''Into the Eagle's Nest'' is a

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developed by

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and published in 1987 for

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, IBM PC compatibles, and

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. Atari Corporation also released a cartridge version for the Atari 8-bit computers the following year on the Atari XEGS.

Plot

''Into the Eagle's Nest'' is a game in which the

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is an Allied soldier who must infiltrate the four castles that comprise the top-secret

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fortress known as the Eagle's Nest. The goal is to rescue three

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saboteurs being held in three of the castles, recover the art treasures stolen by the Nazis, and then use explosives to destroy the fourth castle.

Gameplay

The player uses a joystick for control, using the firing button to shoot the machine gun, which carries ammunition to allow for 99 shots. Nazis are killed when hit by two well-placed shots, although Nazis sitting at a table are killed with a single well-placed shot. The player can survive up to 50 shots from Nazi soldiers. Inside the castles, the player can discover crates which may contain art objects or explosives. The player can also find ammunition dumps, first-aid kits, and food in the castles.

Release

The game was originally programmed by Andrew Challis for the

, and by Kevin Parker for the

, and

, with graphics by Robin Chapman for all formats. It was initially released in 1987 by

in the

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. The game was also licensed by Mindscape for release in the

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, who handled the

port by Andrew Pines and IBM PC compatible port by Visionware. In 1988, Atari Corporation published a cartridge version for the Atari 8-bit computers as part of the Atari XEGS release line-up.

Reception

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'' called ''Into the Eagle's Nest'' "a good, solid arcade game", but criticized it for not allowing progress to be saved during most of the game, and stated that receiving points for killing drunken, unconscious Nazi soldiers seemed like "cold-blooded murder". The game was reviewed in 1987 in ''

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'' #128 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewers gave the game 4 out of 5 stars. Tracie Forman Hines reviewed the game for ''

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'', and stated "''Into the Eagle's Nest'' was some of the best fun this jaded critic has had in ages and it is a game that most people will go back to time after time. Strategic shootout fans will find this one a blast." A 1991 ''

'' survey of strategy and war games gave it two and a half stars out of five, stating that it was "fun for a short time, but rapidly loses its interest appeal".

Reviews

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References

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