Red Orchestra 2 - Heroes of Stalingrad

Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad is an upcoming WWII themed first-person shooter video game developed and published by Tripwire Interactive. It is a sequel to Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45. The title will focus heavily on the Battle of Stalingrad. Publisher of the title, the 1C Company, have indicated the release date will be around Q1 2011. Platforms available for the game are yet to be announced. The game will contain many new features including a new first person cover system combined with blind firing, first person collision detection as well as an entire new system of statistics tracking and enabling player development.

Developer : Tripwire Interactive

Publisher : Tripwire Interactive

1C Company

Platform : PC

Release date : Q1 2011

Pre-purchasing Q4 2010

Genre : First-person Shooter

Mode : Single player, Multiplayer

Media : TBA

Plot :

Focusing on the Battle of Stalingrad and the surrounding operations, both German and Russian, from July 1942 to February 1943, Heroes of Stalingrad allows the player to experience one of the most brutal battles in all of human history. For the first time ever in a first person shooter gamers will be able to experience WWII from the Axis side in a German single player campaign.

Powered by Unreal Engine 3, Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad aims to deliver unrivalled accuracy and attention to detail, along with gritty, vicious combat in multi-player, co-op and solo modes.

Features :

* Tripwire's renowned Multiplayer mode already exceeds that of much of the competition - the new game will stretch that lead even further. With highly addictive and fun varieties of game-play online, the game will feature everything from quick, brutal firefights, through to more intricate and challenging simulation modes.

* Persistent Stats Tracking and Player Progression - Persistence constantly gives the gamer something to strive for and keeps them playing. Grow in rank, earn medals, improve your abilities, and become a Hero - all visible to the complete online gaming community and embedded within the game.

* Heroes - Obtain the ultimate goal and become a Hero online. Players with hero status inspire troops around them and cause fear in their enemies.

* Heroes have access to the best and rarest weapons and equipment, and will stand out visually from the rest of the soldiers.

* Stalingrad Campaign - The Stalingrad campaign will feature the multiplayer maps used in a campaign layout recreating the battle for Stalingrad from both the German and Russian sides. This will be enhanced with story elements through the form of mission introductions and in-game cinematic sequences that begin and end the campaign.

System requirements :

o OS: Windows XP SP2, Vista, or Windows 7

o Processor: 2.0+ GHz or better (dual core recommended)

o Memory: 1 GB (2 GB recommended)

o Graphics: SM3 Compatible video card (6800 minimum - 8800 or higher recommended)

o DirectX®: DirectX® 9

o Hard Drive: 1.5 GB

o Sound: DirectX® 9-compatible