I read about this game a few months before it came out and downloaded it the day it was realeased. I was not dissapointed. It has everything Darwinia had and more; Great retro graphics, simple but intuitive interface, great gameplay. What it does better than Darwinia is induce a range of emotions. I don't know about you but I've played so many games over the years that involved killing so many people that it just feels plane ordinary to kill digital characters now, I don't even hesitate. Defcon does things differently, it takes killing to an all new level. There's no blood, no gore and the people you kill aren't even rendered but it's a hugely different experience than your standard game. When those nukes start flashing over the enemy cities and the body count starts coming in, there's a huge sense of satisfaction and guilt all mixed in.
I've already had a good few hours play out of it and I haven't even gone online yet. I think I'll be getting plenty of play time for my £10. My only gripes about this game are 1-it's not possible to set yields on the warheads (Although I can't see how they would have fit that in with the gameplay so It's a minor gripe) 2-There's a rather annoying sound of a crying/coughing woman in the background sometimes 3-You can get most of the game via the demo without paying the £10. If I'd known that I possibly wouldn't have bothered paying for it. All in all, a great little game with some very exciting gameplay.
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