STEEL
SOLDIERS SHIP TO STORES
EON Digital¹s
Highly Anticipated 3D-Action/Strategy Game Ships
EON Digital
Entertainment, a progressive interactive
entertainment company, proudly announces that
Steel Soldiers, its highly anticipated,
3D-action/strategy game for the PC, has shipped
to retailers nationwide.
The innovative
game offers a unique twist to the popular
real-time-strategy genre by emphasizing action
and minimizing tedious resource management. Steel
Soldiers is available now and carries a SRP of
$39.95 U.S.
Steel Soldiers is
the sequel to 1996¹s 500,000 unit selling smash
hit ³Z² (pronounced ³Zed²), which was
developed by the world renowned Bitmap Brothers.
The game thrusts players in the role of commander
of an army of personable robot troops. A long
interplanetary war has been raging on between two
mega-corporations, with mechanical troops
carrying out the trench warfare until, finally, a
cease-fire is declared and a peace treaty is
nearly signed. Players are waiting for their
squad to be extracted when something goes
horribly wrong and the conflict flares to life
again.
Steel Soldiers
boasts true 3D environments and effects in its 30
different missions spanning six ecologically
unique worlds. The game places an emphasis on
combat and strategy, minimizing the necessity to
devote large amounts of precious gametime to
resource management and enabling the player to
get right into the thick of the action.
For gamers who
enjoy a cerebral element to their games, the maps
are designed to be strategically superior in
certain areas and resource-rich in others. This
combination of action and strategy forces gamers
to plan their attacks before rushing into battle.
Steel Soldiers
also takes a unique approach to real-time
strategy gaming by infusing an element of dry wit
and humor into the mix. Each of the troops has an
individual personality and will display their
emotions verbally throughout the game. Vocal
displays of cowardice or machismo are commonplace
and serve as a reminder to gamers that these are
not just thoughtless pieces of machinery to be
tossed into the fray.
About EON Digital
A refreshing and
dynamic approach to digital entertainment is the
cornerstone of EON Digital Entertainment's
philosophy. The company's mission to deliver the
ultimate interactive experience is driven by
passion and built on three key points: products,
people and partnerships. Headquartered in central
London, EON Digital operates globally, with
distribution partnerships throughout Europe,
North America and Asia-Pacific. The first
products to be released in North America included
Airfix Dogfighter, Mission Humanity and Crime
Cities. The highly anticipated PC title, Steel
Soldiers, will be available in June 2001.
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