Computer War cover

Computer War

First release
1983
Genres
Simulator, Arcade, Strategy · Action

It's thermonuclear war! Break the computer code to launch your missiles, then guide your interceptors before enemy missiles converge with your cities. This is a game in two parts. The first part plays a lot like a sliding block puzzle. You are given a figure in a 3 x 3 grid to match. Using the joystick and fire button, you rotate pieces in a larger grid to try to match the smaller figure. If you do that, you can select a missile launch site. Eventually, the enemy will launch its own missiles. You position your crosshair at the radar dot for the enemy missile, and can then launch an intercepter. This part of the game is more action-oriented as you "fly" your intercepter to take down the enemy nuke.

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Release dates
Atari 8-bit
1983
Commodore VIC-20
1984
Texas Instruments TI-99
Feb 01, 1986
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Side view, Bird view / Isometric
Keywords
modern warfare, turn-based, based on - movie, word game, licensed game
… All 6, modern military

How it plays

Languages

  • Englishinterface
IGDB · recorded 10 Oct 2026

Language data: IGDB · recorded 10 Oct 2026