Infogrames North America Ships Independence War Deluxe Edition for the PC.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 16, 1999-- Rebate Offer for Current Independence War Owners Infogrames North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , a leading publisher of interactive entertainment software, today announced the shipment of Independence War(TM) Deluxe Edition for the PC. The game features an all-new Defiance Campaign The Defiance Campaign against Unjust Laws was presented by the African National Congress (ANC) at a conference held in Bloemfontein, South Africa in December 1951. , where the player fights from the rebel side in 18 new missions. Deluxe Edition includes the original award-winning space simulation Space simulation is a term used to define a piece of software that simulates space and/or space flight. The umbrella definition of space sim is not widely used as it covers an extensive and highly varied range of programs, from astronomical software to arcade games; this article is , Independence War, that sold more than 300,000 units worldwide and won prestigious awards from several industry trade publications. "Current Independence War fans as well as gamers new to the series, will have a blast with Deluxe Edition because it delivers challenging new missions that they can play from the Defiance side," said David Riley, director of marketing for Infogrames North America's I-Motion Studio. "The game will deliver endless hours of gameplay to both the novice and expert gamer Expert Gamer (often abbreviated to XG) was a United States-based video game magazine that was published by Ziff-Davis from August 1998 to October 2001. There are 39 issues of Expert Gamer total. through physics-based space simulation." Independence War Deluxe Edition opens with an exciting cinematic movie that sets the scene for the Defiance Campaign. Once immersed in the game, players command an 8,520 ton, 160 meter Dreadnaught-Class Corvette corvette, small warship, classed between a frigate and a sloop-of-war. Corvettes usually were flush-decked and carried fewer than 28 guns. They were widely employed in escorting convoys and attacking merchant ships during the great naval wars of the late 18th and , and battle their opponents with two new weapons that include a hull-mounted Gatling and a sniper particle bean cannon. Other new features include:
- 18 new missions; 60 missions total with both products
- A load out screen where players can choose their weapons
- In-mission save points
- New sniper view mode
- Two new weapons: Sniper PBC and Hull-Mounted Gatling Gun
- Many new ships and stations
Independence War Deluxe Edition is a single player game, and its
system requirements include:
For Software Mode: For 3dfx Mode:
Pentium 166 or equivalent Pentium 200 or equivalent
32MB RAM 64MB RAM
PCI Video Card (640x480- 256 colors) Voodoo1 or higher video card
4X CD-ROM 4X CD-ROM
160MB Hard disk space 160MB Hard disk space
Windows 95 Windows 95
DirectX 6 Compatible Sound Card DirectX 6 Compatible Sound Card
DirectX 6.1 (provided on CD) Glide 2.43 or greater and
DirectX 6.1
Independence War Deluxe Edition is priced at US$29.99. Current owners of Independence War who want to upgrade to the Deluxe Edition will be offered a $10 mail-in rebate, expiring on December 31, 1999. Infogrames is a global publisher of interactive entertainment software. Founded in 1983, the company ranks in the top 10 entertainment software companies worldwide, and is the sixth largest console software vendor. Infogrames currently develops and distributes award-winning computer and video games This article is about the British magazine covering computer and video games. For the American magazine, see Computer Games Magazine. Computer And Video Games (CVG for the PlayStation(R) game console See video game console. , Nintendo(R) 64, Nintendo(R) Game Boy Color The Game Boy Color (ゲームボーイカラー , Sega(R) Dreamcast(TM), and personal computer platforms. Infogrames North America's headquarters are located in San Jose, Calif. For more information, visit the company's web site at www.infogrames.net. |
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