Gaming News - November 2004
Beverly, MA (November 3, 2004) - Atari today announced that Axis &
Allies is now shipping.
From Atari:
Developed by TimeGate Studios with creative input by Larry Harris, creator of
the popular Axis & Allies strategy board game that inspired tabletop generals
and history enthusiasts worldwide, Axis & Allies for PC CD-ROM is available at
retail stores nationwide.
“Axis & Allies is a brand that is synonymous with strategy gaming,” said Peter
Matiss, Director of Brand Marketing for Atari’s Beverly Studio. “TimeGate
Studios has created an innovative RTS masterpiece that reinvents the Axis &
Allies experience without losing the touchstones of what makes the board game
one of the most popular tabletop games worldwide.”
“I’m proud of how Atari and TimeGate Studios have applied the core elements of
strategy and historical relevancy from the board game and applied them to the
next generation of Axis & Allies,” said Larry Harris, creator of the Axis &
Allies board game. “A real-time strategy game is an ideal way for wargamers to
see the entire global conflict unfold and then experience the key battles of
World War II from the battlefield perspective in the real-time strategy mode.
About Axis & Allies
In Axis & Allies players have the ability to change the course of history as
they experience one of the most epic conflicts in the history of mankind, World
War II. With five of the world’s most powerful countries - Japan, England, USA,
Germany or Russia - battling for control, players will be able to direct the
military and economic destiny of any one of them to change the outcome of the
war. Axis & Allies captures not only the intensity of combat but also the
strategies and tactics employed by top generals and soldiers in the heat of
battle.
Axis & Allies will feature such unique gameplay elements as branching campaigns
that offer strong replayability; full command of land, sea and air units in
real-time; the ability to extend your realm of control and maintain your ability
to supply troops and units; interact with historically accurate leaders of era
and online play with skirmish mode.
Game Features:
• Dynamic Campaign – Lead one of the five WWII superpowers to world domination.
Each time you play the war will unfold in a different way so no game is ever
played the same twice.
• Linear campaigns – Play the Allies through historical missions or play the
Axis through a “what-if” alternative history.
• Command land, sea and air units in real-time; each superpower features
authentic and unique units.
• Control and defend your mobile Headquarters and supply lines to keep your
soldiers fighting strength and replenished.
• Interact with Leaders of the era and use their special abilities to tip the
momentum of battle in the players favor: Rommel, Eisenhower; Yamamoto, Zhukov
and Montgomery.
• Play online with skirmish and instant action modes.
• Developed by TimeGate Studios, creators of the 2001 Strategy Game of the
Year—Kohan.
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