| Raid Over Moscow | |
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| Developer(s) | Access Software |
| Publisher(s) | |
| Designer(s) | Bruce Carver |
| Platform(s) | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, Plus/4, ZX Spectrum |
| Release | 1984 (C64) 1985-1986 (ports) 2020-2022 (new ports) |
| Genre(s) | Action |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Raid Over Moscow (Raid in some countries and on reissue) is a video game by Access Software published in Europe by U.S. Gold for the Commodore 64 in 1984[1] and other microcomputers in 1985-1986.
Released during the Cold War era, Raid Over Moscow is an action game in which the player (an American space pilot) has to stop three Soviet nuclear attacks on North America, then fight his way into and destroy a nuclear facility located in Moscow's Kremlin. According to the game's storyline, the United States is unable to respond to the attack directly due to the dismantlement of its nuclear arsenal.[2]
The game is famous in Finland due to the political effect of its content. A leftist member of the Finnish parliament went as far as to make a parliamentary question about whether it was acceptable to sell the game.[3][4] The resulting debate and publicity made the game a top seller in the country.[5]
- ^ GamesDBase - Raid Over Moscow (Commodore 64 edition)
- ^ "Raid over Moscow [advertisement]". Computer and Video Games (38): 76. December 1984.
- ^ "Hyökkäys Moskovaan. Videopeli kauhistutti kansanedustajan". Iltalehti. February 22, 1985.
- ^ "Mikropelit nousivat päivänpolitiikkaan". Printti (5). 1985.
- ^ Saarikoski, Petri (1999). "Tietokonepelit osana audiovisuaalisen kulttuurin moraalipaniikkia". Wider Screen (in Finnish). Archived from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved September 3, 2012.