14 DAY TRIAL // Battlefront developer has announced that its ultra realist real time strategy, Theatre of War will be launched this October and will be strongly based on non-Rambo action. Unlike most modern RTSs today, Theatre of War will offer a strong emphasis on realism, historical accuracy and real world military tactics.
As they present it themselves it will make quite an interesting title to play: "Battlefront undertaken painstaking research into shell ballistics, advanced damage effects and even specifics such as armor penetration calculations to bring a truly authentic battlefield experience. Such a level of detail, in a strategy title of this kind, allows players to immerse themselves in the command of a wide variety of units, uniforms, vehicles and military hardware in the knowledge that every decision made will affect the battle's outcome."
I have to admit that the market is lacking games with even just a little touch of realism and with the features and option Theater of War presents it's sure that it will fill the niche. Spanning six World War II campaigns, players have the choice of fighting through the eyes of American, British, Russian, German, French or Polish commanders across over forty missions based on real WWII battles, be they on the shell-scarred plains of Poland, the bullet-riddled beaches of France or the frozen tundra of the Soviet Empire's eastern reaches. In addition, the UK release exclusively features the Battle for Moscow expansion pack, featuring a further 10 mission Russian campaign, as well as a full map editor to draw up and wage war on your own battlefields.
Theatre of War offers a thinking man's WWII strategy experience for the RTS fan looking for more than just big guns and a lot of whizz-bang. To fail to prepare is to prepare to fail and such a mentality must be central to your plans if you are to march victorious through the streets of Berlin or else face your final curtain. In the words of great general Patton "If everyone is thinking alike, someone isn't thinking" I urge you to prepare your brain for some real tactics and get it ready until October.