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World War II

Historical theme

A war fought from 1939-09-01 till 1945-09-02, between the Allies and the Axis Powers.

875
games
1
character
71
platforms

Alternate names: WW2, World War 2, WWII, Second World War, Вторая мировая война, Great Patriotic War

Beyond Castle Wolfenstein (Apple II E)
Beyond Castle Wolfenstein
IIE 1984
Wing Arms (Saturn)
Wing Arms
SAT 1995
Arnhem: The 'Market Garden' Operation (Amiga OCS)
Arnhem: The 'Market Garden' Operation
OCS 1991
Midway: The Battle that Doomed Japan (MS-DOS)
Midway: The Battle that Doomed Japan
DOS 1989
Battle Ground (MS-DOS)
Battle Ground
DOS 1986
Guadalcanal (ZX Spectrum)
Guadalcanal
SPC 1987
Ace of Aces (MS-DOS)
Ace of Aces
DOS 1987
Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 (PlayStation 2)
Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30
PS2 2005-03-15
Sherman M4 (Amstrad CPC)
Sherman M4
CPC 1990
Malta Storm (Amiga OCS)
Malta Storm
OCS 1989
Under the Ice (MS-DOS)
Under the Ice
DOS 1987
World Advanced Daisenryaku: Sakusen File (Saturn)
World Advanced Daisenryaku: Sakusen File
SAT 1995-09-22

The first video game about World War II was released in 1975.

SSI, Electronic Arts and MicroProse has published most of these games

Most countries refer to this as the "Second World War" (in their own language). In the USA it is common to say "World War Two" which is written "World War II" or abbreviated WWII and "Second World War " is occasionally used. In the Soviet Union it was known as the Great Patriotic War (Вторая мировая война). This name continues to be used in the former Soviet Union countries and states.
Parent:
* 1930s - 1940s
* Late modern period

Operations: (military campaigns)
* Battle of Midway
* Ardennes Offensive (a.k.a. Battle of the Bulge)
* Operation Bagration
* Operation Overlord
* Operation Barbarossa
Eastern front:
* Operation Star (Zvesda)
* Operation Gallop

Related:
* Nazis

Parent groups

1940s, Late modern period, Wars, World war

Child groups

Battle of Midway, Ardennes Offensive, Operation Bagration, Operation Overlord, Operation Barbarossa, Pacific War, Operation Market Garden, Battle of Stalingrad

Characters

Adolf Hitler
(view all the 1 "World War II " characters)

Related site

Wikipedia article

Platforms

Windows 165
MS-DOS 118
C64 61
Linux 57
Apple II E 44
ZX Spectrum 38
Amstrad CPC 36
Amiga 36
Mac OS Classic 31
Atari ST 28
Atari 400/800 27
PS2 21
X360 21
Mac OS X 14
PS3 13
Xbox 11
Tandy Coco 9
NES 9
Wii 8
PSP 7
Apple IIGS 6
NEC PC9801 6
MSX 6
MICRO 7 - FM7 5
Mega Drive 5
PS 5
Saturn 5
TRS-80 5
Arcade 4
Win3.1 4

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