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| War Room | |
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| Developer(s) | NAP Consumer Electronics |
| Publisher(s) | Probe 2000 |
| Designer(s) | Robert S. Harris [1] |
| Platform(s) | ColecoVision |
| Release | 1983 |
| Genre(s) | Shoot 'em up |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
War Room is a video game written by Robert S. Harris for the ColecoVision and published by Probe 2000 in 1983. [1] The player takes the role of a four-star general defending the United States from a nuclear attack.
Tracie Forman of Electronic Games wrote, "It takes the concept introduced in Missile Command a giant step further," and called War Room "one of the most addictive, exhilarating games for the ColecoVision." [2] In 2014, Retro Gamer included War Room in their Top Ten ColecoVision Games list. [3]
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