The game is played entirely from a stylized map of the world (pictured at the top of this post), with icons representing missile silos, radar installations, air force basis, fleets and cities.
You are in command of your nation’s nuclear arsenal, and your mission is to decimate the civilian population of your enemy while protecting your own. Right now, I’m thinking it’s somewhere between “unsettled” and “pensive”, though the feeling is deeper than either of those would imply.ĭeveloped by Introversion (Darwinia, Uplink), DEFCON is a game that, according to its site, casts the player in the role of a military commander hidden deep underground in a fortified bunker. I still haven’t found quite the right word, but such is the nature of language we use words to approximate our thoughts in order to convey them, but when a thought is unfamiliar enough we don’t have the words to describe it. My next thought was “despair”, but again, not quite right. My first thought was “depressed”, although that’s not quite right DEFCON doesn’t make me sad. I’ve been having trouble putting a word to the feeling I get as I play DEFCON. In fact, it’s a quite enjoyable game it’s just not a fun game. This is purely the author’s musings about his feelings while playing DEFCON, and is in that sense entirely subjective.ĭEFCON is not a fun game, to me anyway, which is not to say it’s not a good game, or even an enjoyable game. If you like Diplomacy (which I'm assuming you do), I think you'd like this.This is not a review.
Defcon everybody dies free#
There isn't much more to say.Ī free demo is available from the website above.
Defcon everybody dies full#
The game is best played in Multiplayer, in Diplomacy mode (part of the full game only), so one can make and break alliances. Silos are the toughest buildings, requiring three direct nuclear hits to be destroyed. When a Silo is in ICBM launch mode, it can strike any location in the world with a nuke, though it announces its location to all players in the game once it fires. They have unlimited AA weapons, so this is their default stance.
Radar installations scan for any enemies, including ICBMs, buildings, aircraft and fleet.Bombers are long ranged aircraft that carry a single nuke.Fighters are good at attacking enemy units and for scouting into enemy terrain.
They are also invisible to enemy radar.Ħ sea units make a fleet it is a good idea to mix carriers and battleships for well rounded defence.Īir units are deployed from airbases and carriers: Submarines can attack battleships very well and act as medium range missile platforms.Battleships have conventional weapons to be used against enemy aircraft and sea units, though they lack any nuclear weapons.Carriers carry fighters and bombers with nuclear payloads but are defenceless, save for depth charges against submarines.It is a six player game, though can be played short-handed with less "territories" or against AI players. There is also a point count for "collateral damage". You gain points for destroying cities and decimating the enemy populations and lose points for every one of your own civilians lost.
The objective of the game is to annihilate the enemy population while defending your citizens. Ever wanted to play Diplomacy with a range of nuclear weapons at your disposal? I came across this game a few nights back and have been enjoying a lot.īasically, you play the part of one of six "territories": North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Russia and Asia.
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