Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Archived from the original on February 18, 1998. Archived from the original on February 7, 1998. Archived from the original on October 7, 1997. Archived from the original on March 1, 2005. Archived from the original on January 6, 2000. Later sequels include The Operational Art of War III (2006) and The Operational Art of War IV (2017). It received a direct sequel, The Operational Art of War II: Modern Battles 1956–2000, in 1999. The Operational Art of War spawned the Operational Art of War series.
#The operational art of war Pc#
In 1998, PC Gamer US declared The Operational Art of War the 50th-best computer game ever released, and the editors called it "nothing less than a masterpiece." Sequels When TalonSoft's games did make it to a store, they were often outnumbered by dozens of copies of a competitor's product." The company sold itself to Take-Two Interactive in late December 1998 Rose argued publicly that the move would aid in TalonSoft's distribution efforts for future games. Jason Ocampo of CNET Gamecenter reported, "TalonSoft had been shut out of Wal-Mart, the nation's largest retailer. The Operational Art of War sold 12,789 copies in the United States that year, which accounted for $555,681 in revenue. TalonSoft struggled to distribute its games in 1998, according to Jim Rose. The editors of Computer Games wrote that The Operational Art of War "balances detail against flexibility in our minds, it does this better than most." Those of Computer Gaming World argued that it "shows that there is still plenty of life left in serious wargames." Sales
![the operational art of war the operational art of war](http://homeoftheunderdogs.net/games/t/taowcentury/taowcentury.jpg)
It received a nomination in this category from CNET Gamecenter, and one for "Best Strategy Game of the Year" from IGN, but lost the awards respectively to People's General and StarCraft. The Operational Art of War was named the best computer wargame of 1998 by Computer Gaming World, PC Gamer US, Computer Games Strategy Plus and GameSpot.