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In 1980, Games Workshop acquired the rights from Hayes and revised the game, simplifying the rules, removing hydrogen bombs, reducing the number of players to 4, allowing radioactive areas to be cleaned, and cutting the board map in half (eliminating Eastern Europe). This revised game was released as Apocalypse: The Game of Nuclear Devastation. [3]
In March 2001, a slightly reworked version, featuring level design modifications and gameplay tweaks, was released for the PlayStation 2 as MDK 2: Armageddon. The PC version was released on GOG.com in September 2008, [6] and on Steam in September 2009. [7] A port of the PlayStation 2 version was released for Wii via WiiWare in 2011.
The games had the United States striking back, which resulted in all-out nuclear Armageddon, with more than half a billion people killed, leaving a great part of the northern hemisphere uninhabitable. This strategy scared everyone and was abandoned. [12] The results of the game were disturbing to all of those involved.
Armageddon Empires received positive reviews overall. The game received positive marks for its deep strategy gameplay and return to genre roots. [12] [13] Negative criticisms focused on the bare-bones user interface. [9] Pelit called Armageddon Empires "A very entertaining turn-based post-apocalyptic strategy game with a lot of tools of war. A ...
Fortress America is a strategic board wargame designed by Michael Gray [1] and published in 1986 by Milton Bradley. The game depicts a 21st Century United States being invaded on three sides by three world powers. Fortress America was the fourth of five games in the Gamemaster series.
Hayes republished the game in 1978 in a blue box. In 1980, Games Workshop acquired the rights from Hayes and revised the game, simplifying the rules, reducing the number of players to 4, removing hydrogen bombs, allowing irradiated areas to be cleaned up, and cutting the board map in half (eliminating Eastern Europe).
The game was originally released as a boxed game, while the expansion, Chaos Attacks focused on the first war for Armageddon that takes place 300 years before Ghazghkull made his first foray into the Armageddon system. Both games were later released for free in pdf format by Games Workshop to promote their 3rd War for Armageddon Warhammer ...
An action strategy game for the Apple II, where the player defends the United States against a nuclear attack. [9] [10] Nuclear Throne: 2015 A twin-stick shooter roguelike following a group of mutants in a nuclear wasteland Nuclear War: 1989 A turn-based strategy game for Amiga and DOS NukeWar: 1980