Act of War: High Treason

by Atari

Product Features

• New campaign featuring the characters from the original game plus a new cast of characters who interact to create another classic techno-thriller.
• New naval combat provides a fully-fledged modern naval RTS within the game itself.
• Nine "units for hire" that range from close assault troops with Benelli shotguns to Roland SAM systems, SU-25 Froogfoot CAS aircraft, and even F-117 stealth bombers that can be called into any part of the map.
• Each faction receives new units and upgrades such as Stinger infantry and Kiowa recon helicopters for the U.S. Army, Tu-126 Bombers and Hind AT-6 missiles for the Consortium, and GUOS mine upgrades.
• A dramatic increase in multiplayer options including: map wealth, resource sharing, super-weapons on/off, resource harvesting speed settings, and unit lethality toggling as well as new game modes such as "Marine One Down" and "SCUD Launcher"

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000EZK9DE
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: June 13, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,686 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

"The highly anticipated sequel to the critically acclaimed game, Act of War: Direct Action picks up where the techno-thriller left off. On the eve of the U.S. Presidential elections, simultaneous terrorist attacks hit both candidates. Clues point to corrupt elements within the U.S. military, but also to the shadowy organization known as the Consortium. You take the role of U.S. Army Brigadier­General Jason Richter - a career soldier and former commander of the 1 sl Special Forces (Delta Force) who has been given control of an elite new anti terrorist unit: Task Force TALON. From massive enemy assaults to delicate hostage extractions, from classified spy missions to search-and-destroy onslaughts, Task Force TALON is deployed to engage the enemy in hotspots around the globe. Using near-future weaponry, Richter's men will be pushed to their mental and physical limits to contain a powerful unpredictable enemy bent on toppling the governments of the world. "

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars No witty title available, July 12, 2006

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Socrets (Falls Church, VA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Act of War: High Treason (CD-ROM)

Every once and a while there's a game that sorta comes in outta of the blue and under the radar, the Act of War games are an example of such games. I played the downloadable version from direct2drive since I don't feel like paying both for the original and the expansion. The graphics are wonderful, even at medium settings. The closest game that compares would be C&C: Generals although the planes tend to go through the geography instead of above it but it still ooks good. The base building is just as labor intensive as the earlier C&C games. Resource gathering is interesting, basically it's the traditional resource gathering combined with "capturing" downed enemy soldiers. The story is typical of every military fiction out there, considering it was written by the same guy who did the original. It's the typical "bad guy steals weapon of mass destruction and plots against American people" plot, the type where Harrison Ford will likely play the lead. Naval Combat is FUN!! Amphibious landings, naval bombardments and torpedoes all add a new level of gameplay that is lacking in C&C: Generals. You spend more time trying to kill the other guy in this game than you do managing your base, well sort of anyway. You spend more time micr0managing battles than you do your base, so your focus better be solely on the game and not have another thing like the television competing for atttention. This game is not necessarily for turtlers. It's hard to fortify your base and tech progression goes quickly as does resource gathering. So if you like fast paced games or a big fan of C&C: Red Alert. Then get this game.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars fairly satisfied, August 1, 2006

A Kid's Review

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Act of War: High Treason (CD-ROM)

The expansion for act of war is a pretty good game however even though it says it features naval units it only has them in the campaign. Aside from that it features some interesting new units. Task force talon no longer has to leave their base to fight with some of their units such as the spinner titan missle launcher. The u.s. has more powerful (but sort of overpowered) infantry that can take on some of the consortium's weakest tanks.Along with several new units and upgrades based on special abilities. The consortium are still about the same. The game now has better artillery than it originally had. If you were going to buy it for the naval units then don't. It is still a very good game and is worth the money.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Much improved over Direct Action, April 9, 2007

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Wandering Eye (California) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Act of War: High Treason (CD-ROM)

I really enjoyed Direct Action, except that I found it too short and too easy. High Treason is a welcome expansion pack that adds many more single-player scenarios. Some of the new units are fun too. The best improvement is that they added the ability to look around the battle field and issue orders while the game is paused, which really should have been in the first game too.