Menu Close

The Ancient Art of War

DOS – 1984

  1. Get Old Games
  2. >
  3. DOS
  4. >
  5. The Ancient Art of War
Year 1984
Platform DOS
Dosbox support Supported on 0.58
Genre Strategy
Theme Historical Battle (specific/exact), Real-Time, Wargame
Perspective Top-Down
Released in United States
Publisher Brøderbund Software, Inc.
Developer Evryware
4.33 / 5 - 60 votes

Description of The Ancient Art of War

Before Dave Murry and Barry Murry designed the seminal The Ancient Art of War in 1984, best-selling wargames like SSI’s Kampfgruppe bear no resemblance to best-selling strategy games like M.U.L.E. As a result, strategy gamers and wargamers are two secluded camps who don’t speak the same language. The Ancient Art of War united the two camps in one masterful stroke. Here, at last, is a wargame that wargamers would enjoy for the excellent engine based on the classic war treatise by Chinese philosopher Sun Tzu. Implementing tactics based on Sun Tzu’s words becomes the key to victory. Strategy gamers were drawn to the game for its colorful graphics, the chance to match wits with 8 of the most famous military leaders in history in their most important battles, and intuitive command interface. Here is your chance to challenge the goddess Athena, Alexander the Great, Geronimo, Crazy Ivan, Caesar, Genghis Khan, Napoleon Bonaparte, and Sun Tzu himself. As in the first game, battle locales are varied and historically important. You will wage wars in the Sherwood forest, ancient Rome, Asgaard, Custer’s Last Command, Napoleon’s France, ancient China, the Appalachians, and Mongolia. The game, like chess, is simple to learn, yet hard to master. The lack of campaign mode is just about the only criticism I can think of. Suffice it to say that anyone who’s never played this game is missing out an important chapter in the history of war and strategy gaming. Two thumbs up!

Review By HOTUD

Screenshots for Apple II:

The Ancient Art of War 0
The Ancient Art of War 1
The Ancient Art of War 2
The Ancient Art of War 3
The Ancient Art of War 4
The Ancient Art of War 5

Screenshots for DOS:

The Ancient Art of War 0
The Ancient Art of War 1
The Ancient Art of War 2
The Ancient Art of War 3
The Ancient Art of War 4
The Ancient Art of War 5

Screenshots for PC-88:

The Ancient Art of War 0
The Ancient Art of War 1
The Ancient Art of War 2
The Ancient Art of War 3
The Ancient Art of War 4
The Ancient Art of War 5

Screenshots for Amstrad CPC:

The Ancient Art of War 0
The Ancient Art of War 1
The Ancient Art of War 2
The Ancient Art of War 3

Screenshots for Mac:

The Ancient Art of War 0
The Ancient Art of War 1
The Ancient Art of War 2

See all 31 screenshots for The Ancient Art of War

Download The Ancient Art of War

We may have multiple downloads when different versions are available. Also, we may have manuals, extra documentations and various files to help you run The Ancient Art of War, apply patchs, fixes, maps or miscellaneous utilities.

Just one click to download!

Related Games