Desert Rats vs. Afrika Korps is a real time strategy game that is based on the North Africa Campaign of World War II. The single player missions are playable as the German Afrika Korps or the British Desert Rats. There is also an option for online multiplayer.
The game features distinctive story lines for both sides, experience-gathering abilities for the units, and bonus points that can be exchanged for special units.
A real-time tactical game boasting single and multiplayer modes, Desert Rats vs. Afrika Korps immerses you into the explosive campaigns that took place in North Africa during World War II. Set across two campaigns and twenty missions, you take the role of either friend or foe as you follow the fascinating destinies of an English and a German hero who were once friends and who are now constrained to fight each other in this "war without hate".
Missions range from reconnaissance operations in the desert and urban flush-out missions to large-scale sieges of desert fortresses. Each mission will start with a briefing and a recap of the historical background to the ensuing battle. More than 25 units can be allocated to each side, selected in the army management system. These include 8 specialised soldier types - rifleman, scout, machine gunner, medic, engineer, flamethrower, sniper, grenade launcher - and 7 categories of vehicles - recon, tank, anti-tank, artillery, anti-air artillery, transport, air support.
Highly realistic graphics, full 3D game-play and stunning sound effects allow for the highest level of combat realism and varied combat tactics. The fully flexible AI system, which can be controlled manually, allows the player to set his army units to hold position in defense mode or to patrol large zones and canyons when on the attack. A pause feature gives the player time to think tactics over before setting them in motion.
Game Details
Developer
Digital Reality
Publisher
Monte Cristo Multimedia
Platform
PC (Windows)
Release date
March 31, 2004
Genre
Action, Simulation, RTS, Historical
Mode
Single player, Multiplayer
Media/distribution
CD
System requirements
Windows 98, 2000, XP or XP Professional
PIII-1 GHz, 256MB RAM
600MB HDD
32MB 3D accelerator card (GeForce 2 and ATI Radeon 8500 category)
