Teen
ESRB Rating
Genre
Perspective
Non-Sport
83
MobyRank
100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
3.6
MobyScore
5 point score based on user ratings.

Description

The world is on the brink of Armageddon. A full-scale global thermonuclear war has broken out, and as a general in a bunker somewhere, you must direct your offensive and defensive systems to nuke your opponents. Nobody wins, but maybe you can lose the least. Everybody dies.

DEFCON is an online multiplayer strategy game, but it can also be played in a singleplayer mode. Players place units, such as missile silos, airbases and radar dishes, on their territorial maps, and the game counts down from DEFCON 5 to DEFCON 1, during which time the players are to make strategic choices to eliminate their opponents without losing too much themselves.

The gameplay is shown on a large world map and the action is represented by icons and lines reminiscent of the drawing style of their two previous games: Darwinia and Uplink.

Alternate Titles

  • "DEFCON: Strategic Nuclear War" -- 2007 Budget Release
  • "Defcon: Guerre Mondiale ThermonuclĂ©aire " -- French Title
  • "DEFCON: Globalna Wojna Termonuklearna" -- Polish title
  • "DEFCON: Everybody Dies" -- European Title

Part of the Following Groups


Merchant Title Platform Price  
Amazon
Defcon Windows $4.40  
GOG
DEFCON $9.99  
ebay.com
DEFCON    
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User Reviews

A breathtaking anti-war game Lumpi (197) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars
A so-so game that makes you feel like a horrible person kvn8907 (180) 0.67 Stars0.67 Stars0.67 Stars0.67 Stars0.67 Stars

The Press Says

YouGamers Jul 10, 2007 90 out of 100 90
Game Positive Apr 13, 2007 8.9 out of 10 89
GamingExcellence Dec 30, 2006 8.6 out of 10 86
Press Start Online Sep 25, 2006 17 out of 20 85
Softpedia Oct 10, 2006 8.5 out of 10 85
Factornews Oct 05, 2006 8 out of 10 80
GamerDad Oct 04, 2006 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80
JustPressPlay Dec 24, 2006 8 out of 10 80
Jeuxvideo.com Feb 07, 2008 16 out of 20 80
GameStar (Germany) Nov, 2006 75 out of 100 75

Forums

Topic # Posts Last Post
When the Bomb Goes Off 1 Lumpi (197)
May 07, 2009

Trivia

Inspiration

DEFCON is probably inspired by Wargames more than anything else (the movie and it's videogame adaptation). The game's look as well as text on the main menu are direct references to this.

Sound

DEFCON applies a bunch of casual sounds to heighten the psychological effect of dealing with a thermonuclear war. Among these, the background music stays very much in the background. However as the game approaches the Defcon 1 stage, the background music increases in both tempo and strength. During actual nuclear war, piano key strikes can be heard as nuclear warheads impact with cities.

Awards

  • Games for Windows Magazine
    • March 2007 - #6 Game of the Year
Information also contributed by PCGamer77 and WildKard


This entry was contributed by optrirominiluikus Bronze Star Contributing Member (112), Kabushi (105898) and Iggi Bronze Star Contributing Member (3532)
 

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