Matrix Games Prepares Squad Assault Demo & Update Eric Young's Squad Assault: West Front Demo Later this Week! WOODBRIDGE, NJ ? December 8th, 2003 ? Matrix Games (http://www.matrixgames.com) is pleased to announce that a demo version of Eric Young's Squad Assault: West Front by Freedom Games (http://www.freedomgamesinc.com) has been completed and will be made available online later this week. David Heath, Director of Operations for Matrix Games, said ?Squad Assault: West Front is a cross-genre title because of its combination of excellent 3D visuals with realistic combined arms tactics. We decided that a demo would be the best way to let both wargamers and 3D combat fans experience what Squad Assault is all about.? In the demo for Squad Assault: West Front, you command troops in both the Allied and German Armies of the West Front of World War II in an immersive full 3-D continuous time environment. Two scenarios are included along with online multi-player capability. In addition, this demo is based on the latest version of Squad Assault, which will also be released simultaneously in the form of an update later this week. Rated 86% in the latest PC Gamer, Squad Assault: West Front is a riveting re-creation of World War II tactical combat. Once the battle starts, the virtual soldiers you command respond with real reactions to the combat situations around them. This psychological modeling combines with unsurpassed detail in terrain, weather, weapons, vehicles, and armor penetration. The full game Squad Assault: West Front includes: · Continuous time / Timed play World War II 3D strategy game · Pausable (user defined or auto-paused) · Company level tactical setting with the emphasis on small unit tactics. · Detailed combat system · Detailed armor models · Play as Allies or Germans (allies include US, British, Canadian and French troops) · Detailed psychological models · Complete 3D world, fully deformable · Detailed terrain model based on topographic maps of the real terrain · Full 2D maps available at a keystroke to make battle overview simple and easy to view · Multi-player action for head to head play · Multiplayer Client Included · Historical and hypothetical scenarios · Operations and dynamic campaigns allow long replay ability (ships with 3 full campaigns) · Scenario Editor · Ships with easy to use Modinstaller (lets you swap mods with a mouse click!) Sample mods included More information can be found at our web site http://www.matrixgames.com/games/squadassault/