1C ANNOUNCES
MEN OF WAR
Third game
in the
exciting
trilogy
comes to the
US
Images
available
at:
http://www.tractionpr.com/1C
MOSCOW,
Russia -
January 31,
2008 -
Leading
Eastern and
Central
European
publisher 1C
Company
today
announced
the
development
of its new
World War II
strategy
game Men of
War. Men of
War is the
sequel to
the
critically
acclaimed
Soldiers:
Heroes of
World War II
and Faces of
War and is
scheduled
for a summer
2008 release
around the
world.
Men of War
takes place
in Europe
during the
height of
World War
II. The
story
unfolds
across three
different
campaigns
played out
through the
eyes of
Soviet,
Allied and
German
soldiers.
Each
campaign has
its own
structured
timeline
bringing a
different
story of the
war to life
spanning
across
Russia,
North
Africa,
Ukraine,
Greece,
Germany,
Italy and
the Pacific.
The main
Soviet
campaign
sees two
student
comrades,
Smirnov and
Kuznetzov,
join the
army and
quickly
become
brothers in
arms as they
rise through
the ranks
and
experience
the rigors
of war.
Men of War
will feature
50 new units
to play,
including
newly
designed
tanks, APCs
and heavy
guns.
Dynamic,
in-game
video
enhances the
single
player
missions,
while
developer
Best Way has
given the
sounds of
war new
range with
over one
hundred new
effects,
recorded
under real
operating
conditions.
The single
player
campaign
will also
feature a
fully
customizable
user
interface so
players are
able to
set-up their
command
layout as
they please.
In addition
to the
in-depth
single
player
experience,
Men of War
also
unleashes
all new
multiplayer
maps along
with new
'capture the
flag' and
'high-value
cargo'
modes, all
faithfully
recreated
with
stunning
graphics and
refined AI.
A new rating
system has
also been
introduced
to ensure a
fair fight
in online
multiplayer
battles.
Summary of
key
additions:
Three
evolving
storylines
in the
Soviet,
Allied and
German
armies,
comprising
19 missions
in total
More than 50
new units to
use in
multiplayer
mode
Realistic
models of
armament and
military
equipment
recreated in
accordance
with design
drawings and
historical
documents
System of
ratings and
statistics
for every
participant
in
multiplayer
mode
New nation
in
multiplayer
mode - Japan
Revised
controls
interface -
customizable
and easier
to use
New
multiplayer
maps and 2
new game
modes
Highly
detailed
WWII
environments
and
characters
faithfully
recreated
with a
cutting-edge
graphics
engine
About 1C
Company
1C Company
specializes
in
distribution,
publishing
and
development
of mass
market
software.
Founded in
1991, 1C has
become the
leading
publisher
and
distributor
of computer
games in
Eastern and
Central
Europe. 1C
Company is
widely
acknowledged
as a game
developer
and has
several
internal
studios.
Internal
developments
of 1C
include IL-2
Sturmovik,
IL-2
Sturmovik:
Forgotten
Battles,
Aces
Expansion
Pack,
Pacific
Fighters and
Theatre of
War. 1C
Company
works as a
publisher
and producer
with over 30
independent
development
studios and
has produced
over 100
projects for
PC and
consoles.
For more
information
on 1C please
contact us
at the
numbers
above or go
to our
website at
www.1cpublishing.com.
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statements
contained in
this release
that are not
historical
facts are
"forward-looking
statements."
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cautions
readers of
this press
release that
a number of
important
factors
could cause
the 1C
Company's
actual
future
results to
differ
materially
from those
expressed in
any such
forward-looking
statements.
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