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About Theatre of War Bundle

Overview

Theatre of War Bundle includes Theatre of War & Theatre of War 2: Kursk 1943 with Battle for Caen expansion, Theatre of War 2: Africa 1943 with Centauro expansion

Theatre of War 2: Kursk 1943, the historically accurate and detailed real-time tactical war game, welcomes military history fans to the battle which gave the Red Army the strategic initiative for the rest of the war. The new project in the award-winning Theatre of War series depicts the initial (defensive) stage of the Kursk battle.

Assuming the role of either the Russian or German battle group commander, acting under direct orders of division commanders Ivan Chistyakov or Valter Hoernlein, players will control their troops in historical scenarios on precisely reconstructed authentic battlefields.

Theatre of War 2: Africa 1943 covers the events of 1943 in Tunisia, North Africa. Recovering from their losses after the crushing defeat and subsequent retreat after the Second Battle of El-Alamein, the German Afrika Korps - reinforced and now supported by the Italian Army - prepare once more to put steel against steel with the Allies. The Axis forces, under the command of the legendary General Erwin Rommel, have an all too brief opportunity to seize victory from the clutches of their earlier failures.

Players will lead Rommel’s Afrika Korps in their last full-scale military campaign and command the English and American armies as they try to push the Axis forces out of Africa once and for all.

Features

Kursk 1943


• Take control over the mighty Soviet or German battle group in one of the battles which changed the history of the world;
• Simulation-level visibility, ballistics and armor penetration systems. All vital vehicle systems and crew members are individually modeled;
• Two historical campaigns (up to 18 missions total) and an unlimited number of customizable engagements waiting to be created with a few mouse clicks using the built-in Mission Generator;
• Sophisticated AI for both enemy and your own units;
• Over 60 Soviet, German and lend-leased US and British player-controllable units (not counting various infantry squads);
• Unsurpassed management of battle personnel. You can choose, assign, promote and award up to several thousand people with various characteristics. You can even rename units for easier recognition in the heat of battle;
• Team multiplayer for up to 8 players (control of key points or assault/defense) with reinforcements, artillery barrages and air strikes;
• Tools for creating your own missions and maps (built-in Mission Generator, wizard-like Simple Editor, full-blown Mission Editor and 3D Map Editor).
• Each campaign consists of up to 9 engagements and puts you in charge of a typical military unit from that period. Each soldier and officer is a unique personality with characteristics and skills which can change during the campaign. Careful planning and troops selection is recommended before each engagement.

Africa 1943


• House to house urban combat
• Animated hand-to-hand fighting
• Anti-air vehicles and stationary anti-aircraft mounts to control
• Smoke screens
• Different types of trenches, sand bags, road blocks and barbed wire emplacements are now available (to defending units only) and can be placed by the player before the battle starts
• Advanced unit formations control
• Improved soldier A.I. (e.g. soldiers will independently search for cover and share heavy weapons ammo)
• Improved complex infantry damage system
• New advanced visual spotting system accounts for observation angles and smoke screens
• Online Game Server Browser
• Improved visuals and sound, with new soldier and vehicle models, new sounds and music, and all new explosion effects and animations.
• 15 missions in three campaigns – German, American and British - including famous battles such as Kasserine Pass, Sidi Bou Zid, Sbeitla and Tebessa.
• Mission Editor to create your own scenarios
• Interactive Tactical Battle Map
• Over 50 different vehicle types
• Over 30 new unique buildings

Minimum System Requirements

Operating System(s): Windows® XP/Vista/7™
CPU: 3.0 GHz Intel® Pentium IV™ / AMD® 3500™+
RAM: 1.0 GB
Video: 128MB DirectX compatible (GeForce® 6600™ / Radeon® X800™) or better
Sound: DirectX9 compatible card
Hard Drive: 3.5 GB free
DirectX®: 9.0c
DRM: None/Free

Recommended System Requirements

CPU: Intel® Core I7™ / AMD® Athlon64-X2™
RAM: 2.0+ GB
Video: 1GB (GeForce® 8800™ / Radeon® HD3850™) or better
Sound: SoundBlaster® Audidgy™ 2 card