About the demo:
Minimum Requirements:
DirectX 8.1b or above
CPU: PIII or above
128 MB RAM
Video Card: Geforce 1 or better
Hard Drive: 200 MB.
Installation:
Extract all the files in the dir of your choice (eg. C:IronStorm). Run IronStormDemo.exe to launch the game.
Notes:
* We highly recommand to run this demo under Windows 2000 or XP
* Do not use the V-Sync option in the menu unless you have a really old video card
* If you have an optical mouse, you may experience problems running this demo under Windows Millenium or XP
The game:
Eastern Germany, March 1964. The Great War has been raging for 50 years now. All you have ever known is the madness of the front lines and of men butchering each other. Suddenly, you are given a mission which, if successful, could put a stop to the carnage. Shoot ?em-up and action are the best means of restoring what everybody has long since forgotten about: peace.
Gameplay:
The gameplay in IronStorm combines shoot ?em-up, action and reflection.
The player undertakes an infiltration mission and must possess combat skills as well as stealth if he is to survive as he penetrates behind enemy lines.
Depending on the circumstances, the player can choose between first and third person views.
The player must pass through 6 worlds in a Germany ripped apart by the front line: the Friedrich line (the Western front), the Anton Denikin line (the Russo-Mongol front), Wolfenburg (an enemy-occupied town), the Mad Baron?s heavy water factory, the ?Tzar Ivan? armoured train and the Reichstag in Berlin.
The player must face different types of enemy, all of whom have different fighting styles and AI: Kazakh troops, Sturmpionners (soldiers of the ?Deutsche Reichskorps?, Russo-Mongol allies), Siberians, Cadets from Baron Ungern?s bodyguard and, especially, Consortium agents.
Wiz must also watch out for all the dangers of a real war: machinegun bunkers, snipers, mines, tanks, aerial bombardments, muddy trenches, dogs carrying mines which are trained to attack the enemy, etc.
The player?s weapons consist of a Russian short sabre, a Heckler & Koch MP-6 ?Wotan? assault pistol with a silencer fitted, a Remington M910 ?Bull?s Eye? shotgun, a M203 40mm ?Clovis? grenade launcher, fragmentation and smoke grenades, and antipersonnel and magnetic mines.
And let?s not forget his best friend, the Simonov K-s 12 ?Snayperskaya? Russian marksman rifle, equipped with a telescopic sight which doubles its range in ?sniper? mode.
He can also use mounted weapons (for example, heavy machineguns and mortars).
Genre : shoot?em-up/action game
Modes : solo and multi-player (16 on PC, Lan and Internet / Modes : Death Match, Team Death Match et Catch The Flag)
Publisher : Wanadoo
Developer : 4X Studio
Release date : October 2002
Platforms : PS2 - PC