DEFCON Demo

The world has been on the brink of nuclear war a couple of times throughout the last few decades, especially in the case of the Cold War and the conflict between the two opposing superpowers. However, the Earth has yet to experience the effects of nuclear fallout, although there's always a chance for everything to take a wrong turn, due to the large number of nukes that are spread around the world.

DEFCON is an online strategy game that deals with situation like this and gives you the opportunity to control the power to end life on Earth, using powerful nuclear warheads to do so. However, you must do so in a very calculated manner, since the enemies also have access to nukes and they won't hesitate to use them once they get the chance to do so.

To start off with, you are given the role of a military commander, who's in charge of the nation's defense when the situation gets critical. Since you are giving the orders from a bunker deep underground, you can choose to let your entire arsenal loose, as long as you are prepared to eliminate all life from Earth and cause an even deadlier nuclear fallout, which doesn't spare anyone and covers the entire planet.

Before the match starts, you are allowed to set up the parameters of the game, in order to customize the win conditions and various other settings, such as game speed, the spawn territories for each player and how many spectators are allowed. The match can be hosted over LAN or the Internet, which means that you can play with friends, or with people from all over the world.

Graphically, the game might appear a bit overwhelming at first, mostly because there are no 3D models and a lot of text keeps flashing on the screen. However, it is quite easy to control the units and take the desired measures, since the interface acts like in classic RTS and you can simply use the mouse to select the units, as well as give them commands or move them around the map.

In the end, DEFCON can prove to be very entertaining, especially since every match is different and there are many tactics you can apply in order to obtain a favorable result. Moreover, the fast-paced mechanics keep the atmosphere very intense throughout the matches, as long as you enjoy looking at nothing but a map and a few colored lines.