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Tomorrow's War is Now!

Ripped from today’s headlines, Act of War: Direct Action is a frightening tale
of suspense, international intrigue and geopolitical military conflict. This
real-time strategy experience puts you squarely in control of counterterrorist
forces and delivers a first look at tomorrow's war. Including ultra-realistic
modern military warfare, chilling storyline, powerhouse media convergence,
intense multiplayer options, and graphic detail.
The Situation - The world has changed. A crippling energy crisis
has forced gas prices past $7 a gallon and sent the American economy into a
frightening tailspin.. Terrorist factions have taken advantage of this severe
instability, striking the nation regularly without warning. Fallout from t
his collapse has been devastating. The U.S. and the world are experiencing
unprecedented disorder driven by carefully orchestrated behind-closed-doors
events..
The Enemy - In the midst of persistent terrorist attacks, the U.S. Army
has a redefined primary directive: defend the country and ensure homeland
security at all costs. On the offensive is a new direct action operation
Task Force TALON deployed to worldwide hotspots to engage an unseen,
unpredictable enemy. Led by controversial U.S. Army Brigadier-General
Jason Richter, TALON carries out search-and-destroy assaults, delicate hostage
extractions, classified spy missions whatever it takes to restore stability as
the face of war continues to change.
Action - Heavily armed, professional terrorists financed by a shadowy
backroom Consortium are carrying out well-coordinated attacks on American soil
and elsewhere. Their terror tactics continue to inject chaos into major
cities throughout the world.

- Command highly realistic modern military
units
- Experience unique gameplay through a
seamless convergence of movie-quality cinematics, and live action
- Skirmish with up to eight players in a
variety of intense multiplayer operations
- Face the realities of real urban combat as
you defend the streets of London, San Francisco and Washington,
D.C.
- Capture enemy soldiers, rescue hostages,
and occupy or destroy buildings.
- Live out a gripping storyline from best-selling technothriller author Dale
Brown

- Windows 2000 or XP
- Pentium 4 1.5 GHz or equivalent processor
(3.0 GHz recommended)
- 256 MB of RAM (512 MB recommended)
- 3 GB of Hard Disk Space
- 4X DVD-ROM Drive:
- 64 MB Hardware T&L-compatible video
card (256 MB recommended)
- DirectX version Windows
98/Me/2000/XP-compatible sound card
- DirectX: version 9.0b (included) or higher
- * Broadband connection required for online multiplayer play
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Manufacturer: ATARI
Mfg Part#: 25141
UPC: 742725251410
Age: 15+
Platform: Windows
Packaging:Box
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