SuperPower announced

DreamCatcher has announced SuperPower, its upcoming turn-based strategy game in development at Quebec-based GolemLabs. The game, which was previously known as Defcon, is set in the late 1990s, and it lets players lead a nation to worldwide dominance by directing the country's political, military, economic, and secret service organizations. It will feature the largest military database ever assembled in a PC game, with every significant statistic published about the 140 most important countries around the world and more than 4,000 different types of military units.

"We wanted to make a game that played differently than any other current RTS title," said Jean-Rene Couture, president of GolemLabs. "Sure, in SuperPower you're competing for world domination--but the world in which you're fighting is late 1990s Earth. And our game isn't about building lots of tanks and rumbling into your enemy's city. You have to use demography, politics, economics, and covert action as well as military might to achieve your goals. In fact, the gameplay in SuperPower is so realistic, various military personnel have actually contacted us to say that the game is something they might use for their own strategic action and defense training."

SuperPower will feature four primary goals: remain in power, balance national resources, rid the nation of domestic rebels and terrorists, and world domination. Players will have a variety of options to choose from in order to reach their goals, and the game features an adjustable time limit that lets players choose a game that lasts one, five, or 10 years of game time, or they can choose to play an unlimited game. The game ends when the player has accomplished his or her chosen goal, reached the time limit, or is overthrown or assassinated.

SuperPower has been in closed beta testing for almost a year, and it is scheduled for release this spring. For more information, visit the official GolemLabs Web site.