Product Basic Spec
- Platform PC
- ESRB rating Teen – Language,Blood
- Genre Strategy
- Number of players 1 Player
- Connectivity Online,Broadband Only
- Stability Stable
- DirectX version v9.0c
- Operating system Windows XP/Vista
- Online modes Team Oriented
- Resolution Widescreen
Minimum
- CPU 2.2GHz single-core or any double-core process
- DVDROM 8x
- Disk 8000 MB
- RAM 512 MB
- VRAM 128 MB
Recommended
- CPU Intel Core 2 Duo
- RAM 1024 MB
- VRAM 256 MB
World in Conflict is set in an alternate-history version of 1989. Instead of the Berlin Wall falling and communism collapsing, the Soviet Union launches an assault on Western Europe, and the United States rushes its forces in to aid its Western allies. Four months into the conflict, after the US Navy has been attrited down, the USSR launches a surprise invasion in Seattle and pushes inland. In the 14-mission single-player campaign, you play as a company commander who is part of the meager US defense; there is no campaign from the Soviet perspective, though you can play as the Red Army in multiplayer. However, the campaign twists and weaves, letting you experience a sample of the European conflict, battle in remote areas of the Soviet Union, and bring the fight to New York City.
This isn’t a hardcore wargame or simulation. There are far too many gameplay abstractions for that, from being able to air-drop reinforcements on the battlefield within seconds to repairing equipment almost instantly. Instead, World in Conflict is thrilling game about destruction. You get to unleash all the firepower of modern military units on an open battlefield, but you also get to experience the challenges of combined arms warfare. That’s because the game has a great rock-paper-scissors combat system that captures the vicious circle of war. Tanks can kill tanks and other vehicles well, but aren’t so good against infantry. Artillery can kill infantry easily, but aren’t so good against tanks. Helicopters can knock out vehicles well, but are vulnerable to infantry and antiaircraft units. It’s a constant chess match about what you need to bring to battle and how you use it. The game is also smart enough to limit the number of units you can control. Instead of commanding the entire battlefield, you’ll have only a relative handful of units. This makes managing your units a lot easier, like when employing their secondary abilities such as popping smoke grenades to create cover when under attack.
