 The game was designed by Alan Steel , who developed all of the games games in the Strategic Wargames series . The player can assume control of either British or German forces , in which gameplay of Pegasus Bridge focuses on British forces securing various locations in Normandy or German forces defending the area from the attacking British . The game received mixed reviews upon release , with praise being directed at its " attractive " graphics , however a major bug which caused the game to crash was discovered during one reviewer 's initial testing . 
