Vivendi Universal Games (VU Games) announced today that the full product website for
the upcoming first-person shooter Cold Winter(tm) has launched. The site --
www.coldwinter.com -- grants unprecedented access into
the shadowy world of international espionage in which Cold Winter is set. The
gritty FPS action thriller set to hit retail shelves this April, is being developed
exclusively for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system by UK-based
Swordfish Studios.
In Cold Winter, the player is Andrew Sterling, a disavowed British MI6 agent and
expert in the kind of covert operations the public doesn't believe proper
governments engage in. Gamers will experience incredibly realistic interaction
throughout six highly-detailed and life-like environments, featuring real-world
physics, searching fallen enemies and manipulating objects to use as cover. As
players encounter intelligent adversaries, they can choose from an arsenal of over
30 weapons which inflict extremely realistic zone-specific body damage and rag-doll
death animations. The original storyline, written in collaboration with noted
author Warren Ellis (Transmetropolitan, Global Frequency) and set in 2002, brings to
life both the heroic and fatally-misguided characters that inhabit the corrupt world
of international espionage.
Cold Winter will also feature multiplayer support (headset enabled) with up to
eight-player online multiplayer action powered by GameSpy, or up to four-player
split-screen off-line mode. Players can choose from over 30 player skins and 12
maps, as well as, set the parameters to customize games.
All multiplayer game modes have team versions and include the following:
*Deathmatch - Only kills matter in this mode.
*King of the Hill - Race against other players to "capture the hill."
*Flag Tag - Find the flag and hold onto it for as long as possible. Kills
aren't counted.
*Domination - Capture, defend and retain the most Objective Points in the
level.
*Last Man Standing - Outshoot, outplay and outlast opponents to win.
*Head Match - Gruesome variation of Flag Tag where players try to get "ahead."
You are Andrew Sterling, British MI6 agent and expert in the kind of covert operations the public doesn't believe proper governments engage in. Caught spying in China, you await execution. Your government denies all knowledge of your activities and leaves you to die. However, a friend from your military past arranges your escape and, later, employs your unique talents at his private security agency. Your first mission--eliminating an arms dealer who supplies terrorists--propels you on a course where nothing is as it seems. Duty, honor, and allegiance obscure as you are snared in the machinations of a powerful-but-deluded secret society.
Incredible Realism
* Realistic interaction with highly-detailed and life-like environments, featuring real-world physics, searching fallen enemies, and manipulating objects to use as cover
* Intelligent adversaries tactically evaluate situations by taking or creating cover, calling reinforcements or fearlessly charging when cornered
* Extremely realistic depiction of zone-specific body damage and rag-doll death animations
* Over 30 real-world weapons depicted in exacting detail enhances the action
Compelling Campaign Mode
* Six gritty and exotic environments including a Chinese prison and a North African arms fair
* Original storyline brings to life both the heroic and fatally-misguided characters that inhabit the shadowy world of international espionage
Multiplayer Support
* Online multiplayer powered by GameSpy and up to four-player split-screen off-line multiplayer
Cold Winter will be available in North America in April 2005 on PlayStation 2 for a
suggested retail price of $49.99, with an ESRB "M" for Mature rating.
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