Software:Defcon 5 (1987 video game)

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Short description: 1987 wargame video game
Defcon 5
DEFCON 5 cover.jpg
Developer(s)Paul Norman
Publisher(s)Cosmi Corporation
Platform(s)Commodore 64, Amiga, DOS[1]
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 game which is set during the Cold War era.[2]

Reception

In 1996, Computer Gaming World declared Defcon 5 the 2nd-worst computer game ever released.[2] 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."[3]

Reviews

  • ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) - Jan, 1989[4]
  • ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) (Mar, 1989)[5]

References

  1. ↑ Warner, Jack (August 12, 1988). "Lucasfim's Strike Fleet has feel of real warfare". p. 192. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98057130/the-palm-beach-post/. Retrieved March 21, 2022. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 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. 
  3. ↑ "ACE Magazine Issue 18". March 1989. https://archive.org/details/ace-magazine-18/page/n64/mode/1up?view=theater. 
  4. ↑ "Aktueller Software Markt (ASM) Magazine (February 1989)". February 1989. https://archive.org/details/asm_magazine-1989-02/page/n65/mode/2up. 
  5. ↑ "ACE Magazine Issue 18". March 1989. https://archive.org/details/ace-magazine-18/page/n64/mode/2up. 



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