Supreme Ruler Cold War
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Supreme Ruler Cold War was developed by BattleGoat Studios
and was officially announced August 19, 2010 by Paradox Interactive
at the 2010 Gamescom
video gaming convention held in Cologne, Germany and released on July 19, 2011. It is set during the Cold War
Era from the end of World War II to the early 1990s. The main Campaign allows the player to be the head of either the USA or the USSR, while the Sandbox game mode can be played from any nation's point of view.
(published in 2005) and Supreme Ruler 2020
(published in 2008). The gameplay features a new sophisticated Sphere of Influence
system, as well as the usual military, economic and diplomatic simulation of the previous games.
BattleGoat Studios
BattleGoat Studios is a Canadian software developer founded in 2000. They were formed to develop the PC Game title Supreme Ruler 2010, which is a new updated version of a game concept originally developed by George Geczy in 1982, a text-based strategy video game called Supreme Ruler released for...
and was officially announced August 19, 2010 by Paradox Interactive
Paradox Interactive
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at the 2010 Gamescom
Gamescom
gamescom is a trade fair for video games held annually at the Koelnmesse in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is organised by the Bundesverband Interaktive Unterhaltungssoftware...
video gaming convention held in Cologne, Germany and released on July 19, 2011. It is set during the Cold War
Cold War
The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
Era from the end of World War II to the early 1990s. The main Campaign allows the player to be the head of either the USA or the USSR, while the Sandbox game mode can be played from any nation's point of view.
Development
This is BattleGoat's third title in the Supreme Ruler series, following future-based titles Supreme Ruler 2010Supreme Ruler 2010
Supreme Ruler 2010 is a computer wargame in which a player who controls all aspects of a region's government attempts to unite a world of fragmented states of the world in the year 2010....
(published in 2005) and Supreme Ruler 2020
Supreme Ruler 2020
Supreme Ruler 2020 is a grand strategy computer wargame developed by BattleGoat Studios and published by Paradox Interactive. The game was released on June 17, 2008 and is a sequel to Supreme Ruler 2010. In the game, the player controls all aspects of a region's government attempts to unite a world...
(published in 2008). The gameplay features a new sophisticated Sphere of Influence
Sphere of influence
In the field of international relations, a sphere of influence is a spatial region or conceptual division over which a state or organization has significant cultural, economic, military or political influence....
system, as well as the usual military, economic and diplomatic simulation of the previous games.
Features
Listed gameplay features:- Play as the United States or Soviet Union in Campaign Mode
- Control any Nation in Post-World War II Era in Sandbox Mode
- Use Diplomacy, Trade and Espionage to influence the policies of other nations
- Research new Technologies to give your nation an edge
- Grow and Modernize your Economy
- Control Military production and deployment, or let your Ministers take care of the details
- And when Diplomacy Fails… Sophisticated Real-Time Strategic and Tactical Control of your Military Forces!
- Enhanced Graphics and Sound including New 3D Terrain
- Experience the redesigned GUI with improved On-Map feedback and streamlined controls
- Up to 16 players in Multiplayer over local network or Internet