Gaming News - November 2002
Mesquite, TX (November 18, 2002) - Activision and Id Software today
announced a new Wolfenstein game, Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory due to be
released in the first half of 2003.
"Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory is the ultimate in World War II squad-based
combat," said Todd Hollenshead, CEO, id Software. "With everything from covert
reconnaissance and battlefield structure construction to bot support and co-op
play, Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory offers both single and Internet gamers an
unparalleled team gaming experience."
"For fans of Return to Castle Wolfenstein and new players alike, Wolfenstein:
Enemy Territory gives gamers an entirely new opportunity to devastate the forces
of the Fatherland," said Larry Goldberg, executive vice president, Activision
Worldwide Studios. "With the intense combat in both single and multiplayer
campaigns, players of all types will be drawn into the whirlwind action in
Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory."
From Id and Activision:
id Software and Activision, Inc. are putting gamers in command of the Allies
finest troops for squad-based frontline combat in Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory,
an all-new chapter in the Wolfenstein series. Introducing a totally new gameplay
style and a distinctive arsenal of features, Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory
enlists solo players to command an elite allied squad in a series of single
player campaigns; then take the frontlines online in epic Axis versus Allies
multiplayer warfare. Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory is being developed by Splash
Damage, Ltd., and Mad Doc Software, with assistance from Gray Matter Software
and is executive produced by id Software. The stand-alone game is expected to be
available in the first-half of 2003 and is rated "RP" (Rating Pending) by the
ESRB.
Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory offers gamers a unique, squad-based single
player game, enlisting players as the leader of an elite Allied force throughout
a series of mission-based scenarios that range from Western Europe to the
deserts of Egypt. Players must tactically command their troops through hostile
enemy positions to accomplish specific mission objectives, while also ensuring
the survival of key team members. Throughout the game, veteran squad leaders
earn additional skills and gain equipment via field promotions that remain
persistent across several maps. Armed with devastating weaponry and innovative
command and communication functions, gamers must pursue and confront the
insidious Third Reich and the products of its experimentation with the Occult
and paranormal.
Featuring multiplayer support for as many as 64 players and 2-player
co-operative play, Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory challenges gamers to the
ultimate test of teamwork and strategy. Each of the five character classes is
critical to a team's ultimate victory or defeat on the battlefield. The Covert
Operative class allows players to steal uniforms, perform reconnaissance and
gain access to enemy positions. While, the Engineer allows the Axis and Allied
teams to lay and diffuse mines as well as build battlefield bridges, towers,
forward command bases and other improvements in the midst of combat to gain
advantages for their team. Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory's Campaign mode combines
a series of battles into larger campaigns where teams struggle for successive
victories and players are awarded battlefield promotions and additional
abilities that persist and accumulate throughout the campaign.
Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory further offers online players the option to slug
it out in the intense Team Last-Man-Standing game mode, where squad-mates
cooperate to ensure their team has the last surviving man on the battlefield.
Additionally, players can engage with computer-controlled bots, both
cooperatively and competitively, in all of the multiplayer maps and game types.
With new game modes, character classes, weaponry, and added tactical skills,
Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory will keep gamers in the trenches for hours.
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