Atari a annoncé officiellement le développement de Terminator 3: War of the Machines, dont on connaissait l’existence depuis l’E3. Le jeu est fabriqué par les Hongrois de Clever’s Games, contiendra tant du solo que du multi, et devrait sortir à la fin de l’année, période chargée côté FPS, c’est-à-dire pile à temps pour la promo du DVD du film aux USA.
En solo, on jouera le Terminator (le jeu proposera la voix d’Arnold Schwarzenegger), chargé de tuer des humains puis des robots, selon la partie du jeu. Bref. En multi, on jouera soit dans les forces spéciales de Tech Com, soit un terminator de SkyNet. Petite originalité : il y aura 8 classes de personnages.
SkyNet T-900 Endoskeletons can utilize their unique vision to quickly and easily identify even the most camouflaged opponents, but will be unable to heal or repair themselves in combat like their human counterparts.
Il y aura aussi des véhicules, y compris armés de lance-roquettes et autres canons à plasma. Des armes que l’on retrouvera aussi dans les mains des divers protagonistes, ainsi que des plus classiques (Desert Eagle, M4A1).[–SUITE–]Le communiqué de presse complet :
ATARI TO WAGE FULL-SCALE FUTURISTIC WARFARE ONLINE IN TERMINATOR 3: WAR OF THE MACHINES FOR THE PC IN FALL 2003
Drivable Vehicles, Fixed Gun Turrets, Vast Battlefields Highlight War Game That Pits SkyNet Terminators Versus Tech Com Special Forces
LOS ANGELES – June 19, 2003 – Atari will bring Terminator 3: War of the Machines, a single-player and online multiplayer first-person shooter set in the ravaged battlefields of the Tech Com-versus-SkyNet conflict from the Terminator world, to the PC this Fall. Currently in development by Hungary-based Clever’s Games, Terminator 3: War of the Machines will allow up to 32 players to face off online as either technologically-advanced SkyNet Terminators or battle-hardened Tech Com Special Forces in an epic multi-player struggle for supremacy.
« Tech Com versus SkyNet in Terminator 3: War of the Machines is the very definition of online multiplayer armed conflict, » said Steve Allison, vice president of marketing for Atari’s Los Angeles studio. « You’re not saving John Connor, you’re not saving Sarah Connor, you’re not saving the world… you’re trying to survive alongside your comrades and work together to eliminate your enemies. It’s war like the world has never seen, and hopefully, never will! »
Terminator 3: War of the Machines will place players at the very center of the conflict outlined in the Terminator world– the war with the sentient machines. The battle will rage in single- and multi-player modes across a variety of vast landscapes taken straight from the upcoming theatrical release, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, including downtown Los Angeles, a ruined ocean harbor, devastated highways, Tech Com and SkyNet bases, crumbling factories and more.
In Terminator 3: War of the Machines’ vast multi-player mode, players will compete online as either a member of Tech Com or as a SkyNet Terminator model. Eight playable character classes are available for SkyNet and Tech Com forces and up to 32 players can wage ware in each server. Humans will have the advantage of cunning and stealth while SkyNet will bring to bear the awesome power of overwhelming force, brutality and durability. Each class will offer unique advantages and disadvantages in numerous battle situations. For example, SkyNet T-900 Endoskeletons can utilize their unique vision to quickly and easily identify even the most camouflaged opponents, but will be unable to heal or repair themselves in combat like their human counterparts.
In the single-player campaign, players will power on as the Terminator himself, Arnold Schwarzenegger, with full likeness and voice acting, to wage war alongside SkyNet’s mechanical forces against the human Tech Com revolutionaries. Once captured, however, the player is reprogrammed by Tech Com to fight for the humans and the player battles against his former robotic allies.
Weapons in Terminator 3: War of the Machines will run the gamut from modern-day and near-future weaponry, such as the M4A1, Desert Eagle and X-29, to the futuristic weapons used by SkyNet, including phased plasma rifles and cannons.
A number of armored and weapon-equipped Tech Com and SkyNet vehicles will be at the player’s disposal both in single- and multi-player modes. Vehicles included modified trucks, cars and personnel transports for the humans with mounted guns, plasma rifles and rockets. SkyNet vehicles include a variety of land- and air-based machines. These vehicles act as the classes for the Terminator team, meaning the gamer plays as an FK hover attack craft or HK tank, rather than manning them from the inside. In addition, the player will be able to call in air strikes by targeting an object and issuing commands to offscreen allies.
Terminator 3: War of the Machines will release for the PC in Fall 2003.
