Following the fall of the mighty Soviet Union, dozens of autonomous countries spring from the crumbling remnants. It is one of these countries, the Republic of Novistrana that you enter as a small time faction leader. Starting with nothing more than a single loyal supporter, a tiny secret HQ and a very small base of local support, you must build up a nationwide faction powerful enough to oust the President and rule the Republic...by any means necessary.

Revolutionary AI techniques will create living and breathing individual citizens to inhabit the towns and cities in Novistrana. Each person will have detailed daily routines that range from going to work, to collecting their kids from school, to doing their shopping and to voting in an election. Each individual will also have their own set of beliefs, emotions, skills and loyalties that govern their behaviour, producing consistent and realistic reactions to situations that arise in the game. This is a thousand times more complex than anyone has ever achieved before or is working on currently.

Republic: The Revolution uses the most advanced graphics engine ever seen. Designed specifically by Elixir the "Totality" engine is capable of rendering scenes with an unlimited number of polygons in real-time. Zoom smoothly from a satellite-like image of Novistrana (2000km square) to focus on minute details anywhere in the world. In addition, the game will feature special effects that completely surpass the state-of-the-art currently in development including unlimited real time light sources, self-shadowing, and physically based material models. All the above allows for the actions to be realised stunningly with a cinematic quality and feel, the hand-scripted camera moves vividly capturing the key moments of every action.

Features

• Persuade, hire and recruit all manner of specialist characters (from army generals to TV films stars to archbishops) to your cause, or use less ethical methods such as brainwashing or blackmailing to achieve your aims.
• Rise to power through the use of politics, business, crime, religion or military force. Behave as ruthlessly or as compassionately as you want. The choice is yours but beware as every decision has its consequences and repercussions. Influence the general populace by using your key supporters to instigate actions. Order and orchestrate thousands of exciting and diverse actions from vast rallies and riots, to rigging football matches, to secret police 'hits,' to broadcasting news propaganda.
• Players may follow five different strands of play, allowing them to play as politicians, businessmen, criminals, religious leaders or generals.
• The most advanced graphics engine ever seen named "Totality". Capable of rendering scenes of an unlimited complexity in real time.
• Revolutionary AI techniques will allow living and breathing individual citizens to inhabit the towns and cities in Novistrana.