FLT (Fairlight) have released upon us a new game this afternoon . Called Air Assault Task Force. I’m not to sure if many will be interested in this game as its a top down no frills strategy simulator. You wont find any High Dynamic Range Lighting here or Beatifully created landscapes just good old fanshioned 2D sprites on a flat background. Im sure there a strategy nuts out there who will love this game but for most people this propably isnt for you.

NOTE: Fairlight have been a bit clumsy (again) and have released a fix for this game in which you will need in order to play. NFO

Come in fast, ‘cos this LZ is hot!

While the first military application of a helicopter took place in 1942, when the German Kriegsmarine began to use Flettner FL-282s as anti-submarine warfare platforms, the helicopter truly came of age as a battlefield weapon during the Vietnam War. Unlike the Second World War, which saw many battles in or near heavily urbanized areas, with easy access, the war in Vietnam was one of often remote jungle battles. Men could slog through the dense terrain, but it was a grueling process, and with few exceptions, vehicles would simply not be able to navigate many of the engagement zones. Enter the helicopter.

Able to transport ground troops, heavy equipment, and even provide fire support to even the remotest of the hinterlands, helicopters changed the nature of ground conflict. Now, hunters from the sky did not have to be dropped from huge aircraft, scattered all over the countryside, but instead could be inserted precisely where they were needed. Likewise, if need be they could be extracted just as easily.

Features:

• Evolving from the acclaimed ATF engine, Air Assault Task Force is a completely new engine, continuing the ProSIM Company tradition of stunningly realistic modern wargame simulations on your desktop PC.
• “Command-time” play. Forces are commanded in pause-able real-time, using a familiar “select-unit, select-order” system (previous titles used a select-order, select-unit system).
• Brand new graphics using the latest in DirectX technology, in which form and feature combine to provide users with eye-pleasing, but completely functional, graphics. Play in a Window or full-screen, with supported resolutions of 800×600, 1024×768, 1280×800, and 1280×1024.
• Three full campaigns with four scenarios each (with scenarios playable in any order if so desired) in Vietnam, Somalia, and Afghanistan. Additionally, there are two “mini-campaign” scenarios set in the JRTC, which are also found in the demo.
• Improved UI means less time fighting the interface and more time fighting the enemy!
• Upgraded damage modeling allows individual weapon system destruction and personnel injuries.
• Already superb, the ProSIM AI has been enhanced with elements such as revised targeting algorithms,
  making the Air Assault Task Force enemy the toughest yet encountered.
• Detailed real-world databases of the forces portrayed, along with some of the most accurate (if not the)
  game maps of real geography. Unlike other games where you’re fighting over terrain that some artist
  thinks what the battlefield looked like, with Air Assault Task Force you’re truly fighting on the terrain.

• Full-featured scenario editing allows users to create their own missions and pass them along to their friends.
• Multi-player capability for playing against other human opponents.
• Full backwards compatibility. Unlike other wargame series with ProSIM your older titles are never rendered obsolete by the latest and greatest. If you own earlier ATF titles Air Assault Task Force will upgrade those scenarios to its standards. It’s like experiencing those games for the very first time, again!
• All improvements to the system from the earlier ATF titles are present. Individual buildings, improved munitions modeling, variable weather, et cetera can be found in Air Assault Task Force.
• A thorough 100+ page manual (on real paper) that’s informative and entertaining.
• Excellent support from the community and ProSIM.
• Find out why ProSIM simulations are the choice of real-world defense contractors, play Air Assault Task Force today!

System Requirements:

• Pentium 4 1 GHz or better processor
• Minimum 256 MB of RAM required
• Minimum 1 GB hard rive space required
• 6X CDROM
• Windows 98, Me, NT 4.0, 2000, or XP
• DirectX 8.1 or better (included with CD)
• DirectSound compatible Sound Card
• Direct3D Compatible Display Device with at least 128MB of video RAM
• Broadband connection for internet play
• DirectPlay compatible network device for network play

Release name: Air_Assault_Task_Force-FLT
Size: 1 CD, 51×15 MB, 718 MB
Protection: None
Genre: Strategy/Flight Sim
Filename: flt-aatf

Reviews, info: IGN, GameSpy
NFO: Here
Homepage: Here
Developer, publisher: ProSim, Shrapnel Games
Torrent: NewTorrents

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