Gaming News - April 2004
New York, NY (April 8, 2004) - Codemasters announced today additional
details on the missions featured in Soldiers: Heroes of World War II.
From Codemasters:
Expanding upon trial and error genre styles, the game allows players to
control individual components of forces and rewards initiative during crucial
elements of game play. Exclusively for PC/CD-ROM, Soldiers: Heroes of World War
II invades store shelves June 2004.
With an exciting mix of third person action-packed missions set in realistic,
fully destructible environments, Soldiers: Heroes of World War II improves upon
the genre’s popular “select and direct” controls by enabling players to
manipulate individual components of their forces. Offering missions in an
against the odds style, bold decisions and reckless heroics prove successful as
the game offers several paths to victory in completing mission objectives.
In one instance, players are commissioned to destroy a lighthouse and prevent
opposing forces from learning their current positions. A variety of options
exist to complete the mission, including using knives to remove enemy presence
after swimming to shore or commanding a boat while utilizing torpedoes and an
artillery gun. At a later stage of the campaign, players are asked to steal an
enemy plane. Offering a variety of obstacles, the game presents an environment
prime for diversity and loaded with replay value.
Soldiers: Heroes of World War II also dispenses with the “do it our way or
fail” prescription for game play by rewarding individual initiative. Players are
encouraged to consider options carefully as often a smarter tactic awaits
inclusion in the most successful plan of attack. In each instance of play, enemy
A.I. reacts to specific situations rather than by predetermined scripts, thus
putting players squarely at the center of game play action. Each item in the
game is modeled precisely to its real world counterpart, including intricate
firing characteristics of weapons and ammunition, detailed operating
requirements for tanks and full damage physics for buildings.
Developed by Ukrainian company Best Way, Soldiers: Heroes of World War II,
exclusively for PC/CD-ROM, releases June 2004. For more information on Soldiers:
Heroes of World War II, please visit
www.codemasters.com/soldiers.
KEY GAMEPLAY FEATURES
The thrills of a 3D shooter with the depth of a real-time strategy game
‘Direct Control’ mechanic to jump right into the thick of the action
Freedom to complete missions though different tactics, use anything in the game
world
Advanced AI: enemies will use formations, covering and ambush tactics
More than 30 missions and a huge array of vehicles and weapons
Fully destructible environment. Everything can be fully or partially destroyed
Multiplayer: LAN and online (up to 16 players), co-op or adversarial
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