
Release
Sunday, December 17, 1989
Player score
Awaiting reviews
Platform families
1
Connected releases
Core game only
Game data from IGDB
Editorial overview
What it is
Harpoon is a realistic real-time tactics game that emphasizes quick and accurate decision making. It is based on a miniature table top game by Larry Bond.
The premise
Harpoon is a game in which the player is the commander of either NATO or Soviet forces, making judgment calls and sending orders to ships and aircraft, armed with weapon systems selected from more than 100 available options.[1] The game mainly focuses on combat in the GIUK Gap.
Play styles
Single player
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Perspective
Bird view / Isometric · Text
Themes
Warfare
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