Video Gaming News - April 2003
San Rafael, CA April 18, 2003) - LucasArts today announced that Secret
Weapons Over Normandy is currently under development.
From LucasArts:
Inspired by its celebrated Secret Weapons series of classic World War II
flight combat games, LucasArts announces Secret Weapons Over Normandy, which
brings the historic air battles of that era to PlayStation 2, the Xbox video
game system from Microsoft, and PC this fall. Secret Weapons Over Normandy
presents a dynamic, deeply engaging story-driven flight action experience that
puts players in control of authentic World War II aircraft and challenges them
to undertake the war's most dangerous missions.
Secret Weapons Over Normandy features gameplay accessible to all audiences.
Through more than 30 exhilarating air-to-air and air-to-ground World War II
missions, players engage in dogfights over the turbulent skies of 15 unique
combat theaters including Europe, the Eastern Front, North Africa,
China-Burma-India, and the Pacific. As a member of a secret squadron of elite
pilots, players can take to the skies in more than 20 realistically modeled
fighters and bombers as they progress through the course of the game.
"LucasArts' first generation of World War II flight action games, like Secret
Weapons of the Luftwaffe, served to define the genre back in the late 1980s and
early 1990s," says Simon Jeffery, president of LucasArts. "Given the current
resurgence in popularity of World War II-genre games, we're confident Secret
Weapons Over Normandy will have strong appeal not only to fans of those
acclaimed original games but also to a whole new generation of players who are
seeking a fun and accessible flight action experience."
"Totally Games' development of Secret Weapons Over Normandy draws on many of
the techniques we used so effectively in the X-wing series - epic missions tied
to a dramatic plot, immersive combat, distinctive characters, and cool aircraft
and weaponry - all of which will add up to a compelling World War II air combat
game," says Lawrence Holland, chief executive officer and creative director of
Totally Games.
Spanning a period of four years when world domination by the Third Reich
seemed a near certainty, Secret Weapons Over Normandy allows players to relive
the most infamous air battles of that era to help swing the balance of power
back to the Allied Forces. The game follows a historically accurate timeline of
key conflicts, beginning with the dramatic Evacuation of Dunkirk; the fierce
Battle of Britain; Germany's daring planned invasion of England, known as
Operation Sea Lion; the pivotal Battle of Midway; and culminating in the war's
most brutal battle, the D-Day invasion.
Among a multitude of legendary Allied, German, and Japanese aircraft in
Secret Weapons Over Normandy, players can pilot the twin-engine P-38 Lightning;
the P-51 Mustang, one of the fastest piston-driven fighters of the era; the
dangerously unstable Me 163 Komet rocket plane; Me 262 turbo jet fighter, the
first-ever jet fighter in combat; and even be a gunner in the B-17 Flying
Fortress heavy bomber.
Secret Weapons Over Normandy features the voice of Will Lyman, best known for
his narration of the PBS series Frontline. Famed Japanese actor Mako, star of
the motion picture Tora! Tora! Tora! delivers authentic World War II Japanese
Imperial dialect. Adding to the overall experience, the game's sound has been
derived directly from field recordings of actual World War II-era aircraft. The
PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions of Secret Weapons Over Normandy offer single and
multiplayer cooperative modes. The PC version includes a mission builder that
will allow players to create their own World War II experience.
Secret Weapons Over Normandy is being developed by Lawrence Holland and his
company, Totally Games. Holland and his team created LucasArts' acclaimed Secret
Weapons World War II flight action trilogy including Secret Weapons of the
Luftwaffe, as well as the award winning X-wing and TIE fighter series of Star
Wars games.
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