''East Front'' is a 1997 computer wargame developed and published by TalonSoft. ''East Front'' was TalonSoft's most commercially successful game by early 1999, with sales near 90,000 units. It began the ''Campaign'' series, the successor to TalonSoft's ''

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Gameplay

''East Front'' is a turn-based computer wargame that simulates the Eastern Front of World War II.

Development

''East Front'' was the first game developed on TalonSoft's ''Campaign''

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. It was announced in 1996 for a late-1997 release.

Reception

According to TalonSoft head Jim Rose, ''East Front'' was the company's biggest commercial success by early 1999. Its sales neared 90,000 units by that time. By February 2000, the overall ''Campaign'' series had achieved global sales above 250,000 copies.

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of '' PC Gamer US'' called ''East Front'' "a shaky start for TalonSoft's new line, but a must-have game for any Russian Front fan."

Legacy

The first game in the ''Campaign'' series, ''East Front'' was followed by '' West Front'' (1998), '' East Front II: The Russian Front'' (1999), '' Rising Sun'' (2000) and '' Divided Ground: Middle East Conflict 1948–1973'' (2001).

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* 1997 video games Computer wargames Turn-based strategy video games Video games about Nazi Germany Video games set in the Soviet Union Windows games Windows-only games World War II video games Video games developed in the United States TalonSoft games Multiplayer and single-player video games {{strategy-videogame-stub