Soldiers Tac. Sim And 1c

[SDirickson]

Is this the WWII Strategy game we've all been looking forward to from Maddox and 1C? Seems somehow less than I hoped, expected.

[+Fates]

After some searching, I've found this:

 

http://www.codemasters.co.uk/soldiers/

 

Codemasters joins forces with 1C Company and developer Best Way signing Soldiers: Heroes of World War II for the PC- 13th January 2004

 

Screenshots: Dowload (10Mb) HERE

 

Soldiers : Heroes of World War II - Special Forces Units

Soldiers: Heroes of World War II | PC | Summer 2004

www.codemasters.co.uk/soldiers

 

Codemasters has won the global* publishing rights to Soldiers: Heroes of World War II: a dramatic, fast-paced tactical strategy game, due summer 2004 exclusively for PC.

 

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 publishing company. Codemasters will also publish two other 1C Company titles: Perimeter and Wartime Command.

 

Soldiers is a third-person tactical action game that plays out like a blockbuster war movie complete with a stunning 3D visual engine. Pitching the player headlong into the war-torn battlegrounds of Europe, gameplay 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 your way 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 ways; this is no puzzle game where the ‘save’ key is everything! Whether you decide to stealth-it-up or go in loud with all guns blazing, victory is there for the taking.

 

Play as British, U.S., German or Russian forces, with authentically modelled WWII vehicles, weapons and units – even ammo – and you’ll experience the totally realistic penetration physics.

 

There’s a fully-destructible environment (all buildings and other objects) and landscape becomes scarred as your artillery makes its mark and changes the terrain with shell-holes and trenches.

 

 

Soldiers : Heroes of World War II - Special Forces Units

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, get your hands dirty, and take control of a single soldier. Thanks to a very high level of detail you can pinpoint specific targets, such as shooting an enemies’ helmet clean off and follow through with an accurate sniper rifle shot to the head! The end result is a hands-on action game with strategic depth.

 

Featuring both single-player and online/LAN multiplayer gaming, Soldiers will beach-land with a bang when it’s published by Codemasters in summer 2004, exclusively for PC. Sign up for duty at www.codemasters.co.uk/soldiers

 

Key Gameplay Features:

 

The thrills of a 3D shooter with the depth of a real-time strategy game.

‘Direct Control’ mechanic, so you can jump right into the thick of the action.

Freedom to complete missions though different tactics, use anything in the game world – commandeer enemy ordinance, weapons and ammo.

Advanced AI: enemies will use formations, covering and ambush tactics.

Over 25 missions, More than 100 vehicles, 25 plus weapons.

Fully destructible environment. Everything can be fully, or partially, destroyed.

Multiplayer: LAN and online, co-op or adversarial.

 

*Global distribution excluding countries of the former USSR countries

 

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Fates

[+Dagger]

could be interesting..like getting to games for the price of one.(now if codemasters just don't slow down OFP2)