PC games Review
16 August 2007
Theatre of War is to hit the shops in October, according to game studio Kalypso Media. The title "distinguishes itself from the pack" of other war games available by focusing on realistic strategy and tactics with high levels of historical accuracy. Meanwhile, discipline and the ability to execute planned manoeuvres without varying from the brief is the order of the day if victory is to be assured. However, those looking for a "Rambo-esque experience" should look elsewhere if they expect all-out bloodshed, the software studio warns. Seasonal weather has also been programmed into the game to add an extra element which must be accounted for when planning attacks.
Strategy also plays a major role in Brass Hats, a head-to-head war game already available on the PC. This time, players take on the role of a Brass Hat - a high-ranking armed forces commander - and must coordinate infantry, tanks, biplanes and ships in a concerted effort to destroy the enemy threat. Single player mode is also available with 28 missions contributing to the overall campaign. Later chapters in the storyline offer a wider variety of units but also carry a greater demand for strategy and skill in order to quell the opposition.
A slightly more futuristic experience may be gained from Space Strike, set some 300 years into the future. The world of 2307 is somewhat different from our own, with human colonies on the moon and other planets under conversion to support mankind. But all is put at risk when a hostile force is detected - and the player must step in to eradicate the foe from five different environments in order to ensure humanity's survival. A range of adversaries is presented in land-based and airborne varieties, from fighter jets to biological insect-like craft.
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