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'''''Carriers at War''''' is the second game in the ''[[Carriers at War]]'' series, and was published in 1992 by [[Strategic Studies Group]] for DOS.
==Gameplay==
''Carriers at War'' is a strategic war game which features historic, fictional, and random scenarios featuring the naval and air forces in the Pacific in World War II. The player controls either the U.S. (Allied) or Japanese forces (Axis).<ref name="Dragon193"/>
==Reception==
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| Dragon = {{rating|4|5}}{{r|Dragon193}}
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In 1992 ''Computer Gaming World'' reviewed the new [[DOS]] version of ''Carriers at War'', which it described as having "only a superficial resemblance to its 8-bit predecessor" with a mouse-driven interface. The magazine praised the realism of combat including the [[fog of war]], and liked the intelligence of the computer opponent while stating that a human was still better. It concluded that "''CAW'' is the most accurate simulation of carrier warfare available and is by far the best for solitaire play. Players interested in the Pacific Theater of World War II should not miss it".<ref name="proctor199212">{{cite news | url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1992&pub=2&id=101 | title=Doing Admiral's Work in Carriers at War | work=Computer Gaming World | date=December 1992 | accessdate=5 July 2014 | author=Proctor, Bob | pages=134}}</ref> The 1993 survey rated the revised version three-plus stars, criticizing the lack of a campaign.<ref name="brooks199309">{{cite news | url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1993&pub=2&id=110 | title=Brooks' Book of Wargames: 1900-1950, A-P | work=Computer Gaming World | date=September 1993 | accessdate=30 July 2014 | author=Brooks, M. Evan | pages=118}}</ref> In 1994 the magazine said that the DOS version "was a milestone in computer wargame history".<ref name="coleman199406">{{Cite magazine
|last=Coleman
|first=Terry Lee
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|date=June 1994
|title=Campaign Wishes And Carrier Dreams
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|url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1994&pub=2&id=119
|magazine=Computer Gaming World
|pages=140, 142
|type=}}</ref> The game was reviewed in 1993 in ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #193 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewers gave the game 4 out of 5 stars.<ref name="Dragon193">{{cite journal|title=The Role of Computers|last1=Lesser|last2=Lesser|last3=Lesser|first1=Hartley|first2=Patricia|first3=Kirk|lastauthoramp=yes|journal=Dragon|issue=193|date=May 1993|pages=57–63}}</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:1992 video games]]
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