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Eric Young’s Squad Assault Moves Out
WOODBRIDGE, NJ – October
23nd, 2003 – Matrix Games (http://www.matrixgames.com) is pleased to
announce that Eric Young’s Squad Assault:
West Front by Freedom Games
(http://www.freedomgamesinc.com) has
completed production, is shipping and will be available for purchase in the next
few days through major software retailers and online
stores.
David Heath, Director of Operations
for Matrix Games, said “It’s always exciting to ship a new game out to wargamers
around the world and particularly so in this case. We’re confident that Squad Assault: West Front will raise the bar for 3D
tactical wargames and exceed the expectations and anticipation that have
preceded its release.”
In
Squad Assault: West
Front,
you command troops in both the Allied and German Armies of the West Front of
World War II in an immersive full 3-D continuous time environment. Squad
Assault: West Front features detailed models for all the major armies that
fought in France in 1944, including American,
German, British, Canadian, and Free French.
For
those who prefer traditional turn-oriented play, a sixty second auto-pause
feature for order entry and battlefield assessment allows for a more thoughtful
game. A 2D overhead map view with order
entry is also available for those who prefer to see the battle from
above.
Once
the battle starts, the virtual soldiers you command respond with real reactions
to the combat situations around them.
This psychological modeling combines with unsurpassed detail in terrain,
weather, weapons, vehicles, and armor penetration to make Squad Assault: West Front a riveting
recreation of World War II tactical combat.
Multi-player
options for head to head play via TCP/IP / LAN are included.
The
game features both historical and hypothetical scenarios and detailed maps from
actual topographical data in an immersive World War II 3-D
environment.
Squad
Assault
features include:
·
Continuous
time / Timed play World War II 3D strategy game
·
Pauseable
(user defined or auto-paused)
·
Company
level tactical setting with the emphasis on small unit tactics.
·
Detailed
combat system
·
Detailed
armor models
·
Play
as Allies or Germans (allies include US, British, Canadian and French troops)
·
Detailed
psychological models
·
Complete
3D world, fully deformable
·
Detailed
terrain model based on topographic maps of the real terrain
·
Full
2D maps available at a keystroke to make battle overview simple and easy to
view
·
Multi-player
action for head to head play
·
Multiplayer
Client Included
·
Historical
and hypothetical scenarios
·
Operations
and dynamic campaigns allow long replay ability (ships with 3 full
campaigns)
·
Scenario
Editor
·
Ships
with easy to use Modinstaller (lets you swap mods with a mouse click!) Sample
mods included
More
information can be found at our web site http://www.squadassault.com
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