Allegiance

Allegiance, the multiplayer space-combat game from the minds of Microsoft Research, combines the challenges of tactical squadron-based combat, intense one-on-one space dogfights, and amazing graphical and sound effects into a space-action experience like nothing you've seen before.

All taking place on the MSN Gaming Zone, you can elect to get into the action immediately in death-match style arenas, or pledge Allegiance to one of the diverse Factions and join a squadron. And when you play on the Allegiance Zone, you'll be able to engage hundreds of players in death-match style arenas, compete in tournaments, and access exclusive additional civilizations!

Allegiance is now available in stores! You can also place an order online for Allegiance today! Don't delay, the Zone is waiting.

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Conquer the galaxy, with a little help from your friends. Fly full throttle into an epic multiplayer experience. Allegiance combines intense space combat with unique squad-based gameplay. A rogue asteroid has decimated Earth, dividing the remnants of humanity into three powerful factions. Choose your allegiance to the Iron Coalition peacekeeping force; the "Bios," a genetic super-race; or the eco-magnate, GIGACORP. Defend your civilization against the enemy hordes as a pilot, a gunner, or even a base commander for your team. But remember, in the world of Allegiance it's your team that counts, not the individual.

• Assume several squad roles such as pilot, turret gunner, bomber, commander, base defender, or investor.

• Travel through stunning 3D environments rich with asteroids, novas, nebulae, and wormholes.

• Join the ALLEGIANCE ZONE online and get access to additional civilizations, evolving storyline, regular events, plus more.

• Play in many ways: deathmatch, capture the flag, conquest; zoom out for tactical/resource views.

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Furious Space Action Combat * Defend the honor of one of three unique factions. Choose between 18 fighter craft and 20 distinct weapon types. Create massive space stations, or captain 16 different capital ships. Choose strategically, there is no turning back.

• Enter environments rich with asteroids, planets, novas, nebulae, and naturally occurring wormholes.

• Utilize all your senses. Fully 3D stereo sounds and Force Feedback joystick support add visceral impact to game events like collisions, failing shields, passing capital ships, and weapon fire.

• Blow your enemies away. Stunning, colorful effects and explosions intensify the furious combat experience.

Incredible Multiplayer Experience * Break free from predictable wingmen and drone enemies. Allegiance is built from the ground-up to be an evolving, unpredictable challenge with and against other humans.

• Form your alliances carefully. Allegiance supports up to six teams of between 3 and 15 players each. Varying win conditions like deathmatch, deathwatch, property, capture the flag, and conquest provide a diverse gameplay experience.

• Play anywhere. Set up your own game servers, play on public Internet servers or on local area networks (LANs).

• Play a variety of roles like scout, fighter pilot, turret gunner, bomber, capital ship captain, base defender, investor, and commander. Each game and each player's experience can be unique.

• Learn on the fly. New players can learn while playing by taking on subordinate, single-action roles.

Strategic Squadron Play * Invest in success. Choose to play conquest games, where development and management of crucial resources are keys to your success. Progress through a rich technology tree full of unique weapons like sniper rifles, advanced bases like the deadly shipyard, specialized spacecraft like the AWAC, and new equipment like the cloaking device.

• Communicate with your squad-mates. Features like instant voice-chat make essential communication with your squadron quick and easy. Press the "attack my target" key, and your friends hear a human voice screaming, "attack my target," in addition to an arrow in their HUD indicating which target to attack.

• Master the strategy. Any player can access the third-person strategic overview, giving them a full view of what's going on in the game. This allows would-be commanders to get a bird's eye perspective of the game and to issue strategic and tactical objectives to teammates and mining/building drones.

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Conquer the galaxy, with a little help from your friends

Fly full throttle into an epic multiplayer experience. Allegiance combines intense space combat with unique squad-based gameplay. A rogue asteroid has decimated Earth, dividing the remnants of humanity into three powerful factions. Choose your allegiance to the Iron Coalition peacekeeping force; the "Bios," a genetic super-race; or the eco-magnate, GIGACORP. Defend your civilization against the enemy hordes as a pilot, a gunner, or even a base commander for your team. But remember, in the world of Allegiance it's your team that counts, not the individual.

**MULTIPLAYER SPACE COMBAT ON A GRAND SCALE.

• IGN PC**

Play with 2-6 teams and 32 players

Practice tactics in 5 tutorial missions

Fig massive dogfights on Allegiance Zone

Choose from 36 ships in 3 unique civilizations

Travel through stunning 3D environments rich with asteroids, novas, nebulae, and wormholes.#

Assume several squad roles such as pilot, turret gunner, bomber, commander, base defender, or investor.

Feel the visceral intensity of every collision and explosion with 3D sound and force-feedback joystick support.

Play in many ways – deathmatch, capture the flag, conquest...zoom out for tactical/resource views.

**SO BIG

IT WOULDN'T FIT IN THIS BOX...**

Join the ALLEGIANCE ZINE online get access to additional civilizations, evolving storyline, regular events plus more...see bottom of box for details!

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Erobern Sie mit Ihren Freunden die Galaxis

Starten Sie durch in ein gewaltiges Multiplayerabenteuer. Allegiance vereint fesselnde Raumschlachten mit einem systematisch aufgebauten, einmaligen Spielablauf. Im Jahr 2140 hat ein mörderischer Asteroid die Erde vernichtet, und die überlebende Menschheit hat sich in drei mächtige Bündnisse aufgeteilt. Welchem Bündnis wollen Sie die Treue schwören: der Friedenstruppe der Iron Coalition, den „Bios“, einer genetischen Überrasse, oder dem Wirtschaftsgiganten GIGACORP? Verteidigen Sie Ihre Zivilisation gegen die feindlichen Heere als Pilot, Turmschütze oder sogar als Kommandant einer Basis Ihres Teams. Aber Achtung: Im Allegiance-Universum ist das Team der Held, nicht das Individuum.

**MULTIPLAYER-WELTRAUMSCHLACHT IM GROSSFORMAT.

• IGN PC**

Spielen mit 2 - 6 Teams und bis zu 32 Spielern.

Oben Sie die Taktiken in 5 Trainingsmissionen.

Fliegen Sie heiße Luftschlachten in der Allegiance-Zone.

Wählen Sie unter 36 Schiffen und 3 völlig unterschiedlichen Zivilisationen.

Reisen Sie durch atemberaubende 3D-Welten mit unzähligen Asteroiden, Supernovae, Nebeln und Wurmlöchern.

Schlüpfen Sie in verschiedene Rollen: Jagdpilot, Turmschütze, Bomberpilot, Kommandant, Basenverteidiger oder Investor.

Spüren Sie die Intensität jeder Kollision und Explosion durch 3D-Sound und Force Feedback-Unterstützung.

Spielen Sie verschiedene Szenarien – Jeder gegen Jeden, Erbeutung der Flagge, Eroberung...Zoomen Sie in spezielle Ansichten zu Strategie und Taktik, verschaffen Sie sich einen Überblick über die Ressourcen.

SO GROSS, DASS ES NICHT IN DIESEN KARTON PASSEN WÜRDE...

Werden Sie Onlinemitglied in der Allegiance-Zone, und erhalten Sie Zugang zu weiteren Zivilisationen, einer dynamischen Handlung, Turnieren und mehr... Einzelheiten auf der Packungsseite!

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Space Combat Action / Simulation

Allegiance uses a unique Newtonian flight model which perfectly balances fun with flight. Space ships turn, slide and boost. You have fluid control of your ship in a wide variety of combat types. Select an agile scout, a hidden stealth fighter, an in your face interceptor or an all around fighter. Or, perhaps you would like to team up with a few friends and pilot a base killing bomber while your friends man the turrets. Get even bigger in a full line of capital ships with better fire power, and even more turrets, and a wide range of support ships all controlled by your teammates. Play it your way; even the sky is no limit.## Real Time Strategy

Allegiance is also a fully formed RTS with tech trees, exploration, base building, and resource gathering. But there’s a twist: most of your ships are flown by real human beings! As the commander of your team, you bring your strategic vision to life by gives direction to the team from an overhead command view. Allegiance melds RTS elements like steering expansion by building new bases, investing in technology upgrades to a seamless command experience designed to help you lead your team to ultimate victory.## Unique Gameplay

Allegiance is easy to learn. Hop in a ship and start flying. Get with a wingman and start achieving your goals: exploration, map control, research and resource collection and best of all, end game dominance. Allegiance is deep. Dip in your toes in for some quick combat or dive all the way in for a rich and rewarding experience.
Most matches average forty minutes, with some competitive matches going the distance for two hours or more. Play for a bit or for a whole match. Or better yet, stay and play for a bunch of matches.

Unique fog of war system
Like many RTS games, you start with most of the map undiscovered. Maps are broken down into several sectors connected by wormholes, which contain resources vital to your team’s survival. But not only finding resources, but also observing the movements of the enemy is vital to your team’s success. Each team has a shared view of the world, seeing only what at least one of its scanners (from ships, bases and deployed sensor probes) picks up. This results in various levels of stealth, misdirection, spying and surveillance emerging.

Economy and Base Building
Economy is key in Allegiance so both hunting enemy miners and defending your own is essential. Base placement drives miner offense and miner defense. Ensuring your own bases build in a timely manner is vital to your success.

Technological Upgrades
As the game goes on, the commander invests money into better technology. The ships you fly become more and more powerful, until instead of lowly scouts and fighters, you’re piloting massive capital ships with several turret gunners each, facing off against swarms of heavy interceptors with powerful weapons.

Countless Tactical Options
Every match is played between teams picking different factions, lead by commanders with different mindsets and divergent leadership approaches, with different players of varying playstyles, emphasizing different technology research paths and expansion strategies.
The end result is almost limitless replayability.

Download Allegiance and experience this unique and award-winning game for free!

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