1944 D-Day Operation Overlord (videogame)
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| Developer(s) | Frantic Games |
| Publisher(s) | - |
| Engine | Carbon |
| Release date(s) | not yet released |
| Genre(s) | First Person Shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single player, Multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | not yet rated |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Media | Online Distribution |
| Input | Keyboard and Mouse |
1944 D-Day Operation Overlord is a World War II combat simulation video game currently in development by Frantic Games. A release date has yet to be set.
[edit] Summary
According to the developers, 1944 D-Day Operation Overlord endeavors to tell the story of Operation Overlord and deliver an accurate simulation of the battle by using squad based tactics with realistic weapons and vehicles.
The developers advertise that the player will have the ability to choose from any unit in the battlefield, whether it be infantry or a vehicle. The developers also advertise that the player will have the ability to take over any role on the battlefield, from pilot to commander to priest.
[edit] Advertised Features
- Realistic Squad tactics based on actual military training guides
- Over 50 period weapons
- Physics-based trajectories for bullets and artillery shells
- Over 200 period vehicles, planes, tanks, boats and artillery
- Recreates Normandy from photos, maps and drawings
- Allows the player to select from Germany, Great Britain, the United States, Canada, New Zealand, and the French Resistance.
- The engine has the ability to manage over 250,000 units real-time
- Dynamic Maps
- Animals that react to nearby events
- Support for over 128 players in online multiplayer
- Unit AI that reacts to changes in morale, and controls unit tactics and actions.
- Destructible buildings and environment
