Shacknews has posted four new screenshots from Bohemia Interactive's upcoming military shooter, ArmA II, and Bohemia has announced that the title will be published on the PC in early 2009.
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505 Games is today proud to announce it has signed a publishing agreement with esteemed developer Bohemia Interactive to bring the follow-up to 2007’s most realistic PC tactical shooter, ArmA: Armed Assault, to Europe in Q1 2009.
Featuring some of the most realistic warfare ever, ArmA II promises to build on the excellent features that have made Bohemia Interactive a respected name among gamers. So, you can expect in-depth team-based combat, a comprehensive playbook of military tactics and an enormous battlefield to push your strategies to the limit.
ArmA II benefits from a game engine that has been in constant development for 10 years and no other developer can offer such a great heritage in creating open-world military shooters. In fact, Bohemia Interactive is so skilled at producing realistic warfare simulations that the developer has used its Real Virtuality engine as the basis for training simulators used by armies across the globe, including the United States Marine Corps, UK Ministry of Defence and Australian Defence Force.
This experience is also helping Bohemia Interactive to craft an incredibly detailed storyline, full of political intrigue and plot twists, which blurs the boundaries between fact and fiction. Set in the near future in a fictional post-Soviet country called Chernarus, players take on the role of a United States Marine Corps Force Recon squad, who are called to the country as a peacekeeping force to prevent further civilian casualties and ensure ongoing stability.
“After the success of ArmA: Armed Assault in Europe, we’re thrilled to bring PC gamers more action-packed warfare with ArmA II,” said Alex Price, Senior Global Brand Manager. “This continues to demonstrate our strong support for the European PC market by publishing top quality titles.”
ArmA II, published by 505 Games and developed by Bohemia Interactive, is scheduled for release on PC in Q1 2009.
KEY FEATURES
A whole new chapter in the ArmA franchise with new characters and an in-depth story
Unlike most war simulations, ArmA II focuses on team play – including co-operative play, the ability to switch between team members and dramatic moments when you must give first aid to team mates
Improved AI for team mates and enemies, now they use cover, hide and work better as a unit
Dynamic conversations and events that shape the storyline
Incredibly realistic game engine that’s been used by the military for combat simulations
Comprehensive online multiplayer modes
An extremely strong modding community among the ArmA II fans
Another co-op title to add to the list! ArmA II is also in development for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3.
This is really making want to buy ArmA...yah yah, I know...just haven't had a lot of time lately
I was gonna buy ArmA but then heard about the second one in development and so held off. Now that Flashpoint 2 is also on its way out I am in a real dilemma about which one to buy.
Is the first one Vista compatible? I downloaded the demo today and I can't get it to run correctly. Their forums are down so I don't have any support from them at the moment.
Meh. Fuck it. I tried to get this game to work right, but I have less patience for computer games than I used to. I'll try the demo for the new one, if it's still failtastic they can live without me.
