14 DAY TRIAL // Panzer Killer! is an arcade-style shooter (tank shooter to be precise) in historically accurate settings. The game is being published by Strategy First (a subsidiary of Silverstar Holdings) and developed by Digital Fusion. The two have already dated the game for a September 2007 release, at the suggested price of $19.99. More recently though, the game's developer and publisher have rolled out a bunch of new Panzer Killer! screens. Check them out below (right after the game's "main features" list).
I'm sure every WWII-based-game fan knows the story, but just in case there are newcomers among us...: As the Allied forces broke out of the Normandy beaches and the battle for France began, American tank crews soon realized what they were up against. To their dismay and horror, the American Sherman tank-crews quickly found out how inadequate and inferior their tanks were, especially against Germany's late model tanks. The Americans were out-gunned and out-armored by the far superior German tanks. The only thing the American tanks had going, was that they were faster, more maneuverable and far more reliable. The Allies had a greater number of tanks, better artillery and air superiority. German columns were constantly harassed from the air as American Thunderbolts and British Typhoons rained horror upon them.
Basically, players will have to fight everything in the German arsenal including the lethal Tigers and Panthers. There will be no more, no less than 50 missions to keep players busy.
OK, main features sound a little something like this:
- Arcade-style shooter in historically accurate settings - Easy-to-use game controls gets you right into the action - Day and night fighting in different weather conditions - Unique and accurate characteristics for each tank and vehicle (blue print precise), with realistic physics and motions - Drive and fight with Sherman's, Pershing's, half-tracks and jeeps as well as captured enemy tanks - Call in air support to take out enemy targets - Realistic battle sounds and special effects - Exhilarating variety of missions and combat situations - Different types of ammo with different effects depending on the target - Over 50 action-packed missions - Realistic battle sounds and special effects, with dimensional sound effects for distance and battlefield depth
So the game launches this Fall, September to be more accurate, being rated "T" for Teen by the ESRB. See this site for more information on Strategy First's arcade-style shooter for the PC, but don't forget to check out the six (out of 10) new screens below.
