| Apocalypse: The Game of Nuclear Devastation | |
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| Developer(s) | Red Shift |
| Publisher(s) | Games Workshop |
| Platform(s) | ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro |
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Apocalypse: The Game of Nuclear Devastation is a video game based on the board game Apocalypse: The Game of Nuclear Devastation by Games Workshop.
Apocalypse 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]
The 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]
Computer 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]
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