Pegasus Bridge (video game)
Pegasus Bridge is a turn-based strategy video game developed and published by Personal Software Services. It was released exclusively in the United Kingdom for the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC and Commodore 64 in 1987. It is the ninth installment of the Wargamers series. The game is set during the landings in Normandy on D-Day in the Second World War and revolves around the British 6th Airborne Division's attempts to secure a bridge over the Caen Canal.
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| Developer(s) | Personal Software Services |
| Publisher(s) | Personal Software Services |
| Designer(s) | Alan Steel |
| Series | Wargamers |
| Platform(s) | ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 |
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| Genre(s) | Turn-based strategy |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
The game was designed by Alan Steel, who developed all of the games in the Wargamers series. The player can assume control of either British or German forces, in which gameplay of Pegasus Bridge focuses on British forces securing various locations in Normandy or German forces defending the area from the attacking British. The game received mixed reviews upon release, with praise being directed at its "attractive" graphics, however a major bug which caused the game to crash was discovered during one reviewer's initial testing.