Codemasters, a global interactiveentertainment software publisher, announced today it has acquired thepublishing 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 1CCompany, the leading Russian game publisher. Codemasters will alsopublish two other 1C Company titles: Perimeter and Wartime Command.
Soldiers is a third-person tactical strategy game that plays out like ablockbuster war movie, complete with a stunning 3D visual engine.Pitching the player headfirst into the war-torn battlefields of Europe,Soldiers 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, and get out - fast!
Over 25 action-packed missions, inspired by the exploits of World War IIheroes, takes the keyboard-smashing frustration out of strategy gamingby enabling players to complete mission objectives in any number ofdifferent methods. Whether you decide to "stealth-it-up" or go in loudwith guns blazing, victory is there for the taking.
Play as U.S., British, German, or Russian forces, with authenticallymodelled WWII vehicles, weapons, ammo, and units. Soldiers features afully destructible environment (including buildings and many otherobjects) and the landscape becomes visually scarred as your artillerychanges the terrain with shell-holes and trenches.
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 and command a singlesoldier. The end result is a hands-on action game with strategic depth.
Featuring both single-player and online/LAN multiplayer gaming, Soldiersis set for release this summer, exclusively for PC.
KEY GAMEPLAY FEATURES: The intensity of a 3D shooter with the depth of a real-time strategygame Authentic WWII vehicles, weapons, ammo, and units with U.S., British,Russian,
and German forces "Direct Control" mechanic allows command of a single soldier in thethick of the action Freedom to complete missions though different tactics, use anything inthe 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, over 25 weapons Fully destructible environment - everything can be fully or partiallydestroyed Multiplayer: LAN and online, co-op or adversarial
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