Gaming News - January 2004
New York, NY (January 13, 2004) - Codemasters announced today that it
has acquired the publishing rights to Soldiers: Heroes of World War II. The game
is due to be released in summer 2004.
From Codemasters:
Created by Ukrainian company Best Way, under the development title of “OutFront,”
Soldiers is a further signing for Codemasters from 1C Company, the leading
Russian game publisher. Codemasters will also publish two other 1C Company
titles: Perimeter and Wartime Command.
Soldiers is a third-person tactical strategy game that plays out like a
blockbuster war movie, complete with a stunning 3D visual engine. Pitching the
player headfirst into the war-torn battlefields of Europe, Soldiers delivers
extremely realistic yet explosive combat scenarios. Commanding a highly trained
team of special forces behind enemy lines, your job is to get them in, execute
the mission, and get out – fast!
Over 25 action-packed missions, inspired by the exploits of World War II heroes,
takes the keyboard-smashing frustration out of strategy gaming by enabling
players to complete mission objectives in any number of different methods.
Whether you decide to “stealth-it-up” or go in loud with guns blazing, victory
is there for the taking.
Play as U.S., British, German, or Russian forces, with authentically modelled
WWII vehicles, weapons, ammo, and units. Soldiers features a fully destructible
environment (including buildings and many other objects) and the landscape
becomes visually scarred as your artillery changes the terrain with shell-holes
and trenches.
The control method combines the best of RTS and 3D-action gaming, using “Team
Mode” to command and move an entire unit, or “Direct Control,” where you jump
into the thick of the action and command a single soldier. The end result is a
hands-on action game with strategic depth.
Featuring both single-player and online/LAN multiplayer gaming, Soldiers is set
for release this summer, exclusively for PC.
KEY GAMEPLAY FEATURES:
o The intensity of a 3D shooter with the depth of a real-time strategy game
o Authentic WWII vehicles, weapons, ammo, and units with U.S., British, Russian,
and German forces
o “Direct Control” mechanic allows command of a single soldier in the thick of
the action
o Freedom to complete missions though different tactics, use anything in the
game world – commandeer enemy ordinance, weapons, and ammo
o Advanced AI: enemies will use formations, covering and ambush tactics
o Over 25 missions, more than 100 vehicles, over 25 weapons
o Fully destructible environment – everything can be fully or partially
destroyed
o Multiplayer: LAN and online, co-op or adversarial
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