What Gamespot Users have to say about DEFCON: Everybody Dies

  • Rating:9.2

    When the bomb drops.......everybody dies. Would.....you......like...to...play...a...game.

    Anybody that has ever watched the film 'wargames' should be able to recognise the quote in the intro to this review, but have you ever wondered what it would be like to play 'global thermonuclear war'? Defcon from int... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7.8

    The moment the action starts, you just can't stop.

    DEFCON: Everybody Dies is a game of innovation, and very fast-paced gameplay, taking the meaning "kill or be killed" to a whole new meaning as you struggle to click fast enough to land you nukes befores your en... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.4

    A nice change in pace from all the recent RTS games out there...

    I was scared off at first while playing DefCon, it did seem alot to learn and soo hard to learn something new when your sooo used to the normal format of playing RTS. However afetr awhile i got the hang of the game and i... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.7

    A fun but disturbing strategy game.

    DEFCON subtitled Everybody Dies is a real time strategy game by the indie gaming company Introversion Software. Introversion already has a good reputation for making other unique games such as Darwinia and Uplink. The ... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7.8

    Superb multi-player, dont even bother with the AI

    To begin with, when the demo landed on my lap, i thought 'oh noes, heres another one of those crazy cheap game builds that will break every 5 minuites' However, i was pleaently surprised when the engine was very solid, a... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.9

    everybody dies...

    ...hopefully a lot more than me. the game play mechanics are very simple, the graphics are very simple and the sound is eerie. on a morale side of view this game is instant death for flower power hippies or pacifists.... Read Full Review

    2 of 3 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.4

    one of the strangest games

    defcon makes a change in game development with old school tactics with high tech weapons but it is also a incredibly difficult game if you do not know what but if you do know what to do you will have the pleasure if blow... Read Full Review

    1 of 3 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:5.3

    Boring!

    Defcon: Everybody Dies is cool if you are into no graphics all strategy. I personally like more fast past games and can deal with slow paced ones if they have payoffs. This however is neither fast paced nor rewarding. I ... Read Full Review

    0 of 10 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7.7

    Allways wanted a game like this:)

    Awesome game really.......has to be played.....the graphics are low whit a big L but in this kind og game it does'n matter.....this game is worth buying...at least for me . Hope this review will make you buy and play thi... Read Full Review

    0 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:6.6

    Stays novel for a few rounds, then you'll want to forget that you ever played it

    DEFCON is based on a great idea, lets get that straight. There's nothing more satisfying than nuking a city and causing millions of innocents to evaporate. Unfortunately that situation doesnt come round much. The game is... Read Full Review

    1 of 7 users found the following review helpful