Conflict (video game)

Conflict
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Developer(s)	Vic Tokai
Publisher(s)	Vic Tokai
Programmer(s)	Tomohiko Kawamura
Composer(s)	Michiharu Hasuya
Platforms	NES
Release date(s)
Genre(s)	Strategy
Mode(s)	Single-player or two-player

Conflict is a hex-based NES war game where the player is a commander who must lead his forces to victory. The player can earn fame points by occupying cities and airports and destroying units of the opponent's army; fame points are lost by losing units of one's army in battle or retreating from battles. The goal of each of the 16 scenarios is to destroy the enemy's flag tank. The first player controls the blue (Western Bloc) forces while the computer (or second player) controls red (Eastern Bloc) troops.

Each player starts with two or three factories, at least one of which specializes in air combat units and at least one of which specializes in ground warfare units. On each turn, the player can, if he still has a factory that has not been destroyed, produce one military unit. The more fame points the player has, the more powerful units he can produce (e.g. tanks instead of infantry). The computer always starts with more fame points than the human; since this state of affairs tends to produce an increasingly overwhelming materiel advantage if left unaddressed, the goal of depleting the computer's fame points, usually by destroying powerful red Army units, tends to be a high priority at the beginning of the game.

The hexagons can be plains, woods, mountains, barren terrain, shoals, seas, bridges, airports, towns, or factories. The terrain in each hexagon has an effect on maneuverability and the extent to which forces can take evasive action. Units can be repaired, refueled, and rearmed at cities or airports, depending on whether the unit is a ground or air unit. A sequel was released for the Super NES entitled Super Conflict.

Forces

The units available to the blue forces are F-23, F-15E, F-16C, and F-4E fighters; A-7, A-10, and AV-8B bombers; AH-1S and AH-64 helicopters; M1A1, M60A3, and M151 battle tanks; M247 and M48 surface-to-air attackers; KC135 supply planes; supply trucks; infantrymen; and commandos. The units available to the red forces are MIG-33, SU-27, MIG-29, and MIG-23 fighters; SU-17, SU-25, and YAK-38 bombers; MI-24 and MI-28 helicopters; T-80, T-62, and BRDM2 battle tanks; ZSU-23 and SA-8 surface-to-air attackers; IL-76 supply planes; supply trucks; infantrymen; and commandos.

Units and their counterparts

Type	Army
	Blue		Red
	Unit	Weapons	Unit	Weapons
Fighter	F-23	AMR AAM, M61 Vulcan	MIG-33	Alamo AAM, 30mm Machine Gun
	F-15E	AMR AAM, M61 Vulcan	SU-27	Alamo AAM, 23mm Machine Gun
	F-16C	Sidewinder AAM, M61 Vulcan	MIG-29	AA-11 AAM, 30mm Machine Gun
	F-4E	Sparrow AAM, M61 Vulcan	MIG-23	Affid AAM, 23mm Machine Gun
Bomber	A-10	MK83 Bomb, 30mm Gatling Gun	SU-25	Bomb, 30mm Machine Gun
	A-7	MK83 Bomb, M61 Vulcan	SU-17	Bomb, 30mm Machine Gun
	AV-8B	MK83 Bomb, 23mm Machine Gun	YAK-38	Bomb, 23mm Machine Gun
Helicopter	AH-64	Fire Dart ATM, 30mm Chain Gun	MI-28	Spiral ATM, 30mm Machine Gun
	AH-1S	Tow ATM, 20mm Machine Gun	MI-24	Swatter ATM, 23mm Machine Gun
Battle Tank	M1A1	120mm Tank Gun, 12.7mm Machine Gun	T-80	125mm Tank Gun, 14.5mm Machine Gun
	M60A3	105mm Tank Gun, 12.7mm Machine Gun	T-62	115mm Tank Gun, 12.7mm Machine Gun
	M151	Tow ATM, Carbine Gun	BDRM2	Swatter ATM, Carbine Gun
Surface To Air Attackers	M48	SAM, Carbine Gun	SA-8	Gecko SAM, Garbine Gun
	M247	40mm Machine Gun	ZSU-23	23mm Machine Gun
Supply Vehicle	KC135	20mm Machine Gun	IL76	23mm Machine Gun
	Supply Truck	12.7mm Machine Gun	Supply truck	12.7mm Machine Gun
Soldiers	Commandos	Stinger missile (Tow ATM on Factory Commandos), Carbine Gun	Commandos	RPG-7, Carbine Gun
	Infantrymen	Carbine Gun	Infantrymen	Carbine Gun

Reception

The May 1990 issue of Nintendo Power magazine gave this video game an overall rating of 4 out of 5.

External links

• Conflict at MobyGames