Order Of War

When I saw the thumbnails for Order of War I actually assumed that because Square Enix was involved that the game would take place in feudal Japan or somewhere similar. Colour me surprised then, when after closer inspection I realised that the War in question was WWII and not an earlier historical, or even mythical battle. I don’t why I jumped to this conclusion, although it might have something to do with their output of RPGs.

I also I don’t want to get on my high horse about historical accuracy this is after all a game (with a potential to passively educate) but will we ever see a more diverse WWII. What I mean by this is the Allies not solely represented by USA and AXIS not represented by Germany, which granted represented the largest portion of Axis but the War involved a great number of countries on both sides. Enough of that, on with the game details.

Order of War will be Square Enix’s first release of a western developed game outside of Japan, and one which will see the company release the title simultaneously across multiple territories. Players will take command of an entire army including ground troops, artillery, tank divisions and aircraft in all out strategic assaults. The single-player mode can be played out in two campaigns – American versus German forces on the western front and German versus Russian on the eastern front – missions will be based on key historic events and operations from 1944.

Game Details

In the summer of 1944, the Second World War entered its end-game when the Allies launched two major operations that would drive back German forces on both the Western and Eastern Fronts at once.
In the ultimate test of military strategy, ORDER OF WAR will challenge you not only to lead America’s finest to victory in the West, but also place you in command of German forces charged with repelling the Red Army’s seemingly unstoppable offensive in the East.
Even the keenest military minds will find that it’s one thing to make history, but quite another to change it.
Do you have what it takes to command?

Features

• Experience WWII warfare on an epic, cinematic stage; that truly captures the intensity and scale of the battlefield.
• Take Command of an entire armoured force consisting of up to 1,000 soldiers, tank divisions, armoured vehicles, artillery and air force.
• Players can choose between two different campaign modes offering completely different storylines, missions, objectives and environments.
• Experience the unique dynamic camera that allows players to command troops over huge geographical scale whilst maintaining movie-like vistas and detail.
• In-depth gameplay modes – two different campaign modes, multi-player, Deathmatch and Skirmish’.

Official website at www.orderofwar.com