War Room (video game)

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War Room
Developer(s)NAP Consumer Electronics
Publisher(s)Probe 2000
Designer(s)Robert S. Harris[1]
Platform(s)ColecoVision
Release1983
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.

Reception[edit]

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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Hague, James. "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers".
  2. ^ Forman, Tracie (March 1984). "Programmable Parade: War Room". Electronic Games. 2 (12): 70.
  3. ^ "Top Ten ColecoVision Games, 2014". www.retrogamer.net. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2020.