Codemasters joins forces with 1C
Company and developer Best Way signing "Soldiers: Heroes of World War II" for
the PC.
Soldiers: Heroes of World War II
| PC | coming Summer 2004
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 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 modeled 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.
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 and view trailer
movie now:
www.codemasters.co.uk/soldiers
SOLDIERS – KEY GAMEPLAY FEATURES:
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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 game that plays out like a
blockbuster war movie -
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
ABOUT CODEMASTERS
Codemasters is a leading developer
and publisher of best-selling interactive entertainment products for a global
audience on current and future gaming platforms and channels. Established in
1986, the company’s dominant brands include Colin McRae Rally, TOCA, LMA
Manager, and Operation Flashpoint. The company is headquartered in Southam,
Warwickshire UK and maintains European operations in Germany, France, Spain, and
Benelux. The company has its US headquarters in New York and maintains an online
gaming facility in Oakhurst, CA. More information about the company and its
products is available online at
http://www.codemasters.com
ABOUT 1C COMPANY
1C Company specializes in the
distribution, publishing and development of interactive entertainment products
and business software. Founded in 1991 1C has become the leading Russian company
publishing and distributing computer games in the former USSR. 1C Company is
widely acknowledged as a game developer and has two internal studios. Internal
development projects include Konung Legends of the North, IL-2 Sturmovik, IL-2
Sturmovik: The Forgotten Battles and Wartime Command. 1C Company works as a
publisher and producer with over 20 leading Russian independent development
studios and has produced over 50 projects for PC, Xbox and PS2. More information
about the company is available at http://int.games.1c.ru
ABOUT BEST WAY
The Ukrainian company Best Way was
founded in 1991 and specialized in computer engineering, applied software, and
networks. In 1999, Best Way launched a computer games development division. Its
first commercial game project is Soldiers: Heroes Of World War II.
