphics divided gameplay authenticity criticised game potential argentine victory gameplay turn based strategy game focusing land battles war player commands argentine ground forces occupying islands game begins royal_navy ships task force devoted attack defence purposes player choose landing spots northern begin invasion port stanley berkeley sound available game provide intelligence argentine movements intelligence limited collected certain number times time player request reinforcements aircraft carriers hms invincible main objective game defeat occupying argentine forces archipelago capture hold settlements simultaneously depending difficulty setting game lasts turns settlement occupied argentine forces remain end turn game end capital highest concentration argentine forces usually settlement captured total choices combat attack pass game includes weather system changes turn provides forces example stormy seas temporarily render naval vessels troop reinforcements unavailable fog render naval air forces unavailable course game argentine frequently sink royal_navy ships depending initially allocated defensive positions addition argentine air forces occasionally bomb destroy british forces ground represented animated sprites map map displays terrain details including rivers mountains troops situated mountain receive defensive bonus attacked steep terrain slowly player chooses enter enemy controlled zone instantly end leaving unit vulnerable argentine attack background release founded november company known creating games revolved historic war battles conflicts company partnership french video game developer published versions products united_kingdom strategic series software designer development titles steel research upcoming game topic pass findings associates london company recognised software houses united_kingdom finalist development games obtained statistics cold war war nato soviet embassy london interview computer magazine stated received heavy criticism sun newspaper respectively editor suggested game possibility argentine victory game planned port released computer spanish markets game released spanish included manual translated english decided alter products release bit consoles smaller bit consoles spectrum lacked processing power larger strategy games decision falsely interpreted video game journalist pulling spectrum market following years successful sales mid-1980s experienced financial difficulties admitted retrospective interview took eye ball company acquired february later debt reception game received positive reviews critics release praised overall experience gameplay stating ideal newcomers plays smooth criticised slow times crash criticised gameplay stating fails offer challenge prohibits player experimenting choices real commanders planning tactical air strikes reviewer praised gameplay stating swift nice touches genre remarked inability play argentine help improve anglo relations reviewer criticised game lack authenticity strategy stating developer previous games player played eyes shut reviewer heralded graphics details map suggested hardened interested graphical reviewer praised simplicity stating simple game prove excellent introduction strategy genre retrospective review rock paper shotgun praised game ability display war neutral manner questioned inability play argentine stone concluded game greater significance war strategy games time quality release sun newspaper criticised including scenario argentina win maintained company video games war
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