Defcon
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We have all had some kind of passing sense of dread when considering the possibility (probability) of complete nuclear annihilation. That sense of dread doesn’t last long because nuclear war isn’t something easily fathomed by most of us human...
Defcon is a game about nuclear war. You choose a continent, ally with other players and then everyone kills as many people as they possibly can; launching off nukes in a final strike for worldwide supremacy as you coldly gaze upon the sterile vectors...
These days computer games and movies go pretty much hand in hand, whether it is a movie of a game or a game of a movie. But back in the 80's that wasn't so much the case. Sure there were movie tie in games, but not to the same scale we get now....
Defcon will attract folk that have always wanted a starkly realistic global conflict war game, spiced up with a solid nuclear bashing in the end game. It’s unfortunate and surprising that there are precious few games that fit into this...
DEFCON(hx) 05:46 PM EDT - Oct,08 2006 DEFCON is a war game from British developer Introverson Software, the guys who created Uplink and Darwinia. In DEFCON, you have a dehumanized 1980s vector graphics computer-themed world map, a varied arsenal of...
Few subjects can inspire as much fear and fascination as the threat of all-out nuclear war. Ever since Oppenheimer uttered his famous quote "I am become death, the destroyer of worlds" the world has lived in constant fear of total thermonuclear...
At its roots, Defcon is a deceptively simple multiplayer strategy game, the objective of which is simply to kill as much of the opposition civilian population as possible, whilst avoiding casualties in your select region of the earth. There are a...
You’ll enjoy every second that you learn and adore every second you play. At £10, if you pass up on this opportunity, you don’t deserve to call yourself a...
shall we play a game?: Theres a cold, callous core at the heart of Defcon. Its a game that thinks nothing of casually informing you of the death of millions of people, nor of advising you to take out your enemys...
"This is a game about a quickly deteriorating situation, nuclear war, that, in real life, would last no more than two to three days. Would you like to play a...