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Defcon 5 (1987 video game)

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Defcon 5
Developer(s)Paul Norman
Publisher(s)Cosmi Corporation
Platform(s)Commodore 64, Amiga, DOS
Release
  • WW: 1987
Genre(s)Wargame
Mode(s)Single player, multiplayer

Defcon 5 is a 1987 video game by Cosmi, created by Paul Norman. It was released first for the Commodore 64, and then ported to the Amiga and DOS.

Gameplay

Defcon 5 is a Cold War era game.[1]

Reception

In 1996, Computer Gaming World declared Defcon 5 the 2nd-worst computer game ever released.[1] Advanced Computer Entertainment thought the game was "one of the less impressive offerings in the current Cosmi range"; despite the "sharp digitised graphics" it was said to "fall short in the playability stakes."[2]

Reviews

References

  1. ^ a b Staff (November 1996). "150 Best (and 50 Worst) Games of All Time". Computer Gaming World (148): 63–65, 68, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80, 84, 88, 90, 94, 98.
  2. ^ https://archive.org/details/ace-magazine-18/page/n64/mode/1up?view=theater
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