Ripped from today’s headlines, Act of War: Direct Action is a frightening tale
of suspense, international intrigue and geopolitical military conflict. This
real-time strategy experience puts you squarely in control of counterterrorist
forces and delivers a first look at tomorrow's war. Including ultra-realistic
modern military warfare, chilling storyline, powerhouse media convergence,
intense multiplayer options, and graphic detail.
The Situation - The world has changed. A crippling energy crisis
has forced gas prices past $7 a gallon and sent the American economy into a
frightening tailspin.. Terrorist factions have taken advantage of this severe
instability, striking the nation regularly without warning. Fallout from t
his collapse has been devastating. The U.S. and the world are experiencing
unprecedented disorder driven by carefully orchestrated behind-closed-doors
events..
The Enemy - In the midst of persistent terrorist attacks, the U.S. Army
has a redefined primary directive: defend the country and ensure homeland
security at all costs. On the offensive is a new direct action operation
Task Force TALON deployed to worldwide hotspots to engage an unseen,
unpredictable enemy. Led by controversial U.S. Army Brigadier-General
Jason Richter, TALON carries out search-and-destroy assaults, delicate hostage
extractions, classified spy missions whatever it takes to restore stability as
the face of war continues to change.
Action - Heavily armed, professional terrorists financed by a shadowy
backroom Consortium are carrying out well-coordinated attacks on American soil
and elsewhere. Their terror tactics continue to inject chaos into major
cities throughout the world.
Command highly realistic modern military
units
Experience unique gameplay through a
seamless convergence of movie-quality cinematics, and live action
Skirmish with up to eight players in a
variety of intense multiplayer operations
Face the realities of real urban combat as
you defend the streets of London, San Francisco and Washington,
D.C.
Capture enemy soldiers, rescue hostages,
and occupy or destroy buildings.
Live out a gripping storyline from best-selling technothriller author Dale
Brown
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Windows 2000 or XP
Pentium 4 1.5 GHz or equivalent processor
(3.0 GHz recommended)
256 MB of RAM (512 MB recommended)
3 GB of Hard Disk Space
4X DVD-ROM Drive:
64 MB Hardware T&L-compatible video
card (256 MB recommended)
DirectX version Windows
98/Me/2000/XP-compatible sound card
DirectX: version 9.0b (included) or higher
* Broadband connection required for online multiplayer play
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