Atari releases Iron Solider.SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 22, 1994--Atari Corporation today announced the release of Iron Soldier, which is available exclusively on the 64-bit Atari Jaguar This article has multiple issues: * It needs additional references or sources for verification. Please help [ improve the article] or discuss these issues on the talk page. Interactive Multimedia system. Iron Soldier puts Jaguar interactive game players in control of a 42 foot tall robot fighting for the preservation of mankind's freedom against the tyrannical army of Iron Fist iron fist n. Rigorous or despotic control: ruled the nation with an iron fist. i Enterprises. Coming to stores just in time for Christmas, Iron Soldier exploits the advanced technology available from the Atari Jaguar, the world's only 64-bit video game system, to create an immersive 3-D environment that brings new realism New Realism Early 20th-century movement in metaphysics and epistemology that opposed the idealism dominant in British and U.S. universities. Early leaders included William James, Bertrand Russell, and G. E. to game playing. "With its detailed graphics and texture mapping In computer graphics, the application of a type of surface to a 3D image. A texture can be uniform, such as a brick wall, or irregular, such as wood grain or marble. The common method is to create a 2D bitmapped image of the texture, called a "texture map," which is then "wrapped around" , Iron Soldier exploits the potential of the 64-bit Atari Jaguar system, " said Sam Tramiel, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Atari Corporation. "Iron Soldier is an immersive, exciting game in which players can launch everything from barrel grenades to cruise missiles -- or batter a building to pieces because sometimes it's just fun to stomp on stomp on - To inadvertently overwrite something important, usually automatically. "All the work I did this weekend got stomped on last night by the nightly server script." Compare scribble, mangle, trash, scrog, roach. something." Game reviewers at DieHard GameFan enthusiastically recommend Iron Soldier in the most recent (January 1995) issue. "Iron Soldier is probably the best Jag game ever," wrote Nick Rocks. "The game play is truly addictive. Every Jag owner must buy this." Takahara wrote: "Iron Soldier is the best game of its kind. Realistic scaling, incredible AI (artificial intelligence), great audio and a very worthy challenge make this the best Jag game yet." Set in the future, Iron Soldier contains sixteen separate missions to test game-playing skill. Successful completion of missions adds new weapons to the Iron Soldier's arsenal such as gatling guns, grenade launchers
To accomplish its mission, the Iron Soldier must navigate through the buildings, industrial sites and countryside while avoiding the lurking tanks, helicopters and other opponents determined to destroy it. Since its release in November 1993, Atari's Jaguar game system has been named the industry's "Best New Game System" (Video Games See video game console. Magazine), "Best New Hardware System" (Game Informer Game Informer (often abbreviated to GI) is an American-based monthly magazine featuring articles, news, strategy and reviews of popular video games and associated consoles. ) and "1993 Technical Achievement of the Year" (DieHard GameFan). Atari Corporation markets interactive multimedia entertainment systems, including Jaguar, the world's only 64-bit game system, and the only video game system manufactured in the United States. -0- Note to Editors: Jaguar is a trademark of Atari Corporation. Atari is a registered trademark of Atari Corporation. Other products named may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their owning companies. CONTACT: Atari
Ron Beltramo, 408/745-8852
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