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Critical Mass

A graphical text-adventure game designed by Bob Blauschild in which the player has to save the world's five largest cities from being destroyed with thermal nuclear weapons.

31 December 1983

Critical Mass is an adventure developed by Bob Blauschild, released 31 December 1983 on Apple II, Commodore C64/128/MAX, FM-7 and PC-8800 Series.

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What Critical Mass is

Critical Mass is an adventure game developed by Bob Blauschild and released in 1983. It was published by Sirius Software. It is available on Apple II, Commodore C64/128/MAX, FM-7, PC-8800 Series and PC-9800 Series.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A graphical text-adventure game designed by Bob Blauschild in which the player has to save the world's five largest cities from being destroyed with thermal nuclear weapons.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are thriller. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Critical Mass launched on 31 December 1983, within three weeks of The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac and Zoo Keeper.

Released around the same time: The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac, Zoo Keeper.

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When did Critical Mass come out?
Critical Mass was released on 31 December 1983 for Apple II, Commodore C64/128/MAX, FM-7, PC-8800 Series and PC-9800 Series.

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