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GAME: VENDOR: Trials of Battle for OS/2 Warp!
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (wardell@ibm.net)
Sun Dec 8 08:17:16 1996
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Date: 7 Dec 1996 18:57:08 GMT
From: wardell@ibm.net
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Stardock Releases Trials of Battle for OS/2!
OS/2 Gaming gets its biggest game yet!
Contact: Alexander Antoniades Stardock Systems, Inc. (313) 453-0328
Canton MI -- Stardock Systems, a leading OS/2 software vendor, announced
Trials of Battle today. Trials of Battle, a fast paced first person action
game that has been described as a combination of Quake and Mech Warrior, is in
fact the first 3D action game designed specifically for OS/2.
Developed by Shadowsoft, Trials of Battle uses all of OS/2's latest multimedia
advances. Trials of Battle has excellent graphics, sound, and a full digital
musical sound track.
"I think this game will replace Galactic Civilizations as OS/2's #1 game."
said Brad Wardell, Designer of Galactic Civilizations. "It's a terrific game
that people can sit down and get into right away but has enough elements to
keep people playing for a long time."
In Trials of Battle, you have been taken to a distant world where you must
compete against other beings in an arena. You can choose from up to 3
different combat vehicles and equip them with weapons, armor, sensors, and a
host of other abilities. Users gain purchase points from their deeds in the
combat arena and can continually improve their craft. As players move up in
rank and points, tougher opponents enter the arenas to challenge the player.
Trials of Battle clearly stands apart from other games of the genre by
boasting sophisticated computer controlled enemies. Unlike games such as
Quake, DOOM, Duke Nukem, Mech Warrior, etc. where the computer players try to
defeat you by overwhelming numbers, the AI in Trials of Battle will try to
dodge your shots, escape if necessary, and attack very aggressively.
But Trials of Battle also shines in its multi-player abilities. It has
possibly the most flexible multi-player interface yet seen In a game. When a
player starts a multi-player game, others can join that machine from the LAN
(Local Area Network), directly from the modem, or from the Internet all at the
same time. Up to 12 players can be in the arena at once and even join games
that are already in progress.
"Anyone that's ever played a multi-player game knows how much of a pain it can
be to start it up. Trials of Battle was designed to make multi-player games a
snap. My friends and I can be playing and others can join in during the middle
of it." said Wardell.
The graphics in Trials of Battle are easily some of the best seen in the
32-bit gaming world. The team that developed the graphics for Trials of Battle
has previously worked on several well known projects including the Babylon 5
TV show's star ships. Trials of Battle is also the first commercial OS/2 game
to support DART's digital mixing allowing several sounds to be played at the
same time.
Because Shadowsoft and Stardock didn't want to exclude any OS/2 users from the
game, it supports adjustable graphics quality allowing users with even a 486DX
to play. Users with high end machines can turn on the high end texture mapping
to give the game a more realistic look.
OS/2 users have had a long time to wait for a good first person action game.
Trials of Battle won't disappoint, it's everything OS/2 users have been asking
for and much more.
Trials of Battle will be generally available on December 20 and because
Stardock expects so many to sell, it has a special introductory price of only
$45. It requires OS/2 Warp 3 or later. Trials of Battle will be available at
most outlets that carry OS/2 software or directly from Stardock at
1-800-672-2338.
Trials of Battle for OS/2 Warp
Requires:
OS/2 Warp 3.0 or later
Sound Card highly recommended
$49.95 ($45 introductory price)
Stardock Systems, Inc. 7977b Ronda Dr. Canton MI 48187
Phone: (313) 453-0328 Orders: 1-800-672-2338
Fax: (313) 453-1480 Email: sales@stardock.com
"Developing the Next Generation OS/2 Software!
Stardock Systems, Inc.
Web: http://www.stardock.com Orders: 1-800-672-2338
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