Iron Storm

by Dreamcatcher

Product Features

• The Last Great War Still RagesOn..                 Product Information Western Germany, March 1964 The last Great War continues to rage on. All you have ever known is the madnessof the front lines and of men butchering each other. War-torn Europe standsripped apart by a front line that runs straight through th

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• ASIN: B00006HCHF
• Item Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: October 21, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #28,708 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

From the Developer

The last Great War continues to rage on. All you have ever known is the madness of the frontlines and of men butchering each other. War-torn Europe stands ripped apart by a frontline that runs straight through the heart of Germany where American and Western European troops battle against enemy forces. In an eternal war that seems to have no end in sight, opposing forces mercilessly attack each other with unrelenting force, claiming small victories one day only to lose them the next.

As Lieutenant James Anderson you must infiltrate and destroy key enemy positions deep behind enemy lines using your sharpened combat skills, and stealth where necessary. If successful, your mission could finally put a stop to the carnage and restore what everybody has long since forgotten about: peace.

Between reality and fiction, Iron Storm takes place in an imaginary environment inspired by real events. Iron Storm takes real elements from the First World War (trenches, barbed-wire fences, mines, gas warfare, snipers) and combines them with more modern elements from the Second World War (automatic weapons, radar, tanks, flame throwers) as well as elements inspired by modern warfare (helicopters, lasers, and electronics).

Product Description

The Last Great War Still RagesOn...                Product InformationWestern Germany March 1964The last Great War continues to rage on. All you have ever known is the madnessof the front lines and of men butchering each other. War-torn Europe standsripped apart by a front line that runs straight through the heart of Germanywhere American and Western European troops battle against enemy forces. In aneternal war that seems to have no end in sight opposing forces mercilesslyattack each other with unrelenting force claiming small victories one day onlyto lose them the next.As Lieutenant James Anderson you must infiltrate and destroy key enemy positionsdeep behind enemy lines using your sharpened combat skills and stealth wherenecessary. If successful your mission could finally put a stop to thecarnage and restore what everybody has long since forgotten about: peace.Alternative history: between reality and fiction Iron Storm takes placein an imaginary environment which has been inspired by real events. Iron Stormtakes real elements from the First World War;trenches barbed wire fences mines gas warfare snipers…and combines themwith more modern elements from the Second World War;automatic weapons radar tanks flame throwers… as well as elements inspiredby modern warfare; helicopters lasers electronics and more.Levels Include:The Western front lineWhen you arrive in the trenches you will be informed of your mission and givena short training session in shooting skills. And then you're off… fired on bythe enemy but guided by allied soldiers you must head for the no man's landseparating the two sides.The Russo-Mongol front lineHaving infiltrated the enemy camp you must now go on alone through theirtrenches. Your C.O. Cecile Newcastle and Colonel Mitchell will use theinformation they receive in real time to guide you. Reassuring eh?WolfenburgNow deep in the heart of a Germa

Customer Reviews

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Plenty of flaws but still a good game., November 26, 2002

By 

Kenneth Lehman (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Iron Storm (CD-ROM)

It is a good game. I've taken an interest in alternate history and that's why I bought this. First of all, I noticed the name Dream Catcher appearing when I started the game. I was a bit nervous because I played From Dusk Til Dawn which is also Dream Catcher and it was so horrible I stopped playing. In this game, you play as Lieutenant James Anderson. World War 1 never ended, lasted for 50 years. The character models are ok but they're nothing special. The graphics are excellent. There is also great atmosphere. You see bodies and wrecked tanks on the battlefield, even old fashioned cannons. Now onto the bad things. There are bugs. In some levels you can get shot through the wall by enemies. You can barely aim the rocket launcher at the enemy helicopters(not a bug but pretty annoying). Plus the game is very difficult, large waves of enemies can kill you in a second. I hope there will be other alternate history games but hopefully with less flaws. That's not to say this game is not worth getting but the problems need to be fixed.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Ironstorm - 50 years of WWI Combat Shooter, November 8, 2002

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Julius Yang (San Jose, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Iron Storm (CD-ROM)

I was very compelled to write a review regarding this game. This 3d shooter stands above the rest of the games of its type by rewriting an alternate history for the story plot. The game asks the question: "What if WWI never ended and instead continued to be fought in the trenches for more than 50 years? Spanning from 1914 to 1964, Ironstorm combines all the weaponry and technology from the WWI, WWII, Vietnam era and other unseen inventions that would have been created if WWI did in fact continue on for so long. The graphics of this game are superb and the background lanscaping makes the feel of a worn torn alternate era. The sound is decent and the gameplay is good. The player can alternate from first person 3d shooter view to a 3rd person view. The game requires much more than just run and shoot up the baddies. In fact it requires quite a bit of crawling around and infiltration. There are no cheats for this game available except thru a downloadable trainer. I only gave this game 3 stars because it is very clear that 4X stuidos and Dreamcatcher co. rushed this game to the stores without testing out all the bugs just to make a quick buck. In fact the newest patch 1.02 does not fix most of the major bugs but it does fix some minor bugs for those people who experience game crashes if they own a usb keyboard or mouse. But even after installing the newest patch, the game will still crash back to desktop everytime (1 min of gameplay before it crashes). Another problem that I have experienced is a sound problem. Sometimes the gameplay will be choppy and the sound for the game will be nonexistent if you hit escape and try to save your game. It really is disappointing however to see such a great game with a good concept go to waste because of so many bugs that have yet to be corrected. My advice for those people who are thinking of buying this game are:
1) Wait for the next patch (current patch is 1.02) and hopefully the game crashes and sound issues will be corrected.
2) Wait until the game comes out with a newer version at retail stores.
3) Wait until this game drops in price. Current price I purchased it for was 34.99. Maybe the game will lower its price even more because of the gameplay issues.

Gameplay = 5/10
Graphics = 9/10
Sound = 5/10
Value = 6/10

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Move over Microsoft, Dreamcatcher releases junk too!, November 11, 2002

By 

Roger "AgentClank" (CT, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Iron Storm (CD-ROM)

I bought this game (original-off-the-shelf) and went home to load it up. Installed great and when I went to play it... it would not work. I am serious! I spent hours going through the readme files with a fine tooth comb and they will tell you in the same file that THEY KNOW the game will not run with the majority of sound and video cards on the market. I patched the game and even installed it's included safe mode drivers (Yes it comes with a safe mode version- so what does that tell you!) and it still didn't work. I patched it- nothing! Wrote customer support and they said that they are aware; and I quote, "Like yourself, we are very disappointed at the problem you are experiencing and are working hard to correct this". So the bottom line is that they realeased this product loaded with bugs. It is a waste of money for people to buy it!