D-Day – PC – Preview


E3 2004 Previews
D-Day
is a 3D over the top tactical warfare game that will offer players an extremely
detailed representation of World War II.  The developers interviewed survivors
of D-Day to find out what were the significant events and battles of D-Day.  For
so many years everyone just thinks of the

Normandy
Beach as the only place a battle took place on D-Day.  But there was more than
just one battle, and the developers are including these conflicts in the game. 
So now it’s up to you to win the battles on D-Day.   

As mentioned above the
developers are trying to represent an accurate portrayal of the battles on
D-Day.  Besides interviewing survivors of the invasion, they have interviewed
other eye witnesses to the battle.  They interviewed two sisters who witness the
battle on the beach as well.  The game will include video interviews from
survivors of the battle and also include an introduction before each stage by
one of the survivors.  The developers even mentioned that the game will contain
some rare footage from the invasion that has never been seen before.  This
should please all military and war game fans.

The game is set in an
over the top 3D view, with very detailed graphics.  All of the cities and
landscapes are presented in a lush, detailed 3D graphics.  The graphics were
very impressive with destructible cities and locations.  You also have the
ability to zoom in for a closer view of the battles.  Even while zoomed in the
graphics were still very clear and detailed. 

You’ll have control over
all of your men in the battle.  Your troops might be spread out in different
areas on the stage, and you’ll need to maintain control over them at all times. 
One interesting feature in the game is the ability to pause the game, and then
issue commands to your troops.  The developers mentioned that it wasn’t about
who can make the fastest decisions, but who can make the best decisions.  If the
action gets too intense, then simply pause the game and then think about your
next move.  Should you move your troops to a different area, or move the heavy
machinery in for the battle? This is a welcomed feature to the game that should
level the playing field for fans of this genre.

The developers also
showed off a feature in the game that allows you to view how fast a weapon can
reload.  Besides just a hit meter, the game shows a reload meter.  The reload
meter will deplete once the weapon is fired, and before the weapon can be fired
again the weapon must be reloaded.  So this is where the pause command option
could come in very handy for a gamer.  If all of the weapons are reloading, then
pause the game for a minute and think about the next move.   The game will offer
a single player and multiplayer modes.  The multiplayer mode will offer internet
play, with teams of 4 on 4. 

The game is currently
scheduled for a release later this year but no publisher has been announced at
this time.  For history fanatics this could be the game that could drag you back
into World War II.  We usually only see one battle for D-Day but now you can
play the other battles.  With the research the developers have done with the
game, D-Day is shaping up to be a thorough World War II game.   

 


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