"Inhabited Island" to shake strategy gamers in less than a year: first screens released!
In less than a year the world of Strugatsky brothers' bestseller "Inhabitated Island" will shake the
gaming community in explosive turn-based strategy by Wargaming.net and Akella.
Khonties, Barbarians and the Island Empire, being all unyielding enemies, will get involved in
fierce warfare set to destroy the entire race of the Land of Fathers. Each race will possess and
develop easily distinguishable technologies. Therefore, heavy armored, transport, and
aviation units, each of absolutely different construction will be present on the battlefield. The battles
will take place among 3D vivid extraterrestrial landscapes, with day and night change and dynamic
weather conditions that will affect the gameplay. A haze of exhausted gases poise over steel battle machines;
the ground gets blasted by tracks of tanks and other heavy vehicles; artillery fire scratches,
burns and breaches heavily armored units.
The game will offer tremendous strategic
depth featuring fog of war, troop-carrying vehicles, return fire, laying mines, camouflage and tons
of other strategic and tactical techniques. To enjoy the delight of "Inhabited Island" wargame theatre
beauties don't miss the first serious of screenshots: http://www.wargaming.net/download/ii_screens.zip
Game features include:
Immersive storyline based on "Inhabited Island " (aka "Prisoners of Power") by the Strugatsky brothers
4 totally unique races: Land of the Fathers, Khonties, Barbarians and Island Empire
Realistic battle system (camouflage, fog of war, return fire, mine laying, fortifications, land and air troop carriers)
Advanced technology tree and unit upgrade system
Realistic full 3D environment with day/night change and weather effects
Cinematic Camera mode showing the most dramatic moments
The game will be published in Russia by Akella. Visit Akella's booth at E3 this year for more materials and the Demo
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About Akella (http://www.akella.com)
Headquartered in Moscow, Akella is one of the leading companies on Russian gaming market. Founded in 1995, Akella
specializes in developing, publishing and distibuting of computer games and multimedia products, having more
than 20 projects developed and more than 200 published.Much attention is paid to fast-growing console
games market. Akella is the first Russian company that started deloping projects for PlayStation 2 and Xbox.
About Wargaming.net:
Wargaming.net, Inc. is a game development company based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Since 1998,
Wargaming.net has specialized in creating strategy games. Wargaming.net's mission is to bring the feel
of innovation to the strategy genre.