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Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday

It's 2456. Earth is under the control of NEO now, but the shadow of RAM is still present. Occasional attacks by RAM military are explained away as "acts of overanxious officers and "unfortunate lapses of…

31 December 1990

Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday is an adventure developed by SSI (Strategic Simulations, Inc.), released 31 December 1990 on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Amiga and DOS.

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What Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday is

Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday is an adventure game developed by SSI (Strategic Simulations, Inc.) and released in 1990. It is available on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Amiga and DOS.

The premise, in the publisher's words

It's 2456. Earth is under the control of NEO now, but the shadow of RAM is still present. Occasional attacks by RAM military are explained away as "acts of overanxious officers and "unfortunate lapses of judgement." NEO scrambles to rebuild a shattered planet and build the forces required to fend off the RAM attack it feels is inevitable. "Buck Rogers!" The name is everywhere. "Buck Rogers and NEO victory at Gauntlet- Vid at eleven." The Video Network News, people talking on the streets of old Earth, even in the furthest asteroid outposts--Buck Rogers and NEO are everywhere. There is a feeling of hope now. After years of domination, RAM no longer holds old Earth, and NEO is finally able to…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Buck Rogers series

Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday is the tenth of 11 entries we hold in the Buck Rogers series. It arrived 5 years after Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom. The next entry was Buck Rogers: Matrix Cubed in 1992.

See all 11 Buck Rogers games in release order →

What it launched against

Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday launched on 31 December 1990, within three weeks of Sengoku, A-Train and The Amazing Spider-Man.

Released around the same time: Sengoku, A-Train, The Amazing Spider-Man.

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When did Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday come out?
Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday was released on 31 December 1990 for Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Amiga and DOS.

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