Order of War

Order of War out tomorrow Get Ready for Battle

London (17th September 2009) – Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of Square Enix® interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, today announces ORDER OF WAR™, a brand new World War II Action-Strategy game developed by strategy specialist Wargaming.net, will be released on Windows® PC across all PAL territories from tomorrow.

ORDER OF WAR is set to be the most accessible and explosive strategy title on the market. Components such as base building and resource gathering have been stripped away to create a WWII game that focuses on non-stop action featuring massive scale battles. With missions based on key historic events and operations from 1944, players take command of an entire army including ground troops, artillery, tank divisions and aircraft in all out strategic assaults. While a unique cinematic camera mode allows players to experience the action up-close in a detail previously unseen in the strategy genre.

Larry Sparks, Vice President Brands PAL Region of Square Enix Ltd. comments, “With ORDER OF WAR, Wargaming.net has been very clever to create a fantastically accessible game that eliminates the slower elements of the strategy genre to deliver non-stop action that keeps the player at the frontline of historic WWII battles. We hope that players enjoy this exciting new title.”

Victor Kislyi, chief executive officer of Wargaming.net says, "ORDER OF WAR takes strategy games in a new exciting direction, by focusing the action on the best part of battles and challenging gamers to defeat the most powerful armies of WWII. We are really glad that this immense title will be released by Square Enix – one of the largest and most successful publishers in the world."

Source:

Square Enix Co., Ltd. press release (September 17, 2009)

In the summer of 1944, the Second World War entered its end-game when the Allies launched two major operations that would drive back German forces on both the Western and Eastern Fronts at once.

In the ultimate test of military strategy, ORDER OF WAR will challenge you not only to lead America's finest to victory in the west, but also place you in command of the invading German forces charged with repelling the Red Army's seemingly unstoppable counter-offensive in the East.

Even the keenest military minds will find that it's one thing to make history, but quite another to change it.

Do you have what it takes to command?

Features * Experience WWII warfare on an epic, cinematic stage; that truly captures the intensity and scale of the battlefield.

• Take Command of an entire armoured force consisting of up to 1000 soldiers, tank divisions, armoured vehicles, artillery and air force.

• Players can choose between two different campaign modes offering completely different storylines, missions, objectives and environments.

• Experience the unique dynamic camera that allows players to command troops over huge geographical scale whilst maintaining movie-like vistas and detail.

• In-depth gameplay modes featuring two different campaign modes, multi-player, Deathmatch, and Skirmish.

Source:

www.wargaming.net

Order of War Arrives on North American Shores

LOS ANGELES (September 22, 2009) – Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of Square Enix® interactive entertainment products in North America, announced today that ORDER OF WAR™ for the PC platform is now available at retailers across North America. A brand-new IP being developed by strategy game specialists Wargaming.net, ORDER OF WAR is Square Enix’s first release of a western-developed game outside of Japan.

ORDER OF WAR is a historically accurate, World War II real-time strategy game that takes the genre to new heights. Massive-scale battles and epic warfare are brought to life with cinematic intensity as players are challenged to take command of vast numbers of infantry, tank battalions, heavy artillery and aircraft. Planning multi-pronged strategic assaults, players will navigate their ways through missions based on key historic events and operations from 1944.

The single-player mode can be played out in two campaigns. The first features American forces versus German forces as they land on the beaches of occupied France on D-Day. The second lets players change sides, commanding German forces in Poland battling against the mighty Soviet Army and in France battling American troops. The multiplayer mode can be played in either LAN or Internet mode, powered by GameSpy® Technology. With battles on six maps from campaign mode, multiplayer allows gamers to play as the Americans, Germans or Soviets with the objective of total domination of all Control Points and total annihilation of enemy units.

ORDER OF WAR is the first of several upcoming titles from Square Enix that are being developed through partnerships with North American and European development studios, including SUPREME COMMANDER® 2 by Gas Powered Games® and FRONT MISSION EVOLVED™ by Double Helix Games™. These titles mark the dawn of a new strategic direction for Square Enix, publishing a broader variety of western-developed games across different genres.

About ORDER OF WAR

In the summer of 1944, the Second World War entered its endgame when the Allies launched two major operations that would drive back German forces on both the Western and Eastern Fronts at once.

In the ultimate test of military strategy, ORDER OF WAR will challenge you to not only lead America’s finest to victory in the west, but also place you in command of German forces charged with repelling the Red Army’s seemingly unstoppable offensive in the east.

Even the keenest military minds will find that it’s one thing to make history, but quite another to change it.

Do you have what it takes to command?

Features

• Experience WWII warfare on an epic, cinematic stage, that truly captures the intensity and scale of the battlefield

• Take command of an entire armed force consisting of up to 1,000 soldiers, tanks, armored vehicles, artillery and airplanes

• Players can choose between two different campaign modes offering completely different storylines, missions, objectives and environments

• Experience the unique dynamic camera that allows players to command troops over huge geographical scale whilst maintaining movie-like vistas and detail

• In-depth gameplay modes: two different campaigns, multiplayer Deathmatch and Skirmish

ORDER OF WAR is rated T (Teen). Please visit the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) website at www.esrb.org for more information about ratings. ORDER OF WAR is available for the PC platform for $39.99. For more information on ORDER OF WAR, please visit the official website at http://www.orderofwar.com/.

To experience the single-player demo, “Road to Paris,” please visit: http://www.orderofwar.com/. Information on a multiplayer demo will be announced at a later time.

ORDER OF WAR is available at retailers today, as well as via download through Steam®: http://store.steampowered.com/.

Source:

Square Enix Co., Ltd. press release (September 22, 2009)

Reviews

"Ein verblüffendes Spiel…" - http://gameinformer.com/games/order_of_war/b/pc/archive/2009/10/06/review.aspx (8.25 out of 10)

"Ein großartiger Spielablauf und eine wunderschöne Präsentation machen Order of War zu einem glänzenden WWII Strategie Spiel." - GameZone (8.2 von 10)

Über dieses Spiel

1. Oktober 2009 - Update!

Wargaming.net hat freie herunterladbare Inhalte für Order of War bereitgestellt. Dieser DLC wird automatisch beim nächsten Start des Spiels heruntergeladen und beinhaltet alle zuvor exklusiven Vorbesteller-Bonusinhalte wie z.B.: * Bomberschwadronen - Deutscher Arado und Alliierter B-24 Marauder schwerer Bombereinheiten zur Luftunterstützung * Infantriemörser - Zusäzliche Infanteriemorsereinheiten * Schwere Artillerie - zur Luftunterstützung * Survival Mission Modus - Neuer Modus in dem Sie Wellen von Angreifern so lange wie möglich zurückschlagen

About Order of War

Im Sommer 1944 führten die Alliierten zwei Operationen durch, die die Deutsche Wehrmacht an der West- und der Ostfront zurückdrängen würde.

Operation Overlord begann mit dem D-Day, der Landung in der Normandie und endete mit der Befreiung von Paris. Operation Bagration - eine weitaus unbekanntere Mission der Roten Armee - stoppte den Vorarsch der Deutschen im Osten und führte zum letztendlich kompletten Rückzuck der Wehrmacht von sowjetischen Grund und Boden. Wäre eine der beiden Operationen fehlgeschlagen, dann wäre der Lauf der Geschichte sicherlich ein anderer gewesen.

Im ultimativen Test militärischer Strategien fordert Order of War Sie heraus nicht nur die besten Truppen Amerikas zum Sieg zu führen, sondern auch als Komandeur der Wehrmacht das Heranrücken der Roten Armee im Osten aufzuhalten. Sogar die kühnsten Militärexperten würden bezeugen, dass es eine Sache ist, Geschichte zu machen, aber eine ganz andere Aufgabe, die Geschichte zu ändern.

...Haben Sie das Zeug zum Kommandeuer?

Eigenschaften:

• Kriegsaction des Zweiten Weltkriegs in einem epischen, filmreifen Abenteuer; Sie werden sprichwörtlich von der Intensität auf dem Schlachtfeld in den Bann gezogen.
• Übernehmen Sie das Kommando über die gesamte Armee - bis zu 1000 Soldaten, Panzer, gepanzerte Fahrzeuge, schwere Artillerie und Luftstreitkräfte stehen zu Ihrer Verfügung.
• Spieler können zwischen verschiedenen Kampagnen wählen und einen komplett unterschiedlichen Ausgang der Geschichte bewirken und währenddessen Missionen Objektiven und Umgebungen beeinflussen.
• Erfahren Sie die eine dynamische Kameraführung, die es den Spielern erlaubt, Truppen über weitläufige geographische Räume zu befehligen und dabei filmreife Grafiken liefert.

Source:

store.steampowered.com (German)