Warhead
Warhead is a mission-based space combat simulation set in 2045, where Earth faces an alien invasion from Sirius. Players pilot the FOE-57 spacecraft for the Fist of Earth organization, completing missions to…
31 December 1990
Warhead is a simulator, released 31 December 1990 on Amiga and Atari ST/STE.
What Warhead is
Warhead was released in 1990. It was published by Activision. It is available on Amiga and Atari ST/STE.
The premise, in the publisher's words
In 2045, an insect-like alien species from the Sirius star system launched a devastating assault on Earth, causing a planetary winter and killing a third of the human population. The attack dissolved all national borders, uniting humanity under a single defence force known as the Fist of Earth. Operating from SolBase, a military station orbiting the Sun, the organisation dispatches a lone pilot in the FOE-57 fighter craft on a series of missions to repel the Sirian threat and safeguard what remains of civilisation.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Warhead launched on 31 December 1990, within three weeks of Sengoku, A-Train, Spellbound and Colorado.
Released around the same time: Sengoku, A-Train, Spellbound, Colorado.
Quick answers
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When did Warhead come out?
Warhead was released on 31 December 1990 for Amiga and Atari ST/STE.
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