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.
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
