Tom Clancy’s EndWar

In October of this year Ubisoft will be releasing a new major RTS for Xbox 360, PS3, Nintendo DS, PSP, and PC. Tom Clancy’s EndWar is a near future simulation of a WWIII apocalypse. Driven to desperation due to global warming, high gas prices, and the detonation of a nuclear weapon in the Middle East, the power of the U.S., the EU, and Russia clash and war ensues. Players will duke it out in a single player campaign and online, with the latter taking place in a global arena where each day the front lines will change based on individual battles that occur online. What’s very cool is that several of Tom Clancy’s characters and institutions will interact in EndWar. Third Echelon, Sam Fisher’s organization from the Splinter Cell franchise, will provide battlefield intelligence to the U.S. In 2009 Ubisoft will be launching the flight combat sim H.A.W.X, another Clancy invention; until then, EndWar gamers can call in air strikes which send H.A.W.X. pilots soaring overhead. Need a little help on the ground? You can call in off map support in the form of Ghost Recon special ops.

Perhaps the most interesting aspect of EndWar is the ability to play the game completely through voice commands. I’ve never used a headset for my PS3, but I think the idea of waging war online solely with my voice is an awesome step forward. I’m used to hearing gamers curse each other to high hell while playing Call of Duty 4, but I feel if they are occupied ordering around units there will be little squabbling between players and teammates online. Plus, if this E3 demo is any testament, voice command warfare in EndWar will be extremely easy. After several missions, I’m sure even the most amateur headset users, myself included, will be sufficiently acclimated to the system. Should be very interesting, no doubt.

The fate of the U.S., EU, and Russia are in your hands this October, soldier.

Posted by on 07/25 at 11:21 AM