Almost 30 years on from its conclusion, the Cold War continues to grip Western imaginations. The body of fiction touching on the era is vast, but voices continue to expand on its history and mythology, as well as presenting alternative stories of what might have been. With Phantom Doctrine, Warsaw-based developer CreativeForge Games becomes the latest contributor to this wealth of narratives, offering an inspired turn-based grand strategy game that casts players as one of the superpowers against a rogue third party trying to destabilise the precarious peace.
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Nevada Dru from Bits & Pieces highlights his favourite element from turn-based espionage game Phantom Doctrine, the investigation board.
