By Jim Rossignol on January 31st, 2013 at 12:00 pm.
Ah, you couldn’t make this stuff up: Microprose, which was resurrected and attached to bunch of obscure console games in the past couple of years, has been assigned to make a game in conjunction with Zombie Studios. No, really, that is an actual thing that is happening. Anyway, the famed old undead name is now going to appear with third-person tactical shooter Special Forces: Team X, which was first announced last year. The game might just be interesting, what with it supporting “asymmetric game play with 2-4 teams”and also having dogs in. Yep, player dogs. And player-customisable maps as part of gameplay. Intriguing? Video below.
31/01/2013 at 12:09 MuscleHorse says:
I need more details. Which breeds? Coat length/types? Collar customization? Variable wagging speeds?
31/01/2013 at 12:38 Grey Ganado says:
German Shepherd.
31/01/2013 at 12:40 Llewyn says:
I preferred your original spelling. I’m German Shepard and this is my favourite dog-based shooter on the Citadel.
31/01/2013 at 12:54 Grey Ganado says:
If he was German Shepard surely he’d say “Ich bin German Shepard und dies ist mein hundebasierter Lieblingsshooter auf der Citadel.”
31/01/2013 at 13:13 Llewyn says:
He? HE!?
31/01/2013 at 13:28 Hoaxfish says:
bitch please
31/01/2013 at 14:07 Grey Ganado says:
@ Llewyn:
Belive it or not, but that was also a typo.
31/01/2013 at 21:03 Llewyn says:
Grey Ganado, I think I like the cut of your jib. And “hundebasierte Lieblingsshooter” did rather make me smile too.
01/02/2013 at 00:09 Geen says:
Best comment of today.
31/01/2013 at 12:11 Njordsk says:
Border-fortress much?
31/01/2013 at 12:12 Richie Shoemaker says:
I have happy memories of Seal Team from Microprose, but this young pup doesn’t interest me at all.
31/01/2013 at 12:32 tigershuffle says:
Yeah Microprose is all about the giant boxes and playing M1 Tank Platoon etc on Amiga
trading on a name that resonates with over 40s but this games looks a bit …..derivative
31/01/2013 at 12:13 John Mirra says:
Titles of tactical shooters definitely lack of specialty.
31/01/2013 at 12:49 Stevostin says:
“third-person tactical shooter”
I am out.
31/01/2013 at 13:42 JackShandy says:
X-Com is a third person tactical shooter. So is Jagged alliance.
31/01/2013 at 15:11 unimural says:
Resident pedant incoming. Calling a game a shooter (of any person) implies the game involves direct control of the movement and actions of an avatar. X-Com and Jagged Alliance are not tactical shooters. The SOCOM console games are third person tactical shooters. I suppose Spec Ops The Line might be as well, I haven’t played it yet.
Ufo and Jagged Alliance are called many things, tactical role playing games, strategy games etc. I suppose they aren’t common enough to have earned a convenient specific genre name of their own. Tactical squad based turn based combat, perhaps :p
31/01/2013 at 17:11 sinister agent says:
SWAT 4 called. Well actually it snuck up behind me and screamed in my ear until I soiled myself, but still.
31/01/2013 at 12:49 Zarunil says:
They just threw away a golden opportunity to name it Special Forces: Team Xtreme. Or eXtreme. Or Xtreem, though the latter might be a tad too modern and I’m not sure consumers are quite ready for it yet.
Sales will suffer.
31/01/2013 at 13:07 somnolentsurfer says:
Microprose? Just followed that link. Presumably Jillian Michaels Fitness Adventure comes with a manual the size of a doorstep, with scientifically labelled anatomical diagrams and detailed exercise programmes?
31/01/2013 at 13:45 Owen Faraday says:
Giving Microprose the Weekend at Bernie’s treatment so it can pump out dreck like this is just a touch less cynical than that Black Isle reanimation fracas from late last year.
31/01/2013 at 14:55 somnolentsurfer says:
Classier yet, “Girl Fight”, on their full line up page. not many details, but what a way to relaunch a brand.
Perhaps they’re fighting in F-15s.
31/01/2013 at 13:39 Engonge says:
I also followed the link to microprose,that game lineup gave me a terminal disease.
31/01/2013 at 16:31 Mr-Link says:
Oh so you watched that video with that Jillian Michaels yelling at some poor girl?
31/01/2013 at 14:04 G_Man_007 says:
Yeah, thought Microprose/Atari was dead. Again.
31/01/2013 at 14:13 Noburu says:
Its only Microprose in name. Shame they have to use that name and tarnish my fond childhood memories of Master of Magic. MoM is still to this day one of my most played games ever.
31/01/2013 at 20:41 Arglebargle says:
Technically, Simtex. The robot voices in Master of Orion 2 were created using the Roland vocoder I sold to the sound guy for Simtex/Microprose. True Story!
31/01/2013 at 14:24 RedViv says:
Special Force Team X Radical Killer Guys Guns Go!
31/01/2013 at 14:29 killuminati says:
So.. is it a TDS??
Third Dog Shooter??
The first? The first TDS??
31/01/2013 at 14:48 Shooop says:
Now I’m glad Atari’s going bankrupt. Anyone who greenlights this crap needs to be punished.
31/01/2013 at 15:23 zetchy says:
Not sure if you guys noticed this, but they developed war inc… which means they developed the War Z…………….
31/01/2013 at 17:15 sinister agent says:
Hm. Poor choice of name, suspicious cash-in attempt on a famous old name, sort of vague on the important details of the game… but it looks like they’re trying to give it a little novelty and focus on silly fun, which is a nice change from po-faced grimdark warsoldier stuff.
I have fairly substantial doubts, but I’m hoping this could turn out to be a fun wee thing.
31/01/2013 at 18:43 Otter says:
I would dearly love to role-play as a war dog. Imagine the skill tree!
31/01/2013 at 21:40 Warduke says:
I may give this a try, despite that trailer. Man that music made me nauseous.
31/01/2013 at 22:12 Andrew says:
This is a spoof, right?
01/02/2013 at 00:51 Engonge says:
Also I am the only guy in the world who bought and enjoyed x-com : interceptor and wrote a letter to them titled “OMGZ!Do moar of theez!”
You owe me big time Microprose, I gave you the much needed confidence boost to move on.