Axis & Allies (2004 video game)
Axis & Allies is a real-time strategy World War II video game developed by TimeGate Studios and published by Atari for Microsoft Windows. The game was released on November 2, 2004. It is based on the board game series Axis & Allies from Milton Bradley and also on TimeGate's Kohan series. Set in the years after Japan and the United States entered into the war, the game allows the player to act as a World War II commander to build military forces to fight against other generals, using military units and technologies from the war. The player is able to rewrite and recreate the history of World War II.
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| Developer(s) | TimeGate Studios |
| Publisher(s) | Atari |
| Producer(s) | Alan Chaveleh Adel Chaveleh Ian Klimon |
| Designer(s) | Brian Wood |
| Artist(s) | Phillip Morales |
| Writer(s) | Mark Yohalem |
| Composer(s) | Julian Soule |
| Engine | Gamebryo |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release | November 2, 2004 |
| Genre(s) | Real-time strategy |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
The game is TimeGate's best-selling game release, upon the company's closure in 2013. The game was met with positive reception, although some reviewers claimed the game fell short in terms of AI mechanics and in an overemphasis on base management. Axis & Allies: Collector's Edition was released as a new name for the game on August 28, 2006 by Encore Software.