Brain Box Releases Sophomore Game Title

Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2004 8:56 pm

Fresh off the presses. TORONTO - August 16, 2004 - Groove Games, global publisher of interactive entertainment, today announced the shipping of the next game in their top-selling Marine series, where gamers get to experience elite specialist assignments in the military. Marine Heavy Gunner: Vietnam hits most major retail store shelves this week giving players the opportunity to handle the biggest, meanest guns the US military can build.

"We really hit on something with the success of Marine Sharpshooter which gave gamers the opportunity to assume the position of one of the world's most deadly silent military assets," said Jon Walsh, CEO of Groove Games. "The military's Special Forces are the elite of the elite and we wanted to continue capturing that experience for gamers. Marine Heavy Gunner: Vietnam was a natural follow-up to Sharpshooter and does just that." As a Marine Heavy Gunner, players will assume the role of operating several of the military's powerhouse brute force weapons.

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Set in the middle of the Vietnam War, you and your platoon must track down a ruthless enemy leader and rescue your fallen comrades from a remote POW camp. Your mission will take you deep into the Vietnam jungle, across rivers, into tunnels and up heavily defended hills against overwhelming odds. In addition to a fully scripted cinematic story spanning 10 massive levels, Marine Heavy Gunner: Vietnam was developed using the Unreal® engine which means incredibly detailed graphics and impressive effects that help immerse the player in their role as a heroic heavy gun expert. Gameplay is varied and strategic; your platoon fights alongside you and provides ammo and necessary medical attention throughout your missions. Gamers will also be challenged with strategically placing claymores, traps and explosives to clear bridges and other obstacles.

Marine Heavy Gunner: Vietnam ships to most major retail stores August 17th with a suggested retail price of $20 and has an ESRB rating of 'M' for Mature.

Hopefully we can get our hands on this and put it through it's paces!

UO Noob Joined: 17 Sep 2003 Posts: 19 Location: helmond.nl

hmmm, sorry to say this, but is this using the unreal engine? since nothing indicates that when looking at their website..

Embarassed

When checking at BeyondUnreal they had an actual link to the brainbox website, and there it states using the unreal engine.. Sorry.. Wink

Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2004 6:03 am

looking at the screenshot its completly crap!

Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2004 10:05 am

cheetah its a budget title. its not supposto be visually stunning...

and it doesnt have to be in order to be a good game. anyone who remembers the original "Delta Force trilogy" games knows what i mean. those games were bad ass but they looked like crap.

for 20 bucks it looks really good Smile

Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2004 2:57 pm

dude!! i can get better looking girlfriend for 20 bucks!!
oops.. Confused

Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2004 3:39 pm

maybe over there their only 20 bucks... but over here their 200 minimum Razz

Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2004 5:29 pm

ha! your country is expensive Razz

Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2004 6:19 pm

no... ours are better quality Wink

Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2004 7:19 am

LOL!!
4 word for ya:
look in the mirror!!

Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2004 9:24 am

your right....

americans ARE better quality than everyone else Wink

and therefore should charge more Cool

but were getting a bit off topic Very Happy

Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2004 9:42 am

lol. iw as just about to say that... and it looks like a PM or a chat.. just you and me here..

UO Staff Joined: 10 Sep 2003 Posts: 524 Location: Atlanta

I find a lot of 'nam games to be inaccurate, personally... my father served in the war and is a gamer, but nothing pisses him off more than when a company *cough* EAGames *cough* releases a game based on that war that, in truth, is nothing like the war. They might have the environment and all down, but they're no where near where they should be for the psyche and feeling of the war. I'll be interested to hear his opinion on this.

We're both waiting for Shellshock: Nam '67.

Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2004 8:42 am

yah that one does look like a good one Smile

but ive gotta get the latest games first... i stil dont have doom 3 or far cry yet Sad

too many bills, but i did just get a bonus at work so i might have to do some spending Wink

Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2004 9:03 am

dorget Far Cry, its old.
doom3.. only buy it if you sure you want it.. i dont like it that much, i stoped playing it...

Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2004 9:28 am

good mail me your copy Razz