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This is an extremely difficult task since launching an attack on the enemy exposes the positions of your own Ground Silos, Subs and Bombers the moment they launch nuclear weapons, making you extremely vulnerable and exposed to a crushing counter-attack.ĭesperate attempts must be made to form fast, tactical alliances, alliances that may at any moment break-down to become the treacherous and most deadly of betrayals. Steam is the ultimate destination for playing and discussing games.
In order to win you must wipe out the enemy population and simultaneously disable the enemy's ability to retaliate against you. Points are awarded or lost depending on both the efficacy and thoroughness of your nuclear vendetta and the number of your own civilian deaths.
Your mission is to successfully exterminate your enemy's civilian population whilst saving your own. You play a General hidden deep within an underground bunker. Inspired by the 1983 cult classic film, WarGames, DEFCON superbly evokes the tension, paranoia and suspicion of the Cold War era, playing on the fascinating aspects of psychological gameplay that occur during strategic nuclear warfare. The player assumes the role of a General hidden deep within an underground bunker, his mission being to successfully exterminate the enemy's civilian population whilst simultaneously disabling the enemy's ability to retaliate.This game has received a Metascore® of 85 from Metacritic.įor reviews or more information, please click here. "With over 10 million registered users, the library of games offered via Steam continues to expand with games from all genres."ĭEFCON is an online, competitive, multiplayer strategy game based around the theme of global thermonuclear war. "As evidenced by the success of Darwinia, Steam is an excellent outlet for independent developers, such as Introversion, who are breaking new ground with the industry’s pioneering titles," said Gabe Newell, co-founder and president of Valve. With the release of DEFCON, Introversion continues to demonstrate that indie developers are at the forefront of exciting, innovative gaming experiences" "DEFCON is proof once again that the creation of exciting, unique games does not rely on years and years of development, nor a 100 strong dev team. "Steam has made Introversion a commercial success, and brought critical acclaim to Darwinia", said Thomas Arundel, commercial director of Introversion Software. Uplink is now available as a stand-alone title via Steam for just $9.95 and is also included with Darwinia, the 2006 Independent Developer Festival winner, for a package price of $19.95. Introversion, the award-winning, maverick developer of the hit PC game, Darwinia, will be releasing its eagerly-awaited third title, DEFCON, in September 2006 via Steam and at retail outlets around the globe for $14.95. In addition, Introversion's first game and cult hit Uplink is now available via Steam. Valve and Introversion today announced an agreement to deliver DEFCON, a new online strategy game from the creators of the award-winning Darwinia, via Steam, Valve’s pioneering broadband platform for games and digital content. We met up with Introversion at Edinburgh and will be providing you with an extensive preview of Defcon soon, so be sure to check back.
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