UP YOUR ARSENAL IN IGI2: COVERT STRIKE

New York, NY – March 28, 2002 - The power-tool of global special forces, the .50 caliber Sniper Rifle, is one of agent David Jones’ most effective weapons in IGI 2: Covert Strike, Codemasters’ forthcoming PC stealth-based shooter.

This handheld semi-automatic .50 caliber rifle fires a slug that weighs a mere 43 grams. Described as the ground-unit equivalent of bombing, it can take out an Armored Personnel Carrier at 1.5 kilometers and is more than capable of taking down an enemy agent at an astonishing 1.8 kilometers.

Its performance and appearance are being realistically modeled for the game; however, players can take the rifle’s capabilities one step further by using an in-game hi-tech accessory: the Thermo-Chemical imaging scope.

With the Thermo-Chemical imaging scope attached to the rifle, enemy agents can be identified and targeted even in areas packed with scenery and moving objects. The scope identifies body heat patterns and performs a chemical analysis of those heat patterns.

The body heat pattern is chemically analyzed for human body temperature, filtering out any non-human heat patterns so that only human body heat is shown on the display [see image for example].  This is particularly useful when tracking an enemy agent - the rifle’s bullets can punch through concrete from 1.5 kilometers away.

With more details on the featured weaponry, including pistols, assault rifles, submachine guns and rocket launchers, still to be revealed, players can be sure that IGI 2: Covert Strike will equip its agents with some formidable firepower.

IGI 2: Covert Strike is being created at Innerloop Studios AS, the Oslo-based team that created the original, and is scheduled to be published* by Codemasters in June 2002 on PC CD-ROM. The game’s web site and forum can be found at: http://www.codemasters.com/igi2

* World-wide rights excluding Scandinavia

ABOUT IGI 2: COVERT STRIKE
IGI 2: Covert Strike sees the return of IGI’s award-winning stealth-based first-person shooter action and continues the modern warfare and espionage theme of the original. The covert missions continue the career of David Jones, a former SAS soldier, now working freelance for the secret organisation, codenamed ‘IGI’.  

The spiraling plot will take Jones through Russia, across Libya and into China in three linked campaigns, as he infiltrates a wide variety of locations including military airbases, harbors and secret government installations.

Each mission expands the plot and is sequenced with impressive animated scenes that continue to absorb the player in the game’s carefully constructed narrative.

ABOUT CODEMASTERS
Established in 1986, UK-based Codemasters is one of Europe's best-selling and profitable game-makers, developing and publishing titles for the console platforms and PC.  Codemasters’ products first appeared on US retail shelves in 1999 and since then they have continued to provide energetic, compelling and innovative entertainment to gaming fans of all genres.  The company’s 2001 offerings included Blade of Darkness and Operation Flashpoint, both of which met with critical acclaim and enormous consumer praise. Richard Darling, the company’s Design Director and co-founder, is renowned as one of the most prolific game designers and has been involved in the creation of 60 of the company’s staggering #1 titles in the UK.  In keeping with the company's mission to remain on the crest of the gaming wave, Codemasters is developing games for online and next generation platforms.  Additional information about the company and its products can be found at www.codemasters.com 

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