June 20, 2006
Panzer Command: Operation Winter
Storm Goes Gold!
Tactical 3D WWII Game Nears
Release
Matrix Games and Koios Works are pleased to announce that the upcoming World War
II 3D Tactical game, Panzer Command: Operation Winter Storm, has gone gold and
will be released on June 29th, 2006 at the Origins convention and the Matrix
Games Online Store. Koios Works is known for their work on the acclaimed Tin
Soldiers series, which combined battles from ancient history with 3D strategy
gaming. Panzer Command: Operation Winter Storm will bring the same quality
gameplay to a 3D tactical scale set on the Eastern Front in World War II.
David Heath, Director of Operations
at Matrix Games, said “A little over a year ago, we decided that it was time for
us to try our hand at the 3D tactical scale. We’ve worked hard together with the
excellent team at Koios Works to bring this project to fruition on a relatively
short development schedule. We are very excited about the results. Panzer
Command is the first of a series and are already working on the continuation of
the series through the development of expansions that will take gamers to the
West Front and elsewhere!”
Panzer Command: Operation Winter
Storm is a 3D simultaneous turn based strategy game where you command either the
Soviet or German forces during the desperate attempt to reach the encircled
German 6th Army at Stalingrad. Each side has detailed 3D units of the historical
vehicles and squads, from Panzer IIIs and T-34s to PanzerGrenadiers, Artillery
and Air Strikes. Two campaigns (one German, one Soviet) tie the scenarios
together, allowing core units to progress from battle to battle, gaining
experience, medals and special abilities. A point system allows players to
“purchase” additional units for each mission in the campaign as well as replace
losses, forcing decisions on management of resources.
The design for Operation Winter
Storm lets first time users sit down and start playing, while allowing hard-core
gamers to enjoy the realism and historical accuracy. All campaign battles can
also be fought as individual scenarios and two separate skirmish scenarios are
included for maximum replayability. The AI can control either side in each
battle and a full Play-by-Email system allows for head to head play.
Panzer Command: Operation Winter
Storm is also the first 3D tactical WWII game where the unit and weapon data as
well as the unit art is stored in easily accessible formats to enable mod
support and customized scenarios and campaigns post-release.
Panzer Command: Operation Winter
Storm is expected to release in June, 2006.
