Heavy Gear

THE PRODUCERS OF THE #1 - SELLING 3-D COMBAT SIM OF ALL TIME PRESENT THE NEW BREED.

**TWO HEMISPHERES DIVIDED ONLY BY BOUNDLESS HATRED. ON TERRA NOVA, THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN LEAGUES WAGE A MERCILESS WAR - BOTH EPIC IN SCOPE AND INFINITE IN BLOODSHED. A CONFLICT SO SAVAGE IT WAS DESTINED TO FORGE THE PERFECT BATTLE MACHINE: THE HEAVY GEAR. YOU ARE DUELIST EDWARD SCOTT, AN ELITE PILOT OF THE NORTHERN GUARD FACED WITH MISTAKEN ACCUSATIONS OF TREACHERY FROM YOUR SQUAD. NOW YOU MUST PROVE YOUR LOYALTY TO THE 67TH REGIMENT WHILE DEFENDING YOUR PEOPLE. YOUR SQUAD, AND YOUR HONOR, TO EMERGE AS THE NEW BREED OF WARRIOR.

THE NEW BREED OF WAR MACHINE**

PILOT ONE OF 16 HEAVY GEARS LOADED WITH SPECIALIZED WEAPONRY: LASERS, GRENADES, MORTARS, AND MORE. PUSH THE LIMITS OF A SUPERIOR ANIMATION SYSTEM WITH HUMANOID GEAR CAPABILITIES SUCH AS KNEELING, SIDE-STEPPING AND CROUCHING TO RETRIEVE NEW WEAPONS.

ADVANCED GEAR CONSTRUCTION

UTILIZE THE MOST VERSATILE DRAG-AND-DROP CONSTRUCTION TOOL EVER! BUILD A VIRTUALLY UNLIMITED NUMBER OF GEARS FROM SCRATCH WITH ARMOR AND WEAPONS, THEN PILOT YOUR EXACT CONFIGURATIONS IN THE GAME. SPECIFIC GEAR COMPONENTS ALLOW ADDITIONAL CUSTOMIZATION!

PERPETUAL INTERNET WAR

WAGE A GLOBAL VIRTUAL WAR VIA THE INTERNET AND IMPACT THE FRONT LINES ON A PERSISTENT ONLINE BATTLE-MAP, WHICH TRACKS WAR STATISTICS, WINS AND LOSSES. LAN/MODEM MULTIPLAYER MISSIONS FEATURE BOTH COMPETITIVE AND COOPERATIVE PLAY.

A FULL-SCALE COMBAT EXPERIENCE

STUNNING CUTSCENES AND CHARACTER-BASED MISSIONS DEVELOP THE EPIC WORLD WAR - BASED ON THE FASTEST GROWING PAPER ROLE-PLAYING UNIVERSE. CONFRONT ARMIES OF STRIDERS, FOOT SOLDIERS, PLANES, CHOPPERS AND LANDSHIPS ON THE FIELD.

NEXT GENERATION TECHNOLOGY

INCLUDES OUT-OF-BOX DIRECT 3D AND NATIVE 3DFX SUPPORT! TRULY 3-D WORLDS LET YOU USE HIGHLY-DETAILED TERRAIN AND OBJECTS, SUCH AS SAND DUNES, CANYONS AND BUILDINGS, TO YOUR STRATEGIC ADVANTAGE. A BUILT-IN RANDOM MISSION GENERATOR OFFERS UNLIMITED GAMEPLAY.

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Back of Box

THE NEW BREED OF COMBAT UNIVERSE

What started as a paper-based, role-playing game is about to reach epic proportions. The Heavy Gear universe. Perpetuated by a war between Northern and Southern Leagues. Defined by a superior war machine, the Heavy Gear. Brought to life by the producers of the #1-selling, 3-D combat simulator of all time. Heavy Gear. The new combat universe.

• Pilot one of 16 Heavy Gear war machines, as well as Striders and other armored vehicles.

• The stunning graphics are elevated to the next level with Direct 3D support. (Screen shots feature D3D)

• Engage in a brutal war pitting the Northern and Southern Leagues against each other.

Product Information Number 92

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PC Gamer magazine Vol 4. No. 7 - July 1997, pp.90-91

HEAVY GEAR, DAS IST DER PURE KAMPF. DIE SUPERSPEZIES VON KAMPFMASCHIENEN MIT UNENDLICH VIELEN TAKTISCHEN ÄNDERUNGSMÖGLICHKEITEN. EIN SPEZIALISIERTES KAMPFSYSTEM MIT MENSCHLICHEN FÄHIGKEITEN, WIE SICH DUCKEN, KRIECHEN UND KNIEN. EIN VERHEERENDES ARSENAL VON 3D-BESCHLEUNIGERN, WIE SIE NUR VON DEN ENTWICKLERN DER MEISTVERKAUFTEN 3D-KAMPFSIMULATION ERDACHT WERDEN KANN. HEAVY GEAR. DIE NEUE SPEZIES VON KAMPFMASCHINEN.

DIE NEUE SPEZIES

HEAVY GEAR

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Print advertisement - PC Player 01/1998