The eight most apocalyptic video games

When times are tough it's worth remembering that at least we don't actually live in a video game. Since the very beginning, designers have been imagining the digital demise of the human race, with classics such as Missile Command and Space Invaders pitting players against incalcuable odds in seemingly futile battles for survival. But the great thing is, they're just games, right? Here then, are some of our favourite apocalyptic scenarios from gaming history, all of them reassuringly fanciful and completely unlikely. Survivors of a devastating armageddon emerge from their shelters to discover an almost unrecognisable Washington, populated by war-hungry tribal leaders with no formal political experience.