Nukewar is a simulator developed by Microcomputer Games, Inc., released 31 December 1980 on Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX and Commodore PET.
What Nukewar is
Nukewar is a simulator game developed by Microcomputer Games, Inc. and released in 1980. It was published by Kiya Overseas Industry. It is available on Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Commodore PET, Commodore VIC-20, FM-7 and TRS-80.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The time is the late 20th century. You and a neighboring country have developed a nuclear capability. Your neighbor's sole objective is to utterly annihilate you. As the tension mounts while you are conducting espionage, building bombers,missiles,submarines and anti ballistic missiles either you or your neighbor launch a pre-emptive first strike.The nuclear destruction continues until either all weapons are expended or a truce is negotiated. Victory is determined by population remaining and world political opinion which is usually against the side that started the war. If both sides lose enough people neither will win.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Quick answers
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When did Nukewar come out?
Nukewar was released on 31 December 1980 for Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Commodore PET, Commodore VIC-20, FM-7 and TRS-80.
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