Overlord (1994 video game)

Overlord is a combat flight simulator by Rowan Software. It was released in 1994 for Amiga and PC MS-DOS platforms.

Overlord
Amiga box art
Developer(s)	Rowan Software
Publisher(s)	Virgin Interactive
Designer(s)	Paul Dunscombe[1]
Platform(s)	Amiga, MS-DOS
Release	1994
Genre(s)	Combat flight simulator
Mode(s)	Single-player

Gameplay

It is based on Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of continental Europe during World War II. The player is tasked with flying a series of historically accurate missions for the Royal Air Force, flying Spitfire IX, Hawker Typhoon, and Mustang III aircraft.

Reception

Next Generation reviewed the PC version of the game, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "D-Day: Operation Overlord doesn't play any better than other flight sims that are already available [...] This title is strictly for WW II buffs or flight-sim fanatics."^[2]

Reviews

• PC Format (Dec, 1995)^[3]
• Amiga Power (Nov, 1994)^[4]
• Amiga Format (Dec, 1994)^[5]
• The One Amiga (Jan, 1995)^[6]
• CU Amiga (Feb, 1995)^[7]
• ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) (Sep, 1994)^[8]
• Power Play (Aug, 1994)^[9]
• MikroBitti (Sep, 1994)^[10]
• Amiga Joker (Jan, 1995)^[11]
• Australian Commodore and Amiga Review (Oct, 1995)^[12]