Hour of Victory, Midway's next entry into the often neglected WWII genre, will be receiving a demo next week on Xbox Live Marketplace. The demo will arrive next Wednesday, giving eager gamers a chance to try the game before it assaults retail on June 22. While it's true that the WWII genre is somewhat saturated at this point, Hour of Victory attempts to stand out from the rest of the crowd by offering a character switching gimmick. There are three characters in the game, boasting different specialties and presumably different personalities (sort of like a hairier, sweatier Charlie's Angels). There is the stealthy spy type capable of stealth kills and other forms of sneakery, the out-and-out soldier eager for a brawl, and the sniper, who, um, snipes things. To get an idea what you'll be in for when the demo drops, check out a trailer for Hour of Victory after the break.
[Via Joystiq]
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5-24-2007 @ 5:09PM
Knight Marquise said...
Well, sounds like the Outfit to me, I'll watch this one. Quite honestly, Medal of Honor Airborne looks like a new twist on the WWII set, and I'm liking what I see so far.
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5-24-2007 @ 5:38PM
Fozz! said...
I personally could play WW2 FPS all year. Looking forward to this, Medal of Honour *and* Brothers in Arms.
And another thing, how is turning Call of Duty 4 into "Modern Combat" an original improvement for the series? Playing as an American shooting "terrorists" in a desert *again*?! Woop-de-do.
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5-25-2007 @ 3:21AM
BluesmanTLU said...
People whine about WW2 FPS's, and for good reason... but really, what else is there? Terrorists and aliens? There are only so many different things to shoot at (while remaining socially and politically correct, at least).
Then again, maybe I'll get lucky and some of the FPS's will morph into space combat sim operas, reinvigorating the dead genre!
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5-25-2007 @ 2:45PM
intRvenous said...
@2. I agree totally - there's something so viceral about the weapons and circumstances of WWII. There are times you want a high-tech tactical game experience (GRAW) and others you just want to lob potato grenades ;-) Call of Duty will be missed.
M0H:A looks like the one to beat, but I look forward to this too...
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