Act of War: Direct Action (DVD)

by Atari

Product Features

• Control counter-terrorist forces in this real-time strategy experience
• Suspense, international intrigue, and geopolitical military conflict
• Command highly realistic modern military units; movie-quality cinematics
• Capture enemy soldiers, rescue hostages, and occupy or destroy buildings
• Skirmish with up to 8 players in a variety of intense multiplayer operations

Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0006FZUH2
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.2 x 1.5 inches ; 8.8 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: March 15, 2005
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,108 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

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 counter-terrorist forces and delivers a first look at tomorrow's war.

The Situation
A crippling energy crisis. Terrorist attacks. Massive strikes. Global instability.

The Enemy
A shadowy Consortium of back-room conspirators determined to throw the world into utter chaos using widespread terror tactics.

The Heroes
A new "direct action" operation known as Task Force TALON to counter massive military assaults, rescue hostages, conduct classified spy missions, take prisoners, and stop an unpredictable enemy bent on toppling the world’s governments.

Features:

• 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 techno-thriller author Dale Brown

Product Description

Tomorrow's War is Now!Product InformationRipped from today’s headlines Act of War: Direct Action is a frightening taleof suspense international intrigue and geopolitical military conflict. Thisreal-time strategy experience puts you squarely in control of counterterroristforces and delivers a first look at tomorrow's war. Including ultra-realisticmodern military warfare chilling storyline powerhouse media convergenceintense multiplayer options and graphic detail.The Situation - The world has changed.  A crippling energy crisishas forced gas prices past $7 a gallon and sent the American economy into afrightening tailspin.. Terrorist factions have taken advantage of this severeinstability striking the nation regularly without warning.  Fallout from this collapse has been devastating.  The U.S. and the world are experiencingunprecedented disorder driven by carefully orchestrated behind-closed-doorsevents..The Enemy - In the midst of persistent terrorist attacks the U.S. Armyhas a redefined primary directive: defend the country and ensure homelandsecurity at all costs.  On the offensive is a new direct action operationTask Force TALON deployed to worldwide hotspots to engage an unseenunpredictable enemy.  Led by controversial U.S. Army Brigadier-GeneralJason Richter TALON carries out search-and-destroy assaults delicate hostageextractions classified spy missions whatever it takes to restore stability asthe face of war continues to change.Action - Heavily armed professional terrorists financed by a shadowybackroom Consortium are carrying out well-coordinated attacks on American soiland elsewhere.  Their terror tactics continue to inject chaos into majorcities throughout the world.Product Features Command highly realistic modern military units Experience unique gameplay through a seamless convergence of movie-quality cinematics and live action Skirmish w

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Generals Zero Hour part III, April 11, 2005

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Nicedawg (california) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Act of War: Direct Action (DVD) (CD-ROM)

This game is very good. Its bascially a continuation for all intent purposes of the Generals (zero hour) game. Of course Atari is a totally different producer of video games than EA and they manage to make this game somewhat better than generals zero hour....

If you like war games you'll love this one. The only problems seem to be techinical in nature (i.e. having the right specs to play, strong enough computer and video card specifically because game is a whooper of a system load).

Here's the summary:

There are 3 sides to choose 1- USA 2- USA counter terrorism TFT 3 - Consortium (terrorists). All 3 sides have unique abilities and different weapons...each side has a WMD - USA has wolverine nuke cruise missles, TFT has tactical battlefield nukes - artillery and terrorists have biological wmd.

The graphics and explosions are the main diff between this and generals as they are amazing and worth the price the game alone with all the fires and explosing and missle trails and such. The infantry is a key part of this game as well as they are much stronger than generals infantry fighters....

Bottom line though this game is amazing and is very fun. the atari.com forum is very insightful as well for game tips and information - pretty good support. The main disappointment is the air force of the USA - not as fun as in Generals zero hour - there's no spectre gunships or moab or fuel air bombs, carpet bombing is not as powerful nor is the A10 attacks.

Overall though the graphic displays and gameplay with the infantry is a lot of fun - the apache helicopters are also very strong in this game - maybe the strongest weapon out of all....

its fun though to say the very least

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's Command & Conquer meets 24, March 15, 2005

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K Fo (North Reading, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Act of War: Direct Action (DVD) (CD-ROM)

Act of War is a great addition to any PC gamer's library, especially if you like RTS games. It's very similar to C&C in terms of style -- modern weapons, tanks and infantry, terrorists and super weapons -- but it's got a great story and everything feels very realistic (that's how I feel about 24).

The graphics are incredibly detailed. Better than anything I've seen in a game before, especially the battles in the cities where your guys are hiding behind cars, trees, and buildings. You have missions that put you on the streets of San Francisco, and some that have you in Washington D.C. defending the White House. (I know because the game's like a DVD, complete with a DVD menu showing the 30+ chapters so you can jump to any place in the game. Don't have to worry about getting stuck on a mission!) On top of that, they have live actors in the cutscenes instead of just computer-generated stuff -- and most of the acting is even pretty decent. It feels like you're watching a movie.

I haven't finished playing through the whole thing but I'm looking forward to completing it so I can go online and find some 13 year old to kick my butt. Definitely a must-buy!

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of this years best, March 17, 2005

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Joseph J. Glessner Jr. (Atlanta, ga United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Act of War: Direct Action (DVD) (CD-ROM)

Comparing this game to Command and Conquer: Generals is like comparing stiff Lego's to the poseable GI Joe action figures with kung-fu grip. To start the modeling of the soldiers and vehicals is light years ahead of C&C. You can zoom in and see the detail on each soldier. This games graphics are top notch and have set a new bar for real time strategy games. The sound is amazing as each weapon is different and sounds like it's real counterpart. The first time I heard the sniper rifle go off I grinned ear to ear. If you are a fan of Tom Clancy or any writer in his genere you will be floored by the cut scenes and story ripped right from today's headlines. Real actors and gritty dialog makes you think you are watching and episode of 24. This game makes you feel for each lost soldier as you hear their screams. The enviroments are excellent as well. Holding off tanks as they cross the Golden Gate bridge was a refreshing change from the standard RTS environments. I have never had so much fun with an RTS. It kept me riveted. Addressing the complaint that there is no tutorial. Open up the instruction manual. It is all in black and white. Very easy to learn, difficult to master. As a game should be.