Video game · 1988
Balance of Power: The 1990 Edition
Released 1988 on Mac, Amiga, Apple IIGS, Atari ST and PC
- Publisher
- Mindscape
- Made in
- United States
- Genre
- Strategy, Tactical
- Themes
- Historical, Warfare
About Balance of Power: The 1990 Edition
Balance of Power is a computer strategy game of geopolitics during the Cold War, created by Chris Crawford and published in 1985. The game is notable for engaging the player in brinkmanship. The goal of the game is simple: the player may choose to be either the President of the United States or the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, and must lead the chosen superpower for eight years, seeking to maximize "prestige" and avoiding a nuclear war. Each turn is one year long; at the beginning of each year, the player is presented with a set of incidents and crises in various countries around the globe, and must choose a response to each one.
Summary: IGDB.
Release dates
| Mac | 1988 |
|---|---|
| Amiga | 1989 |
| Apple IIGS | 1989 |
| Atari ST | 1989 |
| PC | 1989 |
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