objective of the game discouraging the use of nuclear weapons. Reed praised the presentation and gameplay, also stating that the use of a joystick and keyboard is "excellent". A reviewer from Zzap!64 heralded the presentation and value for money, stating that it is overall "very special indeed". The reviewer also gave praise to the sound, suggesting that the game featured "one of the best pieces of micro music ever". Antic stated that the Atari 8-bit version's "execution is uneven". The magazine reported that the arcade portion "quickly becomes a nuisance" and NATO could not defeat the Warsaw Pact because of lack of balance, flaws that did not exist in the Commodore 64 version. Peter Connor of Advanced Computer Entertainment said that Theatre Europe was a "gift", in regards to its value of money and level of playability. In a 1994 survey of wargames Computer Gaming World gave the title two-plus stars out of five, stating that it was "rendered obsolete by history and game play". The game won the "Best Strategy Game" award at the 1985 Golden Joystick Awards and was nominated for "Game of the Year". References External links Images, reviews and longplay links 1985 video games Amstrad CPC games Apple II games Atari 8-bit family games Cold War video games Commodore 64 games Golden Joystick Award winners Personal Software Services games Tatung Einstein games Turn-based strategy video games Video games about nuclear war and weapons Video games developed in the United Kingdom World War III video games ZX Spectrum games Single-player video games