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Balance of Power: Geopolitics in the Nuclear Age

It has been more than forty years since the first nuclear bomb exploded. In that time, the shape of the world has changed dramatically. The power to destroy civilization rests in the hands of the superpowers…

31 December 1985

Balance of Power: Geopolitics in the Nuclear Age is a strategy, released 31 December 1985 on Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST/STE and DOS.

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What Balance of Power: Geopolitics in the Nuclear Age is

Balance of Power: Geopolitics in the Nuclear Age was released in 1985. It was published by ASCII Corporation. It is available on Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST/STE, DOS, Mac and MSX2.

The premise, in the publisher's words

It has been more than forty years since the first nuclear bomb exploded. In that time, the shape of the world has changed dramatically. The power to destroy civilization rests in the hands of the superpowers and now, as either the president of the U.S. or as the General Secretary of the U.S.S.R., you have total responsibility for your nation's course. To succeed, you must enhance your country's prestige without infringing too much on your adversary's interests. If you play the isolationist, you will find yourself alone in a world dominated by your opponent. If you are too aggressive, you could unleash the war that annihilates humankind- and both sides lose. Balance Of Power uses a huge…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are historical and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Balance of Power: Geopolitics in the Nuclear Age launched on 31 December 1985, within three weeks of Bomberman, Summer Games II, Highway Encounter and Mercenary.

Released around the same time: Bomberman, Summer Games II, Highway Encounter, Mercenary.

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Balance of Power: Geopolitics in the Nuclear Age was released on 31 December 1985 for Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST/STE, DOS, Mac and MSX2.

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