Twilight: 2000 (video game) explained

Twilight: 2000
Developer:Paragon Software
Publisher:MicroProse
Released:1991
Genre:Role-playing
Platforms:MS-DOS

Twilight: 2000 is a role-playing video game released in 1991 for MS-DOS. It is based on the tabletop role-playing game of the same name.

Gameplay

The video game depicts a squad of 20 soldiers stranded behind enemy lines in Poland, struggling against the despot Baron Czarny.

Development

In 1991, Game Designers' Workshop licensees Paragon developed a computer game adaptation (complete with expansion, "the Colonel") of .

Reception

J. D. Lambright reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World, and stated that "RPGers who like plenty of combat should find Twilight 2000 an excellent choice."[1]

Jim Trunzo reviewed Twilight 2000 in White Wolf #32 (July/Aug., 1992), rating it a 3 out of 5 and stated that "Twilight 2000 will challenge both novice and experienced gamers. Those tired of standard science fiction and/or high fantasy should investigate Paragon's latest offering because it has a uniqueness not found in many games. Don't be surprised to see a sequel in the near future; like its pencil and paper predecessor, their are many avenues open for computer Twilight 2000."[2]

Reviews

Notes and References

  1. The Sun Sets in the East: Paragon Software's Twilight 2000 . Lambright . J. D. . Computer Gaming World . June 1992 . 1 . 95 . 54, 56.
  2. Trunzo . Jim . July–August 1992. The Silicon Dungeon . . 32 . 14–15 .