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Global Thermonuclear War

Posted by Zonk on from the do-you-want-to-play-a-game? dept.

Joystiq reports that, from the makers of Darwinia and Uplink comes DEFCON, what appears to be a global nuclear war strategy title. Looks positively Wargames-tastic. From the EvilAvatar post they reference: "The new game, titled DEFCON, is a multiplayer strategy which pitches two players against one another in a game of Global Thermonuclear War. In DEFCON a player must manage their launch silos in an attempt to defend their major cities against nuclear attack while simultaneously launching their own attacks against the other player."

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  1. Uplink by GigsVT · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Sounds similar to uplink. I think it would be cool to see this genre expanded, the whole "fantasy/simulator" type.

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  2. remember Nukewar for C64? by pizpot · · Score: 2, Interesting

    One of the most addictive games for the Commodore 64 was Nukewar. It was very simple, almost text based graphics, but I loved it and miss it. [Welcome to the USSA]

  3. Re:Does anyone remember that old DOS game? by HD+Webdev · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Anyway, I'd love to know what the name of that game was (Dad always called it "Simulation"; but I think that's a silly name for a video game, so I never believed him)

    Do you mean this?

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