Overlord

Overlord

Available on:

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Amiga

Genres

Simulator

Developer

Rowan Software

Release Date

December 31, 1994 (31 years ago)

Publisher

Virgin Interactive Entertainment (Europe) Ltd.

Content Rating

N/A

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Summary

It is your job to succeed in destroying the German forces occupying Northern France, in Operation OVERLORD, the air campaign leading up to D-DAY.

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