Battles in Time

Battles in time is a strategy game released in 1995 for DOS platforms. The tactic game was developed and published by Quantum quality productions. The game is set in a sci-fi, futuristic and historical events setting and is played with a top-down perspective.
The game starts with the depiction that no war is needed for humans in the far future. So, what must be the solution to the alien threat that lands on the planet?
There is a test that is built for potential commanders. A time passage is built in the four past periods. The player can test his strategic skills in these time passages. If the player can pass all the tests, he is capable of taking his forces against the alien invaders. A capable and skilled leader of the planet’s army has to fight the aliens to save the planet. Thus, he is sent back in time to fight the renowned historical battles to prove his worth.
The four periods which challenge the player are prehistoric, Roman Empire, World war-II, and 2025. The turn-based movements of the player are hex-based, and he maneuvers the unit stacks. When two stacks from the opposition meet, the game takes the player into strategic combat mode. In the combat mode, the individual units in the small tactical map or stack maneuver.
Battles in time is an action game featuring time travel and can be played with upto four players. The game is played using a mouse and supports super VGA and VGA video modes.

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