The game features fully rendered 3D viewable from different angles.The player can take control of up to 60 different units, from snipers, to flamethrower units, and can take control of wheeled and tracked units.
Afrika Korps, which uses the same control system and engine, along with Monte Cristos 1944:Battle of the Bulge. ![]() There are people of all nationalities providing the voice-overs for the units in the game and during the FMV sequences you see clips of the war and your briefing is usually by either a British or American person. Gamers will equip their troops, review recon, and head to battle in a dozen single-player missions. As many as eight players can compete together in the games multiplayer mode, which runs on GameSpys networking software. In the same year that the D-Day landings hit 60 years old, Digital Jesters bring us an interactive RTS so we can control directly what happens leading up to, and after, the Allied landings on the beaches in Normandy. Shape the battles how you think they should have been fought. Graphics The game looks very much like the classic Command and Conquer, with lots of small people on a large map. The overhead view can be rotated and zoomed in to get a better view of your men and enemies. The terrain for each level seems to have been investigated into and look as though it has been taken out of the war itself. ![]() However, if you zoom in closer, the detail gets more stunning and you can even see things written on the side of tanks and the character models are very accurate. On the Omaha beach landings that you have to co-ordinate there are explosions everywhere, with tanks being blown to pieces and bombs landing with a very satisfying display of fireworks. Gameplay The first few missions are the crucial attacks leading up to D-day itself, you take control over varying numbers of fighters that have parachuted or flown in to take control of an Axis stronghold. You have to capture various strategic positions that are crucial to the success of the Allied landings in Normandy that follow later in the game. You then control the landing on Omaha beach in an action packed level where your troops are being shot down as soon as they leave the landing craft. You have to make sure that all your men across the long beach are safe and advance up the large front-line of the beach and beyond. Simply click on the men you want to use and then click where you want them to go or kill, just like any other RTS. It is a bit difficult to define which type of unit you have without clicking on them as they all look very similar when viewed from far away. ![]() There is always at least one Officer on the field, who possess higher amounts of HP than the normal units and grant various bonuses when put in vehicles. Some units have special abilities, such as mine laying, mine removing and healing other units. During the heat of battle you can sometimes call upon aid from a variety of sources; for example ordering planes and artillery to attack targets without endangering the lives of your men on the ground. You are also able to call on reinforcements in the form of parachute drops. These are normally only available if you complete an objective that will therefore allow the aid to be used effectively. Sound In general, the music suits what is happening in your game. It is quiet and slow when you have to stay under cover using stealth, but as soon as you near or enter battle, it speeds up and the tension increases dramatically.
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