WarGames: Defcon 1
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WarGames: Defcon 1 (known simply as WarGames on PC) is a video game for the
PlayStation version
The player plays as
Multiplayer
WarGames: Defcon 1 features 2-player split screen VS. or Co-op.[5] The Co-op allows the players to play all single player levels with a partner. Unlike most multiplayer games, the screen is split diagonally.[5]
PC version
Unlike the PlayStation version, the PC version is a real-time strategy game,[6] in which the player can control different units at once. The missions are identical to the PlayStation version.
The electronic registration program included on the game CD contained the Marburg computer virus; playing the game would not cause the player's computer to be infected with the virus, but registering it electronically would.[7]
Development
WarGames: Defcon 1 was one of the few strategy games of its time to not use a tile system, instead allowing troops to be place and moved freely across the landscape. Team leader John Whigham commented, "While this is of great benefit to the player and to the game in general, the programming nightmares it raises have given us more than one sleepless night over the last few months."
Reception
Aggregator | Score | |
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CNET Gamecenter 7/10[12] | N/A | |
Computer Games Strategy Plus | [13] | N/A |
Computer Gaming World | [14] | N/A |
Edge | 8/10[15] | 7/10[16] |
Electronic Gaming Monthly | N/A | 7.125/10[17] |
Game Informer | N/A | 7.25/10[18] |
GamePro | [19][a] | [20][b] |
GameRevolution | C+[21] | N/A |
GameSpot | 7.1/10[22] | 7.6/10[23] |
IGN | 7/10[24] | N/A |
Next Generation | [25] | [26] |
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine | N/A | [27] |
PC Accelerator | 7/10[28] | N/A |
PC Gamer (US) | 81%[29] | N/A |
The PlayStation version received favourable reviews, while the PC version received average reviews, according to the
Notes
References
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- ^ "Sneak Previews: WarGames". GamePro. No. 114. IDG. March 1998. p. 64.
- ^ "WarGames: Defcon 1". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 104. Ziff Davis. March 1998. p. 60.
- ^ a b "WarGames: Defcon 1". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 106. Ziff Davis. May 1998. p. 47.
- ^ "In the Studio". Next Generation. No. 32. Imagine Media. August 1997. p. 19.
MGM Interactive is the most recent publisher to catch the real-time strategy bug. ... A PlayStation strategy title of the same name is following, but will be distinctly different in design.
- ^ Bates, Jason (13 August 1998). "WarGames Plagued by Virus". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "NG Alphas: WarGames". Next Generation. No. 36. Imagine Media. December 1997. pp. 144–45. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ Johnston, Chris (9 June 1997). "MGM's E3 Lineup". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 19 January 1998. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ a b "WarGames for PC". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 9 June 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ a b "WarGames: Defcon 1 for PlayStation". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ Rausch, Allen (23 July 1998). "WarGames". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on 16 August 2000. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ Hunter, Scott (25 August 1998). "WarGames". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on 29 May 2003. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ Clarkson, Mark (November 1998). "Your Move–If You Want It (WarGames Review)" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 172. Ziff Davis. p. 324. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ Edge staff (September 1998). "Wargames [sic] (PC)". Edge. No. 62. Future Publishing. p. 95. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ Edge staff (August 1998). "Wargames [sic] (PS)". Edge. No. 61. Future Publishing. p. 96. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ EGM staff (September 1998). "WarGames: Defcon 1". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 110. Ziff Davis.
- ^ "Wargames [sic]: Defcon 1". Game Informer. No. 65. FuncoLand. September 1998.
- ^ Boba Fatt (August 1998). "WarGames". GamePro. No. 119. IDG Entertainment. p. 87. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ Boba Fatt (September 1998). "WarGames: Defcon 1 Review for PC on GamePro.com". GamePro. No. 120. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on 14 February 2005. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- CraveOnline. Archivedfrom the original on 10 September 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ Ryan, Michael E. (10 August 1998). "WarGames Review [date mislabeled as "May 2, 2000"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 27 January 2005. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ Gerstmann, Jeff (7 August 1998). "WarGames: Defcon 1 Review [date mislabeled as "May 2, 2000"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ Bates, Jason (18 August 1998). "WarGames". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ a b "WarGames". Next Generation. No. 46. Imagine Media. October 1998. p. 134. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ a b "WarGames: Defcon 1". Next Generation. No. 46. Imagine Media. October 1998. p. 130. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ "WarGames: Defcon 1". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Vol. 1, no. 12. Ziff Davis. September 1998.
- ^ Lee, John (October 1998). "WarGames". PC Accelerator. No. 2. Imagine Media. p. 108. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ McDonald, T. Liam (October 1998). "WarGames". PC Gamer. Vol. 5, no. 10. Imagine Media. pp. 204–5. Archived from the original on 10 December 1999. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- All Media Network. Archived from the originalon 15 November 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2021.