- Theatre Europe
Infobox VG| title = Theatre Europe
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developer = Sean Pearce, David Bolton
publisher = PSS
designer =
engine =
released = 1986
genre =Strategy game
modes = One player
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platforms =ZX Spectrum ,Amstrad CPC ,Commodore 64 ,MSX ,Atari 8-bit
media = Cassette, cartridge
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input = Keyboard,joystick "Theatre Europe" is a game for the
Amstrad CPC ,Atari 8-bit ,Commodore 64 ,MSX andZX Spectrum home computers. It casts the player as eitherNATO or the countries of theWarsaw Pact . The goal is to eliminate the other faction without destroying the world in nuclear war.Apart from the possibility of using nuclear weapons the game also includes chemical and conventional weapons.
One unusual aspect of the game is that in order to initiate a nuclear attack, the player had to call a special United Kingdom telephone number to hear the launch code. The telephone number connected the player to a recorded message, which started with the sound of air raid sirens and dramatically built up through various sounds of war to a huge explosion, followed by the sound of a crying baby. As this faded out, a voice stated "If this is really what you want... the code is 'Midnight Sun'".
External links
* [http://www.gb64.com/oldsite/gameofweek/2/gotw_theatreurope.htm Very detailed description of the game]
*moby game|id=/theatre-europe
*WoS game|id=0005224
* [http://www.nexus23.net/longplay.htm Images,Review in Snapshots and Longplay links]
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