What Gamespot Users have to say about Missile Command (1980)

  • Rating:8.9

    Some love in evolved, a flashback in retro, challange mode, and leaderboards make this way worth $5

    By Sk8erHeadshot | Review Date: Jul 06, 2007 | X360

    Fan's of the classic arcade hit will love both versions on here, and newcomers, while may be turned off at first, wil be addictied after a few games. The premiss of Missile Command is this. Missiles rain down on unsup... Read Full Review

    1 of 3 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10

    THE BEST 2600 GAME EVER!!!!

    By computerrock | Review Date: Mar 23, 2007 | 2600

    I own a 2600 and I play retro games all the time. Of all the old games from any station (NES, 2600, 5600,GNS, and any other platform I may have left out) this would be the best. The plot is simple, defend the cities and ... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.2

    Missile Command is one of the best games of the era, hands down.

    By SolarisDeschain | Review Date: Mar 05, 2007 | 2600

    Now I’m reviewing Missile Command, for the Atari 2600. As with most games of its time, it was an Arcade port. Missile Command puts you in the command of missile stations, with the duty to save the town from a raid of ... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10

    Save the world from swift destruction.

    By Lokar | Review Date: Dec 01, 2006 | 5200

    In the early 1980s, the Cold War still had a ways to go before it thawed. My religion class on Wednesdays was held in a basement of the Catholic school, in a room that still had its nuclear shelter logo on the door. This... Read Full Review

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

    Meet you in the bomb shelter.

    By Lokar | Review Date: Aug 10, 2006 | C64

    This game was released when the Cold War still had several years of mileage in it, so a real fear from the adult world soaked into popular culture and reached the younger generation as this game. Players strove to de... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.2

    A true classic that deserves a place alongside Asteroids and Pac-Man

    By Lord_Fro | Review Date: Jul 02, 2006 | 2600

    Gameplay: The premise for Missile Command is rather basic: you launch missiles to destroy incoming nuclear warheads and UFOs, with the goal of protecting the surrounding buildings. Gameplay in Missile Command is simple,... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
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