Missile Command
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You defend six cities from incoming nuclear missiles by firing counter-missiles with a trackball. It's a tense, bleak Cold War game where every round ends with the cities gone.
Kit's verdict · 8.1/10
A nerve-wracking defense game with a dark, unforgettable message.Kit · Sadkitty Games
Loved
- Trackball aiming feels great
- Real strategic depth
- Powerful theme
Not so much
- Brutal on later waves
- Hard to recreate without a trackball
Play it if players who like planning under pressure.
Skip it if anyone who wants fast, simple shooting.
Cheats & codes
No cheat codes
Missile Command doesn't have cheat codes. The tips and secrets below are the next best thing.
Tips
Play it better
- The middle base fires the fastest missiles, so protect it.
- Lead your shots, aiming where missiles will be when your blast goes off.
- Explosions linger, so one blast can catch several incoming missiles.
- Each base has 10 missiles per wave, so don't waste them.
- Watch for smart bombs that dodge explosions on later waves.
- The score multiplier rises on later waves, so bonus cities come faster.
Secrets & unlockables
Hidden in plain sight
Tap a secret to reveal it.
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Trivia
- Dave Theurer designed it and said he had nightmares about nuclear war while making it.
- The original cities were meant to be cities in California.
- It used a trackball, which was still new in arcades.
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