Defcon 5 (1987 video game)
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{{Short description|1987 wargame video game}}
{{Infobox video game
|title = Defcon 5
|image = DEFCON 5 cover.jpg
|developer = Paul Norman
|publisher = Cosmi Corporation
|platforms = Commodore 64, Amiga, DOS{{Cite web |last=Warner |first=Jack |date=August 12, 1988 |title=Lucasfim's Strike Fleet has feel of real warfare |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98057130/the-palm-beach-post/ |access-date=March 21, 2022 |page=192 |via=Newspapers.com |agency=Cox News Service |newspaper=The Palm Beach Post}}
|released = {{vgrelease|WW|1987}}
|genre = Wargame
|modes = Single player, multiplayer
}}
Defcon 5 is a 1987 video game by Cosmi, created by Paul Norman. It was released first for the Commodore 64, and then ported to the Amiga and DOS.
Gameplay
Reception
The Palm Beach Post said that Defcon 5 for DOS seemed realistic but was "absurdly difficult".{{r|warner19880812}} Ahoy!'s AmigaUser stated that "Defcon 5 strikes a pleasing balance between strategy and action".{{Cite magazine |last=Katz |first=Arnie |last2=Kunkel |first2=Bill |date=November 1988 |title=Defcon 5 |url=https://archive.org/details/Ahoys_AmigaUser_Issue_3_1988-11_Ion_International_US/page/n32/mode/1up?view=theater |magazine=Ahoy!'s AmigaUser |pages=32-33}} ACE thought the game was "one of the less impressive offerings in the current Cosmi range"; despite the "sharp digitised graphics", the magazine said that Defcon 5 would "fall short in the playability stakes".{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/ace-magazine-18/page/n64/mode/1up?view=theater|title = ACE Magazine Issue 18|date = March 1989}}
In 1996, Computer Gaming World declared Defcon 5 the 2nd-worst computer game ever released.{{cite magazine | author=Staff | title=150 Best (and 50 Worst) Games of All Time | magazine=Computer Gaming World | date=November 1996 | issue=148 | pages=63–65, 68, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80, 84, 88, 90, 94, 98 }}