DEFCON is a
competitive,
multiplayer
strategy
game based
around the
theme of
global
thermonuclear
war. The
game,
inspired by
the 1983
cult-classic
War games,
superbly
evokes the
tension,
paranoia and
suspicion
surrounding
the Cold War
era. 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.
Desperate
attempts
must be made
to form
fast,
tactical
alliances -
alliances
that may at
any moment
break-down
to become
treacherous
and very
deadly
betrayals.