Hailed as the unofficial spin-off to the man-nerd fan-favorite of the 80's, War Games, Defcon re-defined how we looked at and played indie war games. And now it’s about to set a new standard all over again. This time, the game is being re-packaged and re-released on store shelves. You can check out the handy fact sheet that details the most important aspects of Defcon.

Many gamers were quickly sucked into this aesthetically hypnotizing beast that had online players glued to their seats as thermo-nuclear warfare commenced. Tanks, ships and planes were destroyed; countries left in the hands of debris; and bodies littered across the world – that’s what this game is about. While you don’t see these things transpire on the ground floor, the concept of the game follows behind it’s own tag-line; indicating that the only winner is the one who loses the least.

Introversion no doubt set minds ablaze with this visually base, but thought-heavy strategy game. And so now it’s being released once more, this time on store shelves and still at the wallet-friendly budget price of $19.95. For more information you can visit the Official Defcon Website. Below is the fact sheet.

Defcon Fact Sheet:

• GAMEPLAY:A typical game of DEFCON lasts 30-40 minutes in which you will be able to set your chosen game speed, from the disarming reality of real-time, up to 20x faster. In multiplayer the game runs at the slowest requested speed, for a maximum realistic and authentic experience of nuclear warfare.

• THE DEFCON STATUS: To intensify the atmosphere of nervous anticipation throughout DEFCON, a level system has been developed, which guarantees a slow progression of the game; starting with a cat-and-mouse-style of play as each side tries to hide the position of their Subs and Carriers across their territory ready for a massive nuclear strike, whilst also trying to hunt out enemy units in order to destroy them.

• DEFCON: is a thinking man's game, requiring careful, tactical thought and at the critical moment of an incoming strike you will be rewarded for your ability to make cool, deliberate, and fast retaliation responses.

• RADAR COVERAGE: You can view your radar coverage at any point during the game. Every unit in DEFCON has some radar coverage in a circle around it; some units such as Radar Stations have longer radar range than others. You can only see enemy units if they appear on your radar, or following a launch, whereupon it will remain visible. Suss out your opponent's nuclear capabilities by flying your aircraft over enemy territory and mapping out the position of their Silos and Radars. If you can spot the enemy radars and take them out early it will make the remainder of your attack much easier as their silo-based defences receive far less warning of your oncoming attack!

• BENEATH THE SURFACE: Be warned – some units don't show up on your radar, such as Subs in stealth mode. Subs may be detected by putting your sea vessels into sonar mode if you're close enough. Subs can themselves go into sonar mode (to sneak out other subs) but it lights up their position on the enemy's radar making them vulnerable to attack.