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GMX Media Secures Rights To 'Squad Assault' - Screens

by Rainier on July 8, 2003 @ 8:35 p.m. PDT

GMX Media has today announced that it has secured the European publishing rights for the upcoming 3-D tactical wargame title - Eric Young’s Squad Assault: West Front. “GMX Media have made a name for themselves as a top quality publisher and distributor throughout the world. Their expertise and professionalism make them the perfect partner for the European launch of Squad Assault,” said David Heath, Director of Operations at Matrix Games. Read more for details and a batch of screens ...

"Working with Matrix Games has been such a pleasure that other projects are already in the works. The company’s dedication and knowledge of war games is unprecedented.” stated Barry Leonard, the COO of GMX Media. “Eric Young’s Squad Assault: West Front is set to take the tactical wargaming market by storm with its polished and innovative 3D play. We’re excited to bring this landmark title to European gamers.”

In Squad Assault: West Front, you command troops in both the Allied and German Armies of the West Front of World War II in an immersive full 3-D continuous time environment. Squad Assault: West Front features detailed models for all the major armies that fought in France in 1944, including American, German, British, Canadian, and Free French.

Multi-player options for head to head play via TCP/IP / LAN are included.

Features

  • Continuous time / Timed play World War II 3D strategy game.
  • User defined auto-pause.
  • Company level tactical setting with the emphasis on small unit tactics.
  • Detailed combat system.
  • Detailed armor model.
  • Detailed psychological model.
  • Detailed terrain model based on topographic maps of the real terrain.
  • Multi-player action for head to head play.
  • Historical and hypothetical scenarios.
  • Operations and dynamic campaigns allow long replay ability.

Now working with Freedom Games, Eric Young has designed and developed many favorite strategy games, including the V for Victory series, the World at War series, and the Close Combat series. Squad Assault: West Front is the first game in a new line of tactical 3-D wargames that bring excellence in game design together with state of the art graphics.

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