57

Raven Squad: RTS + FPS

chautemoc | July 03, 2008 | Press Release | PC XBOX 360 
If this isn't the first time combining RTS and FPS, it's certainly one of the early attempts. Raven Squad: Operation Hidden Dagger will be out this autumn for the Xbox 360 and PC, developed by Atomic Motion.

The game puts players in control of two groups of mercenary squads who crash land behind enemy lines in the Amazon. Each of the eight squad members has distinctive skills and weaponry the player must make wise use of in order to progress through the game's story driven objectives.

More details on the FPS/RTS elements are below.
Raven Squad sets itself apart by allowing players to switch freely between real-time strategy and first-person shooter gameplay. Only by mastering both of these modes of play, and becoming adept at switching between the two, will players make it out of the jungle alive.

"Raven Squad combines two extremely popular genres into a single robust experience where either gameplay mode could stand on its own merits," said Melanie Mroz, CEO of SouthPeak Games. "Atomic Motion is creating something that's visually compelling and building new boundaries in what a military title can accomplish. Fans of both RTS and FPS games are going to love it, as will anyone who enjoys intense, action titles."
4 comments | (Press Release) | Add to favorites! favourite this article | send to friend
Images about this story:
raven_squad_rts_fps raven_squad_rts_fps
raven_squad_rts_fps raven_squad_rts_fps raven_squad_rts_fps
Register as a member to subscribe comments.

Comments with -10 or lower "thumbs" are removed from display.

  • 0 thumbs!
    Sereph | July 03, 2008
    I think I just vomited a little in my mouth after looking at the screenshots. What is this? 1998? They tried this once before, and it failed miserably on the PC. What makes them think it'll fare any better on a console?
  • 0 thumbs!
    Nath | July 03, 2008
    I wish games looked like that in 1998. Go look at screenshots from Half-Life or something and compare them to this. While this certainly doesn't look like Crysis, they're not so bad.

    That's not to say I'll be buying this game, doesn't look particularly special.
  • 0 thumbs!
    Tank | July 03, 2008
    It looks really really bad. I know you shouldn't be able to tell how a game plays from screenshots but I can just imagine how it does.

    Just like Conflict denied-ops and that was terrible.
  • 0 thumbs!
    Play ISDF | July 04, 2008
    I think I'll stick to my Battlezone and Battlezone 2 + mods thanks.

This news story is archived and is closed to comments now.

Submit Newshelp

Top Contributors

This Month
Twisted 294 pts
Tyranitar24 251 pts
chautemoc 210 pts
Gothic Girl 202 pts
Cruxis Mana 198 pts
Akira_EX 172 pts
Dark Arcan.. 151 pts
Deathsythe 137 pts
Linkin Par.. 135 pts
SuperGuido 119 pts
All-Time
Gothic Girl 18434 pts
Krunal 12307 pts
Linkin Par.. 10379 pts
chautemoc 9741 pts
Final Blade 9209 pts
Silver Mir.. 8843 pts
xsynergyx 7909 pts
Akira_EX 7813 pts
mistermostyn 7668 pts
Tyranitar24 7044 pts

Stats

Today
Published News: 31
Comments: 151
Points Given: 369
Users Registered: 6
This Month
Published News: 135
Comments: 785
Points Given: 1725
Users Registered: 12
All Time
Published News: 11142
Comments: 76112
Points Given: 180011
Users Registered: 582

Conventions / Trade Shows

(0.1439/d/aeon)