Apocalypse: The Game of Nuclear Devastation is a video game based on the board game Apocalypse: The Game of Nuclear Devastation by Games Workshop.
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| Developer(s) | Red Shift |
| Publisher(s) | Games Workshop |
| Platform(s) | ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro |
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Gameplay
editApocalypse includes nine ways for the player to attack, instead of six like in the board game; the player is also able to use ships in addition to armies and missiles.[1]
Publication history
editThe computer game version was published by Red Shift under license from Games Workshop.[2] It was released in 1983 for the ZX Spectrum and BBC Micro.[3] Apocalypse was the first Spectrum game from Red Shift, and David Kelly from Popular Computing Weekly described the board game as "ideal material for conversion to the computer".[4]
Reception
editComputer Answers #84 stated that Apocalypse "is not a game of mindless destruction like so many others, but rather one of tactics and strategy".[5] Tony Bridge reviewed Apocalypse for Micro Adventurer #7 (May 1984), and described it as "a game system which should keep anyone happy for many months".[6] Angus Ryall for Crash #9 (October 1984), complimented Red Shift as their games Apocalypse and Rebelstar Raiders were at the time "still far and away the best strategy games for the Spectrum".[7]
Russell Clarke reviewed Apocalypse for White Dwarf #54, and stated that "Apocalypse is a good rendition of the tried and tested boardgame with some improvements (you buy the nuke instead of miraculously receiving one when you win a battle) and a few problems (speed of operation being the most serious). The BBC version offers the best value, I feel, as it has better graphics and is faster although the two versions are basically the same game."[8]
Philippa Irving reviewed Apocalypse for Crash #43 (August 1987), calling the game "an odd blend of realism and fantasy" although it "lacks atmosphere", but concluding that she would "recommend Apocalypse as a good buy to those who are certain they'll have someone else to play with".[9]
References
edit- ^ "Home Computing Weekly Magazine Issue 012". archive.org.
- ^ "Personal Computer Games Issue09". archive.org.
- ^ Apocalypse at SpectrumComputing.co.uk
- ^ "Popular Computing Weekly (1984-03-29)". archive.org. 29 March 1984.
- ^ "Computer Answers Issue8404". archive.org.
- ^ "MicroAdventurer Magazine Issue 07". archive.org.
- ^ "Crash - No. 09 (1984-10)(Newsfield)(GB)". archive.org. October 1984.
- ^ Clarke, Russell (June 1984). "Microview". White Dwarf (54). Games Workshop: 18–19.
- ^ "Crash - No. 43 (1987-08)(Newsfield)(GB)". archive.org. August 1987.