July 3, 2008
RAVEN SQUAD TO BREAK THE RTS MOLD ON XBOX 360
AND WINDOWS PC THIS FALL
Real-Time Strategy Melded with First-Person
Shooter to Create Completely Unique Gaming Experience
SouthPeak Games today announced that it will
distribute Raven Squad: Operation Hidden Dagger for the Xbox 360® video game and
entertainment system from Microsoft® and Windows PC this fall. Published by
Evolved Games, Raven Squad is set in the near future. The game is a unique
blending of real-time strategy and first-person shooter genres.
Developed by Atomic Motion, Raven Squad puts
players in control of two groups of mercenary squads who crash land behind enemy
lines in the Amazonian jungles. It will require tactical planning and a liberal
amount of brute force to escape to safety. Each of the eight squad members
possesses distinctive skills and weaponry that the player will have to use
wisely to progress through the game’s story driven objectives. Raven Squad sets
itself apart by allowing players to switch freely between real-time strategy and
first-person shooter gameplay. Only by mastering both of these modes of play,
and becoming adept at switching between the two, will players make it out of the
jungle alive.
“Raven Squad combines two extremely popular
genres into a single robust experience where either gameplay mode could stand on
its own merits,” said Melanie Mroz, CEO of SouthPeak Games. “Atomic Motion is
creating something that’s visually compelling and building new boundaries in
what a military title can accomplish. Fans of both RTS and FPS games are going
to love it, as will anyone who enjoys intense, action titles.”
