Frontlines™: Fuel of War™ available for free download on Xbox Live® Market Place Now
EMBARGOED UNTIL WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 12TH
***MEDIA ALERT***
12th December - Lock and load soldier! Its time to take the battle to your living room as the single player demo of Frontlines: Fuel of War goes live on Xbox Live® Market Place. Players will be thrust into the near future as they battle in an epic struggle over earth's last oil reserves in this innovative new first person shooter from THQ and KAOS Studios.
Set in the near future, Frontlines: Fuel of War asks the plausible question 'what would happen if our oil reserves were about to run out?'. As man kind is starved of one of its most important resources two super powers face off over the last reserves in intense futuristic warfare. Starting on the oil fields of central Asia this game takes players across the globe and right into the heart of Moscow itself.
Created in collaboration with a team of military advisors this game features over sixty different weapons and vehicles all based on real world technology being developed by the modern military. Players will be able to take the war to their enemy using everything from guided smart bombs and remote control combat drones to the good old fashioned assault rifle. The unique Frontline mechanic employed in this game ensures that the gameplay is intense and fast-paced at all times as well as giving players the freedom to explore the maps fully.
The Xbox Live® Marketplace demo features the second mission of the single player game where players can experience the open world gameplay and hi-tech weaponry as well as the destructibility of structures throughout the maps. With complete freedom to complete objectives in any order and from any direction players will be able to replay this demo again and again as they discover completely new ways to reach their goal.
The finished game will feature a gripping and immersive single player storyline spanning eight vast missions and an exciting multiplayer mode for up to 32 players featuring a unique role and load-out system allowing players to customize their character to suit any situation.
So what are you waiting for? Download the free Frontlines: Fuel of War demo now from Xbox Live® Marketplace and get right into the action! The full version of Frontlines: Fuel of War will be available for Xbox 360, Sony PS3 and PC in February 2008.
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Simon Watts
THQ/Media Relations
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