| The Warp Factor | |
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| Developer | Strategic Simulations |
| Publisher | Strategic Simulations |
| Designers | Paul Murray Bruce D. Clayton |
| Platforms | Apple II, MS-DOS |
| Release | 1980: Apple II 1982: MS-DOS |
| Mode | Single-player |
The Warp Factor is an Apple II video game published in 1980 by Strategic Simulations. An MS-DOS conversion was released in 1982.
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The Warp Factor is a game in which players can command an outpost, starbase, or starship for conducting space battles, choosing from up to 10 ships, and combatants can include the Alliance, Klargons, and Remans .1
Reception
Forrest Johnson reviewed The Warp Factor in The Space Gamer No. 39.1 Johnson commented that "The Warp Factor is a challenging game. Our machine was kept pretty busy by staffers who wanted to know, for example, how Captain Kirk would do against a swarm of Tie-fighters. It is slow, but it can keep your attention. And it is a good buy for the Star Fleet Battles addict who can't find an opponent."1
The game sold 8,000 units in 1981.2
References
References
- Johnson, Forrest (May 1981). "Featured Review: The Warp Factor". The Space Gamer (39). Steve Jackson Games: 8.
- "Rich generals in a video war". The Journal Herald. September 7, 1982. p. 16. Archived from the original on May 15, 2025. Retrieved May 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.